A nice trio of Belle painted units leads NS train 339 which will be interchanged with the KCS at Meridian, MS. Unfortunately the train encountered engine problems just outside of Birmingham making... (more)

A Southern Belle sandwich pulls the always exciting NS 339 freight train into downtown Birmingham with the illustrious Sloss Furnaces defining the background. This is the Railroad: Kansas City Southern Railway
Locomotive: EMD SD70ACe
Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Locomotive #: KCS 4029
Train ID: NS 339
Photo Date: October 15, 2011

After departing Norris Yard nearly 30 minutes earlier, one of latest Southern Belle painted 70MACs leads the Shreveport bou... (more)

Southern Belles
NS 339 begins its departure of Norris Yard with a KCS 70MAC fresh from the paint shop in the current Southern Belle scheme, while on the right is the DPU power for 339... (more)

NS 339, which usually has KCS power, strolls down hill toward CP Burstall with NS and TFM power.

NS 339 enroute Meridian, Miss. passes under what was ACL's route from Manchester, GA to Birmingham.

A pair of TFM units lead NS train 339 past the Birmingham skyline.

A break in the clouds on a rainy day in Alabama allows NS 339 to be seen with a dramatic dark blue sky in the background. Today 339 is pulled by an all SD70MAC locomotive consist in what appears ... (more)

A pair of former TFM SD70MACs leads NS train 339 southbound through downtown Birmingham. The trailing unit has been relettered KCS, but the lead unit is one of a few still in pure TFM attire.

The usually colorful NS 339 is seen rolling underneath the local landmark ACL viaduct. The viaduct used to be the only means by which ACL trains from Manchester, GA made their way into Birmingham ... (more)

The always delightful NS 339 lives up to expectations and provides non-NS power, this time in the form of a KCS Belle that leads the train west through downtown Birmingham.

A beautiful NS 339 heads towards 32nd St. and passes North Yard with a fantastic consist of two ACes, one of which was a former EMD demonstrator.

With a CSX train holding on the far left due to the presence of Amtrak 19, NS 339 must make its way through downtown... (more)

A fast NS 339 is about to blow through the 32 St. Interlock while the BNSF Transfer locos wait in North Yard for a signal t... (more)