Recently refurbished U-boats (done at South Louisville?) meet SW1500 5004 near south end of Sibert Yard. Two more recent rebuilds are out of frame on the right. Trailing 2508 came out of GE as a... (more)

L&N and FL geeps pull a string Frisco covered hoppers.

The switch crew in the GP38-2 get out of the way and take a breather as SD40-2s head out to the north end to connect to a freight headed for Selma and Birmingham.

In the 1970s L&N stopped outlining the yellow letters and numerals on their diesels in black, while also going to a paler shade of yellow. That resulted in the markings almost disappearing into t... (more)

In a few weeks - or maybe even days - that 475 will be replaced by a new BN number. Too soon after that, green and black will cover the Mandarin red and white.

Just in time for its 10th birthday, ex-SL-SF GP38AC 638 gets a new number and a little 'BN' stenciled below the cab window. The low January afternoon sun really warms up the Frisco colors, but th... (more)

A pair of UP motors, including UP’s MoPac heritage unit, power CSX Q605-11 out of Mobile, AL after sitting tied down for 36 hours. The Waycross, GA to New Orleans, LA train is now almost 70 hour... (more)

A pair of UP motors, including UP’s MoPac heritage unit, power CSX Q605-11 out of Mobile, AL after sitting tied down for 36 hours. The Waycross, GA to New Orleans, LA train is now almost 70 hour... (more)

NS 8114, the original Norfolk Southern heritage unit rests under the stars at the yard office with the Mobile skyline in the backdrop.

It's a hazy summer morning in Mobile as a crew prepares a freight for departure up the Beaumont District. This is the former M&O/GM&O Beauregard Yard in Mobile, but power for this freight is all ... (more)

Alabama State Docks' Genset switchers pull a 100+ car train out of the yard, passing by the Carnival Fantasy. Nobody knew at the time, but this would be one of the last voyages the ship would ever... (more)

On this cool November night, we have a rare sight in CSX’s Brookley Siding in Mobile, AL. UP 1943 (Spirit of the Union Pacific) on point of CSX Q602-01 (New Orleans, GA to Waycross, GA). After t... (more)

On this cool November night, we have a rare sight in CSX’s Brookley Siding in Mobile, AL. UP 1943 (Spirit of the Union Pacific) on point of CSX Q602-01 (New Orleans, GA to Waycross, GA). After t... (more)

As the late, afternoon sun continues its dissent in the western sky and the June day is starting to cool down, a small group of railfans gather at the south end of the NS yard in Mobile, AL to sho... (more)

Alabama Export RR crews take a Canadian National coal train from the McDuffie Coal Terminal, where it has just been unloaded for export. This is an elusive railroad operation, so seeing CN power o... (more)