The Southern coach 1076 will soon find itself carrying passengers again although this time in the form of shoppers of the Grants Mill Station shopping mall. This car is part of a train set that w... (more)

Amtrak Crescent sails past Irondale just s wee bit late into Birmingham.

A Scherer rerouted coal train heading down AGS South after a crew change.

Switching Norris Yard.

I guess you could call this a "Soo-Line"?! Twenty ex- SOO SD60's are stored at the old piggyback ramp at NS's Norris Yard in Irondale.

UP's CNW heritage unit sits in the engine terminal at NS's Norris Yard in Irondale (Birmingham), AL.

Highball
With another successful turning of the train complete, the Southern 630 gets up to speed and takes her employee special train back to Birmingham while a double stack train wa... (more)

NS Train 22R pulls into Irondale to change Crews for the run to Atlanta with NS #8098 Conrail Heritage unit leading the way.

Steam & Stacks
The 630 takes priority today as she passes by double stacked containers and their high value cargo as she nears the halfway point in the NS Employee Steam Special runs ... (more)

Action
After turning her train for the return trip back to Birmingham, the 630 really gets going as she heads out of Irondale and shows off the moving parts that make a steam engine o... (more)

Second Hand
Cast in 1975 by the Standard Car Truck Company, this Barber S-2 designed side frame was once built for the L&N as seen by that fallen flags initials cast onto its side but... (more)

630 pulling the Employee Specials for Birmingham make's her back up move to the Wye at Irondale for the Trip back to Birmingham.

Norfolk & Western J-Class #611, lightly steaming just outside the Southern Railway System Norris Yard Steam Shop

Norfolk Southern MP15DC #2369, Southern Railway GP50 #7039 and Southern Radio Control car #905947. Norfolk Southern MP15DC #2369 was built July 1977 as Southern Railway #2369. After leaving NS ro... (more)

Remote controlled
The always fun to capture NS 6190 remote controlled hump engine set makes an appearance at the entrance to the receiving yard where it will couple onto a train that ... (more)