W954 and its 1900 foot long train of empty tie gondolas glide into the curve at the northern area of Opelika. Two versions of the SD50 purchased by two different railroads at the time are represe... (more)

Sitting a little off the beaten path in Chehaw, a pair of EMD six axle power that will be used on this week’s A746 local keeps warm on a chilly night. Meanwhile the stars continue to circle the... (more)

The Montgomery to West Point local is back in Chehaw again for the weekend. The cross ties, which designate the end of usable track, are located at just the right spot so that two 6-axle locomoti... (more)

Having just picked up two loaded boxcars from the Acme Brick company, Y195 waits for permission from the yard tower before it crosses the WofA mainline.

After waiting for Y221 to get loose, Y202 has made it out past the Coosa Street signal where the train will wait for a Medium... (more)

A new day is about to begin on the railroad this mornings. But with clear signals at both ends of the Gold Ridge siding, this NS line won't be seeing traffic any time soon. Photo taken from gr... (more)

Running as S619 this morning, the New Orleans bound freight train rolls into Notasulga on a clear January morning. A new building has been constructed by CSX that can be seen on the train's right... (more)

This former MoPac locomotive, whose blues are starting to show through on top of the radiator section, sits at one of the locomotive servicing tracks near the yard tower.

The iconic Union Pacific shield and green marker lights greet you when looking into the face of a UP Big Boy. This behemoth steam engine measures 132 feet in length, weighs 1,250,000 lbs and puts... (more)

When looking inside the cab of a Big Boy, one can see how challenging it must be to keep this beast of a steam engine running. The men who ran these monster steam locomotives were certainly a ski... (more)

Housed inside the Forney Transportation Museum is one of the world’s largest steam engines, the famous Union Pacific Big Boy. With only 25 ever built, 7 still reaming in display and 1 about to ... (more)

With a nose headlight oriented like this, it’s easy to tell that this was a former Southern Pacific geep. This once bloody nose has now been turned Armour yellow and adorned with the standard U... (more)

The 5960 begins to reverse itself out of track 6 at UP’s North Yard on a snowy day in the Mile High City. The 688 yard job must patiently wait for this and one other switching maneuver before i... (more)

A year ago today the Go Rail and Veterans units teamed up for their first run together down an NS mainline. This pair of Altoona built locomotives that also wear a specialty paint scheme looked g... (more)

The ATSF 1024 looks good splitting a pair of semaphore signals as it rests on display at its newest location greeting drivers coming into La Junta. This spot will become home to the city’s futu... (more)