CSX SD50-3 #8526 brings a continuous welded rail train past the iconic Rock City barn at Rydal

A short CWR train rolls south past Wyvern Yard on the outskirts of Cartersville

A very uncommon sight for 2023, a CSX SD50 leads Southbound M693 down the Clinchfield shortly after sunset passing the signals at Ashford.

CSX SD50-3 #8526 leads Waycross,GA bound freight Q541 on a clear spring morning.

After battling all kinds of switch issues and motor problems this CSX work train was able to get a decent stride in the small hamlet of Canoe, Alabama, on the CSX M&M sub. The cotton fields were s... (more)

With a lengthy Q581 in the hole, empty autorack train Q210 passes on the main with SD50-3 #8526 leading on CSX's Abbeville Sub near Statham,GA.

While chasing A700 near Rockmart, I received word that L210, an-as needed Atlanta, GA to Smyrna, TN automotive train, had CSX 8526, an ever-increasingly rare SD50, leading the way & that they had ... (more)

A CSX SD50 leads northbound autorack train Q206 on the LIRC during the golden hour of sun. SD50’s are being retired and have become a rare sight on mainline trains as of late. The bridge the tra... (more)

One of the few remaining SD50's on the CSX roster brings a welded rail train south on the Etowah Sub.

As a lone SD50-3 takes 95 auto racks into Selkirk, 30mph winds are acting as mother natures leaf blower taking away the final leaves of fall during a cold November afternoon. The final result is a... (more)

Loaded racks head to the ramp: The daily run of the Q211 autorack train has made its way into CSXT Cayce Yard. Now, with a yard crew on board, they head down to Dixiana to work the aut... (more)

Two different locomotive builders sit idle next to each other in Rochester yard. CSX 859 is a GE ES44AH and CSX 8526 is a EMD SD50-3, former Seaboard System built in March of 1984.

A rebuilt SD50-3 and a bay window caboose rest on the engine tracks in Rochester yard. CSX 8526 was built in March of 1984 for the Seaboard System. The caboose is a former Chesapeake & Ohio, which... (more)

CSX Y221, aka “the mill job”, is about to shove back as it works the first stop of the day. That stop would be the trans-flo area on the west end of Dewey yard just beyond the overpass seen o... (more)