The Alcos lasted way longer after the merger with IC than any of us local fans predicted. We figured Paducahs would roll in immediately, but the RS-1s hung around until 1975, doing everything in ... (more)

After running from New Orleans as L&N 414, this run-through train will shortly be on the rails of the West Point Route, where it will operate as train 214 to Atlanta. This was in the early days o... (more)

A switch crew works the tracks around the old WofA downtown freight house. Most of this trackage is long-gone, and the freight house is now a hotel.

With one of the more unexpected consists to be seen powering a CSX train, a pair of out of place visitors in the form of BNSF and Canadian Pacific pass through the Coosa Street signal bridge in Mo... (more)

L&N 6359 trails a Mobile-bound freight as it passes Bell Street tower. The GM&O/ICG tower controlled the interlocking where L&N, SCL (ACL), WofA Selma line and GM&O's line from Tuscaloosa came to... (more)

Former Conrail unit waits for work.

A northbound train waits for clearance to get underway toward Birmingham.

Using two engines and two 12 axle KRL depressed center flatcars, the high and wide load of W984 maneuvers around the “new way” curve as it heads into Chester yard. The two loads measured 13 f... (more)

Now that Y194 has pushed its cut of cars into the bowl tracks of the S&NA yard for classification, the 4.5 units of Z762 can finally break away from their very long train residing on track 4 and h... (more)

Seeing a single unit locomotive pull a mainline freight is sometimes a rare sight. But when that single unit is foreign power though, it becomes really unique. Which is exactly the case this aft... (more)

A clean GP38-2 with remote control capabilities, as indicated by the boxy nose, pulls a pair of boxcars and one covered hopper off of the Americus Branch from what few customers remain on it.

CSXT Freight Train Q612 makes their way Northbound as they pass by Control Point Coosa Street in Montgomery, AL. About to switch over to the CSXT A&WP Sub

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With a new crew an hour away from being called on duty to take over this train, CSX decides this is as good a time as any to replenish the empty tanks of W871's power with... (more)

In lousy weather a northbound freight is approaching the yard with one I have a warm spot for, orginially Clinchfield. Note to modelers, in 1997 they were still hauling cross-cut pulpwood. No mo... (more)

One of CSXT's Yard Jobs is seen here shoving their Train back to their yard in in Montgomery, AL.