Once the pride of the fleet, a pair of Heritage II painted C44-9Ws bring BNSF run-through train 264 into Inman Yard.

It may be a 'Fakebonnet' with an orange air conditioner, but it is still a relatively good looking Warbonnet more than 21 years after the merger.

As evidenced by the damage to the pilot, handrails and ditchlight, Q541 struck a vehicle around 03:00 at Old Alatoona Road in Emerson, GA. The train is limping into Atlanta, where the 8556 will b... (more)

As the historical marker proclaims, Q237 is taking a Medium Clear signal at Moon Station, one of the stops of Andrew's Raiders during the infamous 'Great Locomotive Chase".

Taking me just over four years, I finally met my personal goal of getting all 20 NS Heritage Units leading in good lighting, most in well composed photos. Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Locomotive: EMD SD70ACe
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Locomotive #: NS 1066
Train ID: NS 290-13
Photo Date: November 13, 2016

Originating in my home state of Michigan, this export grain is passing through my home of Marietta, heading into the deep south for export at Mobile, AL. In the foreground are Confederate Soldier... (more)

My 1,000th photo on RP.net. I'm happy it was a Heritage Unit in a nice Southern setting.

Sometimes you get lucky, in this case 173 pulling down just ahead of a cloud after picking up an engine to replace the 2nd unit, dead from ground relays.

The recently cleaned Interstate Heritage Unit splits a pair of unique crossing lights south of downtown Hiram.

A second section of the North Baltimore, OH to Jacksonville, FL intermodal squeals through the tight curves skirting Kennesaw Mountain.

Virginian leading twenty-two Nacho on crisp April morning.

A matched set of retro-belles motor runthrough intermodal 220 into Atlanta.

Out of cross-level is the technical term for both the main and seldom used siding seen here on the Georgia Northeastern. Three engines and the first half of the empty grain train are on the main,... (more)

North Baltimore, OH to Jacksonville, FL train Q133 motors through the recently activated signals at the Top of the Slide at the south end of Tilford Yard, just a few miles from downtown Atlanta.

A quintet of SD40-2 variations take an extremely early G76 north on Memorial Day. The 3531 was originally BN 7916 and retains its BNSF style nose headlight.