On a hazy, humid Alabama summer afternoon, a quartet of Amtrak's big SDPs slides to a stop in Montgomery with the southbound Floridian. A pair of SDPs was typical, with an occasional trio showing... (more)
Due to call from higher up, Q617 has just dropped off its trailing unit at the small yard next to the CSX diesel shop. Even though we're in Alabama, this CSX shop proudly displays a Floridian vib... (more)
There's a summer thunderstorm with driving rain, but the Union Station shed - in spite of hundreds of leaks - offers a dry vantage point to watch an inbound freight from Dothan pass by. In 1973, ... (more)
L&N slug set heads back to L&N's S&NA yard after delivering a transfer to ICG at West End. S80m was L&N's designation for Alco switchers repowered with 567s. The slug was converted from an L&N R... (more)