A lashup of six units sits at the ATN yard in Gadsden on an uneventful Saturday afternoon. Like all of ATN's six axle power, the 7444 is a former SP unit, rebuilt by Larry's Truck and Electric.

Four older EMD's lead a long freight through the curve at Irondale.

The brakeman prepares to line a switch at Guntersville, the northern extent of the ATN. Most of the train and two other units are parked east of town while this former CN unit works the tight conf... (more)

ATN leaves town in the rain.

ATN's Guntersville Turn, a train which works the northern part of the ATN between here and Gadsden

a rough-looking pair of former CN units work a grain elevator just off highway 431

another interesting consist on the ATN: an Omnitrax GP38-2 (with no dynamic brakes), an Omnitrax GP20, and a Locomotive Leasing Partners (LLPX) former CSX Maintenance of Way GP40 lead the Guntersv... (more)

a cloud of dust and sand erupts from LLPX 3102 as she switches industries along the lakefront in Guntersville; the unit still wears CSX Maintenance of Way orange

a trio of Larry's Truck and Electric (former SP) lease units leads ATN train 390 towards CSX's Boyles Yard

ATN's Guntersville Turn is on its way back to Gadsden with LTEX (former SP) SD45R 7444 accompanying FCR 2002 (FCR are the reporting marks for the Atlanta area’s Fulton County Railway, another Om... (more)

Guntersville is the northern terminus of the ATN; this was once NC&StL territory and rail traffic moved between here and Huntsville via barge on the Tennessee River, since the hilly terrain preven... (more)

ATN's Guntersville Turn switches next to the beautifully restored depot in Guntersville, which contains a small museum that is open by appointment

A pure SP tunnel motor and an Omnitrax GP20 switch the Sand Mountain Industrial Park; this line is the former CSX Alabama Mineral Subdivision, now leased to Omnitrax and operated as the ATN.