In 1973, you rarely had to wait long to see railroad action in Opelika. There were lots of local rail customers, Southern and Western Railway of Alabama interchanged daily, and a Southern branch ... (more)

Time is running out for Southern's branch connecting Columbus and Griffin, as a GP30 and maybe a dozen cars roll into Concord. That tree trimmer's yellow rig is doing a good job of pretending to ... (more)

Southern's small group of former Central of Georgia SD9s (and a single SD7) tended to be found in either yard or transfer duty in Atlanta and Birmingham. That is not what is happening here, thoug... (more)

Four Southern GP38-2’s and a GP38 wheel a southbound TOFC train through Catlett, Virginia.

Crew members grabbed Cokes from the machine in the depot before starting their work on the Western Railway of Alabama interchange. This scene is so reduced, simplified and sterilized in 2021 that... (more)

For the Birds

The birds perched on the ledges of downtown buildings in Orange, Virginia have decided that three Southern SD40-2’s roaring through town with a northbound train co... (more)

Three of Southern’s four remaining FP7’s slow to a stop for a photo runby under the well-known wooden bridge at Gilbert, Virginia. The train is on the southbound leg of an Alexandria – Charl... (more)

A few miles north of Charlottesville, Virginia, a southbound Southern hotshot approaches the bridge over the Rivanna River.

On one of many former CofG secondary mains in South Georgia, this Southern train is headed for Columbus.

5000 working the belt line

Today's 45 - the westbound long-range local - is a big one, so three units have been assigned, including 2656, a GP30 that following a wreck was rebuilt to GP30 mechanical standards, but with a sp... (more)

The addition of N&W 1218 to the NS steam roster created several changes to the annual two-week excursion schedule in northern Virginia. Usually four Alexandria – Charlottesville round trips were... (more)

Southern 2544 leads five more GP30s, plus a GP35 and a GP38 on an eastbound train.

Southern Railway 4501 comes around the abandoned brick buildings to cross onto the Norfolk Southern Interchange bound for Chickamauga.

The scene may be nondescript, but the track is the original South Carolina Canal and Railroad, one of the oldest segments of rail line in the United States. There were few customers left in the a... (more)