The Cartersville Sub local, A700, departs Cedartown as it crosses the diamond with Norfolk Southern's C-Line. Of note is 2559, originally built as Durham & Southern 2003, which still sports some o... (more)

The Cartersville Sub local, A700, departs Cedartown with three empties from GEO Chemical. Of note is 2559, originally built as Durham & Southern 2003, which still sports some of its as-delivered f... (more)

The Cartersville Sub local, A700, departs Cedartown with three empties from GEO Chemical. Of note is 2559, originally built as Durham & Southern 2003, which still sports some of its as-delivered f... (more)

CSX A700 is at Cedartown, Georgia early on the morning of May 29, 2020 with CSXT GP38-2 2559, former Durham & Southern 2003 which was built in December 1972. 2559 still retains it's most notable a... (more)

Shortly after returning from my weekend in Florida NS provides a nice surprise in the form of an ex-UP SD90MAC leading a limestone train on the Cedartown district.

A pair of SD70ACes brings up the rear on NS empty coal train 709 as it coasts down Dugdown Mountain.

NS 1070 is on the lead of NS train 600 tied down at Cedartown for the morning as the sun tries to burn off the thin fog.

Southbound Norfolk Southern loaded coal train #600 patiently waits for a crew on the mainline at Cedartown, Georgia, milepost 352 of NS's Cedartown District. The Wabash "Heritage" SD70AC... (more)

A pair of ex NS GP38s, now FURX and leased to CSX, spend the weekend tied down in Cedartown on the A700 job. Lit with 5 Nikon SB24 Speedlights.

CSX A700 is tied down for the weekend at Cedartown with a GP40-2 and a YN2 B40-8. In my opinion, it was suffering from a case of wrong leader syndrome. Lit with three Nikon SB-24s.

Southbound 792 with the Conrail Heritage Unit meets 727-02 with three much less interesting ES44ACs. This is my eighth Heritage capture, Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Locomotive: GE ES44AC
Location: Cedartown, Georgia, USA
Locomotive #: NS 8098
Train ID: NS 792-01
Photo Date: August 03, 2013

Nickel Plate Road 8100 shows off its revised cab number and initials as it works a loaded coal train in DPU mode. For more information, visit more)

NS 792 roars up Dugdown mountain with loaded coal bound for Georgia Power in Wansley. Its been a long time since Phil Matons shots here and the trees have grown in, but its still one of the best l... (more)

Under a crescent moon, this US&S Type TR-2 "tri-light" stands guard along the former SAL/CG interlocking. The SAL used to be CTC from Birmingham to Atlanta, but was abandoned by CSX in 1989. The r... (more)

2004 Austell Railfest Tour