High priority freight arrives in Roanoke under the power of BNSF units, and a Norfolk southern locomotive. These containers are headed for the Intermodal facility in Fairburn, GA.
Norfolk Southern Coal Train 74G heads eastbound through Brookside, AL. on their way to the Gaston Steam Plant in Wilsonville, AL.
CSX's Atlantic Coast Line Heritage Unit leads Coal Train C249 southbound through Calera, AL. in beautiful late afternoon sunlight.
Norfolk Southern Train 244 heads eastbound through Cook Springs, AL.
Norfolk Southern Train 244 heads eastbound through Cleburne, AL.
Norfolk Southern Train 244 heads eastbound through Lincoln, AL.
CSX's Atlantic Coast Line Heritage Locomotive #1871 leads southbound Coal Train C249 through Alabaster, AL.
Speeding by on the mainline, I125 passes the Wadley Depot with containers from all over the world. This train operates daily for CSX.
CSX train M221 enters Roanoke with a short consist, and to my surprise with a mid DPU. The mid power unit is CSXT #550. Only 49 cars made up the assortment of freight in tow.
CSXT 7929 leads train I02813 through Wadley, AL on nice warm summer day.
CSXT 1897 "Monon" and 1853 "New York Central" leads train M20826 through the small town of Wadley, AL early in the morning.
BNSF GP40-2 #3019 still wearing it's BN cascade green paint scheme, is seen resting for the weekend in Jasper, AL.
Norfolk Southern Coal Train 74G heads east through Brookside, AL. on their way to the Gaston Steam Plant in Wilsonville, AL.
KCS SD70ACe #4053 leads NS Train 244 eastbound through Cook Springs, AL.
One of the few occasions I got out of my technical school to do some railfanning. Here the "Crescent" is on its way to New Orleans back when it went by the multi-road route. Shows how ... (more)