Full Circle
Completed wheel sets sit on the ground and await installation on coal hoppers in the back. The ground they are sitting on used to be home to the famous Abex Corporation w... (more)

Lunar
The always celestial looking “restricting aspect” is illuminating tonight on a classic General Railw... (more)

Orion’s Switcher
With the “blue hour” upon us and Orion looming overhead, the Calera & Shelby 2022 rests next to one of the Museum’s attractions, The Boone Library. Residing ... (more)

A veteran SD40-2 of SCL descent leads today's Q579 out of the city of Calera with a pair of GE's in tow. This SD40-2 was originally built in July of 1979 and is still a treat to see up front on an... (more)

After meeting M713 seen on the left, Q579 soon gets a light to head south and is seen coming over the South End of Calera siding turnout. It was quite nice to see a set of EMDs pulling this train.... (more)

A double header of EMD SD40-2s pull today's short Q579 into the city of Calera for a meet with M713 on a very windy day in Alabama.

Upon close inspection, even a tiny steam locomotive like the Flagg Coal 75 possesses a plethora of interesting details. Note the water droplets raining down from the overfilled tank above.

During the last two weekends of September 2010, the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum hosted their second Steam Days event featuring Flagg Coal 75. The little locomotive made several trips each day o... (more)

During the last two weekends of September 2010, the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum hosted their second Steam Days event featuring Flagg Coal 75. The 1930-built Vulcan Iron Works product made sever... (more)

Message in a Hopper
Someone has taken the time to help spread the message about the largest marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry by tagging this covered hopper.

This beautifully painted Burlington Northern caboose sits on a still night in Calera's Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum as rain from earlier in the day reflects the iconic BN logo.

The Calera local, M721 backs its train into the Lhoist North America plant and will spend a few hours adding more cars to its train. M721 will later head towards Birmingham to drop off all of its ... (more)

Splash!
It seems that diamonds on any railroad are always difficult in draining water.

A "slow clear aspect" is displayed by the classic General Railway Signal Co. searchlight at the north end of Calera siding, imagine all the trains and railroad livery that this signal has seen sin... (more)

X093 and its 8 locomotives hastily rush underneath faster than the Thanksgiving break as it moves power north on the eve of Turkey day.