After coming off the NA/West End District minutes ago, the 70 car empty auto rack train of 25G makes a stop in Irondale for a new crew. Lighting on the nose of this UP GEVO is provided by NS 173 ... (more)

This evening finds the West Point local spending the night at one of its primary customers found on the line, The West Fraser wood mill that is. This mill has been shipping via CSX for many years... (more)

Although it's hard to see at this early morning hour, a lengthy 49 car A746 is tied down in the West Point siding. Making up the train from rear to front are 22 empty coil cars from Kia, 20 empty... (more)

In an effort to become more cost effective (aka saving money any way they can), CSX has started the practice of using only one locomotive for the West Point local known as A746. On paper this mak... (more)

This evening finds the Talladega local of A734 as it sits south of the 24th street signals waiting for a light to proceed north towards Boyles yard. Conversely, a fast running NS 24E on the other... (more)

Nearly a year to the date of when this photo was taken, A746 finds itself once again tied down in the Cusseta siding on a dreary, moistu... (more)

The silhouette of a US&S color light signal stands out against the reddish sky of an afternoon sunset at the south end of Standing Rock siding. This scene won't be around much longer though, as t... (more)

As the clouds start to roll in, NS 26A makes an evening stop in Irondale for a new crew. Soon the train will be back up and running as it heads east to Atlanta with newly built Mercedes automobil... (more)

With A41's lone tank car now safely out of the way, the re-railing crews will now begin the process of picking up the SD40-2 assigned to this week's NS A41 local. Since the rail it was riding ato... (more)

It has been a rough week for NS in the city of Opelika. After a 22 car derailment on the previou... (more)

These days MoW trains are sometimes the ones to listen out for since they have the more rare or photogenic power on them, and with an all YN2 painted consist like this, what's not to love?

The very hot Dallas, TX to Atlanta, GA double stack makes a quick stop in Irondale as a new crew prepares to take this train over. A southbound NS freight about to leave the yard provides some ni... (more)

Solo again After acquiring a pair of GE locomotives from this past Saturday's W074 as power for the first two days of... (more)

It's been a rough week for this particular NS locomotive. First it was involved in a grade crossing collision with a cement truck on Monday and then it derailed onto the ground on Thursday after ... (more)

A classic First Union leaser unit celebrates Cinco de Mayo on the Alabama side of the West Point siding this evening after having worked its customers today. Shooting the A&WP local this week wou... (more)