As far as I can see, there's all EMD power at the Diesel shop in CSX's Tilford Yard. Foreign power in the form of a shiny new Union Pacific EMD SD70AH, sticks out in a sea of blue and gold CSX en... (more)

Normally powered by 3 or 4 locomotives, Q185 tows containers south with only two engines today. With a shorter train than usual, BNSF Dash 9 No. 4162 cruises through the small community of Standi... (more)

Stalling out in Roanoke, CSX train Q678 finally gets a hand after a 2 hour wait from southbound train Q181-22... Leaving the rest of its train at Broughton, its three engines with only the lead e... (more)

Rolling through Opelika, AL on a beautiful sunny day, this Tier 4 loco continues south after meeting a northbound train a few minutes earlier. The crew of that train, warned Q619 crew not to look... (more)

The evening sun shines bright on a couple of wide-cab GEs as they highball through Dickert with a long freight train. In about 7 miles, this train will cross the Tallapoosa River before entering ... (more)

A short consist of cars on CSX local A714 with lead engine CSXT No. 6424, wait for its next assignment along with other cars on a hot afternoon in the heart of Talladega, AL.

Streaking by at 50mph through the night air, a Birmingham, AL bound Q680 knocks down the signal at the southend of Standing Rock. This old weather beaten US&S color light signal has protected the... (more)

Speeding north on Track No. 1 container train Q124 makes a short presence in Lineville, AL while making a long journey to its destination in Chicago, IL.

A close look at an area of the rail where the lubricator pumps apply lubricant to the rail and flanges of the wheels that pass over it. This process reduces friction which promotes longer wheel a... (more)

Crawling through Roanoke, EMD and GE both power a heavy ballast train south consisting of 85 loaded Herzog cars.

Traveling long hood forward and just uncoupling from its cars, the single engine of A720 gets "spotlighted" by the sun while on the move to switch from the siding to the mainline. Once ... (more)

All the way from Jacksonville, FL containers roll north on steel rails behind a "Bright Future" trio of GE power. This paint scheme, has been on these engines since the early 90's and a... (more)

A friendly wave from the engineer before he cruises by at 50mph with mixed freight and a lowered horsepower GE on the point. CSXT No. 5225 has had a 400 horsepower reduction from 4400 to 4000.

An assortment of freight wait at the beginning of a sharp curve behind their leader for today, CSXT Tier 4 locomotive No. 3309. Around 30mins passed before a crew would board and take this train ... (more)

Splitting the signals at Standing Rock, DC power leads mixed freight north with a centerbeam flatcar and around 20 cement cars starting the consist of a long Birmingham, AL bound Q679.