A Non-Automatic Block Approach signal greets the heavy six axle units of AB68 as they gracefully negotiate a sharp curve onto the Lehigh Branch. The loads of coal behind these units are heading t... (more)

Pigeons start to fly as the 110 dB release of sound from the air horn of an SD40-2 alerts everyone that AB09 has started to move towards Finley yard.

The "Smurfs" as they've been dubbed by the railfan community sit inside East Thomas awaiting their next assignment. These two blue beauties stared out as units for the MKT and Penn Cent... (more)

The very hot Dallas, TX to Atlanta, GA double stack makes a quick stop in Irondale as a new crew prepares to take this train over. A southbound NS freight about to leave the yard provides some ni... (more)

Thirty six inch diameter wheels and their blue Brenco Bearings roll gracefully through a road crossing in rural Deatsville as L679 continues its northbound journey along the former L&N. The car s... (more)

Q619 slowly pulls onto the siding at Mt. Meigs with its 109 freight cars in tow as it meets empty aggregate hoppers of K792. Once it's through the siding, the train will soon be in Montgomery whe... (more)

Solo again After acquiring a pair of GE locomotives from this past Saturday's W074 as power for the first two days of... (more)

Empty ballast train W074 passes the Montgomery yard limit sign, better known as XXB 171.8 when listening on a scanner, as it begins the journey to the Vulcan Materials quarry in Loachapoka. This ... (more)

With consolidation/cost cutting efforts occurring throughout the CSX system, the daily Q611 train that ran between Atlanta and Montgomery has been abolished and its cars are now handled by the Q61... (more)

It's been a rough week for this particular NS locomotive. First it was involved in a grade crossing collision with a cement truck on Monday and then it derailed onto the ground on Thursday after ... (more)

Mile post XXB71 is going to be seeing some changes soon as indicated by a new box and new signal masts that are already in the ground. Even the crossing is going to be getting an upgrade it appea... (more)

A classic First Union leaser unit celebrates Cinco de Mayo on the Alabama side of the West Point siding this evening after having worked its customers today. Shooting the A&WP local this week wou... (more)

Having followed AB27 into Irondale this evening on track 2 of the AGS South District, NS 298 now sits on the crossover from the AGS to the Passenger Main (East End District). A new crew will arri... (more)

A one month old Ferromex auto rack from the Trinity plant in Mexico follows the same trend set by Trinity for its rebuilds of older BNSF racks, that is the painting of the TTX flatcar into the sam... (more)

The lower track profile of the Chehaw siding makes this SD50-2 seem a little tiny when compared to the 19ft tall KCS auto rack at the end of L612.