Two former Illinois Central Paducah rebuilds are spending their final days pulling loaded soybean hoppers around the massive ADM facility in Valdosta, Georgia. A testament of EMD quality is on ful... (more)

A local do-si-do! The CSX Valdosta switcher has just pulled away from a cut of cars destined for the nearby PCA containerboard mill in Clyattville. A unit for the G&W owned Valdosta Railway is c... (more)

A pair of YN2 units as sole power on a CSX train is becoming quite a rare catch in 2024. Most of the AC44CW locomotives are now going into the Wabtec rebuild program which will soon expunge all o... (more)

A southbound train of intermodal and autoracks is busy sounding the horn at the first of many grade crossings found along the GS&F in downtown Cordele. This train will soon be swapping crews in V... (more)

The SAM Shortline passenger train is traversing unfam iliar territory as they return from an eastbound excursion out of Cordele. The train is running out of the downtown Cordele depot today for t... (more)

The unmistakable bulldog nose of an EMD E unit is on full display next to the former Atlantic Coast Line depot in downtown Tifton. Ironically, this unit was purchased by CaterParrot Railnet in th... (more)

This 1978 built General Motors unit is one of the last Operation Lifesaver painted locomotives active on the NS. Originally built for the Burlington Northern, NS 3495 was acquired from CIT Group ... (more)

With Engineer Tyler at the throttle, three ex-Guilford locomotives notch up to lug a string of loaded rock hoppers onward to Scruggs asphalt in Meigs, Georgia. This OmniTRAX property is former CS... (more)

On a now dormant spur, we find a transition joint that bridges the gap between 100lb rail and ancient 80lb rail. This spur once ran to the Whigham depot and freight station. Both passengers and ... (more)

A couple of young railfans are ready to capture a southbound "auto/modal" crossing the CSX/HOG diamond in downtown Cordele, Georgia. This train has a Dash 9 unit leading which has becom... (more)

Three big GE locomotives lug a long string of empty rock hoppers by the South End of Cordele Siding. This train originates out of Winston Yard in Central Florida and carries cars to be loaded at o... (more)

A bright orange locomotive brightens up an otherwise dreary Saturday afternoon in South Georgia. The SAM Shortline is seen just east of De Soto, Georgia counting down the miles until they are bac... (more)

A CSX manifest breaks the silence in downtown Cairo on a late February afternoon. This train has just picked up a new crew in Thomasville and is wasting no time to get to Dothan, Alabama for anot... (more)

Soaking up the very last light on beautiful February day is Jacksonville bound "auto/modal" train 321. Arabi has become a favorite spot for meets on this portion of the GS&F as it is no... (more)

One of the hottest trains on the CSX nears the North End of Ross Siding on a gorgeous February day. This train which normally consists of all intermodal has a few autoracks up front. The small sec... (more)