Burlington Northern MP15DC #1000 sits on the Shop Lead. #1000 was built March 1975 as Frisco (SLSF) #361. Unit later became BN #4000 and later Burlington Northern Santa Fe #3700

Burlington Northern GP20 #2036 in East Thomas Yard. #2036 was built as Chicago, Burlington & Qunicy #900, and later re# BN 2036. BN later rebuilt unit to GP20C and re# to BN 2006. Later became Tw... (more)

RC Master 3058 leads two more SDs and an Atlanta-bound train. About two-thirds back into the train a receiver car is conveying the engineer's commands to another SD.

Illinois Central GP10 #8211 in East Thomas Yard. #8211 was built January 1957 as Illinois Central GP9 #9211. Unit entered Paducah rebuild program in 1971. Left roster and became Chicago Central #... (more)

Louisville & Nashville SD40 #1249 in the Boyles Yard engine terminal. #1249, built in May 1971, later became Seaboard System/CSX #8324, then left the roster and became MPI #9040

Seaboard System SD40-2 #1266 in the Boyles Yard engine terminal. #1266, built March 1974, later became Seaboard System/CSX #8170, and later re# CSX 2419

Seaboard Coast Line U33B #1744 in the Boyles Yard engine terminal. #1744 was built October 1968 and later became Seaboard System #5624, and later CSX #5624

A pair of 70MACs and an obvious foreign visitor from the Utah Railway head for Boyles with auto racks full of automobiles from a Montgomery assembly plant at their head end.

At a place once known as Middle Yard, what I think is L&N train 301 peels off the mainline and starts its run to Storage Yard in Gadsden.

NS 26A brings Mercedes automobile carloads off the AGS #2 mainline and into the 32nd street interlocking as it splits the signals controlling train movements here.

Old and New A brand new signal mast stands tall next to the older Southern style cantilever that is going to be replaced as part of a massive signal upgrade to the 32nd street area that wi... (more)

After a 34 year life on the railroad, the colorful aspects of this Railbox logo and slogan have faded away leaving behind their outline and original colors applied just down the road at the Pullma... (more)

The orange rusty colors of brand new wheels shine bright as they ride atop a former Conrail wheel flatcar used for the sole purpose of transporting railroad wheel sets.

The CNW initials on this auto rack have obviously seen much better days.

Something’s missing here While waiting for the BNSF Transfer to run around its train at North Yard, I noticed the to... (more)