It's just after sunset, and two northbound trains sit at Bell Street after both crews died on hours. An Alco/slug set has come to tow the northbound L&N local (behind two GP30s) to S&NA yard, but... (more)

On a gray morning, a C&O freight curves toward the Hawthorne Street overpass and the station and yard just beyond.

The southbound Floridian was often hours late. Bad track north of Louisville caused most of the delays, but on this day the ailing Es aren't helping matters, so an SCL GE helps out. It's late su... (more)

Back before Clifton Forge was seriously downsized...

A freight starts south for Dothan and Thomasville from the joint L&N/SCL yard in Montgomery.

After a morning trip up the branch to Lafayette, 2536 - still in classy Southern Railway colors - finishes up in Opelika's small yard.

SLSF 433 leads four more GP38s and a northbound train past one of Mobile's paper mills. That Frisco paint will last several more weeks, but a new BN number will be stenciled below the cab window ... (more)

The lead diesel on a northbound leans into the super-elevated curve just south of Locust Grove. Back when EMD was king, GE C-Cs barely made a dent in Southern's SD-dominated six-axle fleet.

Riding 2707's footboards, a crew member on an eastbound freight (136 or 138?) looks down the WofA interchange tracks and contemplated the next few switching moves.

With a passenger car on one, and a Pickens Railroad box on the other, SOU 1032 works the coach yard on the north side of downtown. In the background can be seen John Portman's under-construction ... (more)

SOU 1134 switches a bulkhead flat of lumber on the back side of Southern's ex-CG yard in downtown Columbus.

River City Rambler was a name given to an SW9 (and later an SW1500) that worked riverfront trackage in Savannah's historic district, which by the 1970s had become a huge draw for tourists.

The former CofG Columbus, GA main and the Southern Atlanta main paralleled each other through Weems. This freight - bound for Norris Yard in Irondale - is about to duck under SCL's former SAL Atl... (more)

SD40-2 3240 sits near the soon-to-be-removed coaling tower. In the background, a yard worker sands a GP7.

Earlier in the day, 2715 - Southern's last GP35 - powered a turn to Roanoke or Royal City. Now it's finishing out the shift working around downtown. Another memory from the 'good' old days - emp... (more)