A NS freight passes the camp cars of a MOW gang working on the Atlanta North District. As far as I know, Norfolk Southern is the only railroad still using rolling motels.
In a scene that could pass for Alberta or British Columbia, a couple of canucks roll into Atlanta for a crew change.
A Birmingham-Atlanta manifest flies up the A&WP on a crisp spring morning.
The "bar code" backs onto it's train after setting off Atlantas.
They call it "The Slide", a 1/4 mile long 3.2% grade making up elevation from Tilford Yard to the W&A Mainline. Used almost exclusively by inbound trains, only the lightest trains will ... (more)
A couple of old heads bring Kansas City-Jacksonville train 285 past a new PTC istallation in downtown Atlanta.
Looking pretty good for a 20 year old paint job, an unpatched Southern Pacific loco has permission to bring "twenty-two Nacho" into Atlanta.
I don't like the YN3.5 paint scheme, but it looks good clean and is a damn sight better than the crumby, faded paint that EMD applied.
A Montgomery to Atlanta freight slides down the Vaughn Connection crossing from the A&WP to the ACL.
My last shot of the ACL doll arm searchlight and dwarf at Stratford. There is now an aluminum cantilever signal bridge above.
The Mitt Romney special departs Whitaker Yard after picking up Atlanta originating stacks.
A pair of decent looking Heritage II painted units lead an empty coal train through the picturesque town of Hiram.
It's nice when the railroad gods throw you a bone. I generally pick up and remove any trash in my photo, which I believe draws their favor.
For whatever reason, I've always dug second hand power. Power hungry NS did the bare minimum to get this unit in service, in this case hauling a hot UPS intermodal.
I hate hate hate bare table trains, but I was in the area and made the best when a friend texted me this train had departed Atlanta.
