Norfolk Southern's Penn Central Heritage Locomotive #1073 leads Train 373 west as they pass through Calcis, AL, on their way to Norris Yard in Irondale, AL.

Norfolk Southern's Penn Central Heritage Locomotive #1073 leads Train 373 west as they pass through Calcis, AL, on their way to Norris Yard in Irondale, AL.

Daily NS Freight Train 373 (Savannah, GA - Irondale, Al) heads West through CP Henry Ellen in Leeds with the Erie Heritage Unit on the point.

Daily NS Freight Train 373 (Savannah, GA - Irondale, Al) heads West through Calcis with the Erie Heritage Unit on the point.

Daily NS Freight 373 (Savannah, GA - Irondale, AL) highballs West through Jacksons Gap on their way to Earnest Norris Yard in Irondale.

Norfolk Southern Train 373 heads West across the Hatchet Creek Trestle in Goodwater, AL, on their way to Norris Yard in Irondale, AL.

Norfolk Southern Train 373 heads West through Alexander City, AL, in the last few minutes of sunlight.

A pair of Norfolk Southern SD60E's lead a Local Freight Train eastbound as they pass through Calcis, AL.

It’s a gorgeous morning as the second section of 186 (M86) glides into Salem and past the unique antiques store next to the tracks with a pair of KCS locomotives. The caboose in the back is a form... (more)

It’s been a long night for this NS re-rail crew as they’ve had to move a loaded tank car and locomotive back onto the track after the two rolled a rail in downtown Opelika earlier in the day. A f... (more)

A tale of two cities
Settled in the 1830s, this small rural community is known by locals and smartphone maps as Gold Hill. This name was not chosen due to any of the shiny metal nearby... (more)

Norfolk Southern's Pennsylvania Heritage Locomotive finds itself on the point of Train 137 seen here heading west through Calcis, AL.

Colorful afternoon storm clouds fill the sky as the westbound moving train of 137 heads into Royal City with a classic Dash 9 leading the way. This 1999 built loco is still wearing the as deliver... (more)

The Pennsy heritage unit leads a 5 locomotive consist through Opelika as it pulls freight train 137 below I-85.

A massively long NS 187 freight train with 155 cars in tow splits the signals at Salem as it heads west towards Birmingham. Ironically enough, the last time I captured a train at these exact sign... (more)