a roster shot of the 293 as she positions covered hoppers for the unloading of chicken feed

ATN's Guntersville Turn is on its way back to Gadsden with LTEX (former SP) SD45R 7444 accompanying FCR 2002 (FCR are the reporting marks for the Atlanta area’s Fulton County Railway, another Om... (more)

Guntersville is the northern terminus of the ATN; this was once NC&StL territory and rail traffic moved between here and Huntsville via barge on the Tennessee River, since the hilly terrain preven... (more)

ATN's Guntersville Turn switches next to the beautifully restored depot in Guntersville, which contains a small museum that is open by appointment

A pure SP tunnel motor and an Omnitrax GP20 switch the Sand Mountain Industrial Park; this line is the former CSX Alabama Mineral Subdivision, now leased to Omnitrax and operated as the ATN.

an unusual consist of an unpatched SP tunnel motor (leased by LTEX, Larry's Truck and Electric) and an Omnitrax GP20 climbs the grade up Sand Mountain with the return trip of ATN's Guntersville Tu... (more)

included in the consist are NREX SD40-2 9402 and NS (former Conrail) C39-8 8210; also notice the switch stand for a siding (currently out of service) to a woodyard

splitting the signals at milepost 299.8

this eastbound intermodal has just crossed the state line from Alabama into Georgia and is now crossing the Tallapoosa River (the bridge is visible just to the east of the crossing in the distance... (more)

173 eases west after stopping so the conductor could check things out after a defect detector reported dragging equipment, apparently there was no major problem; notice the two crosses on the othe... (more)

with a faint hint of exhaust smoke coming out of the stack, a fairly new GEVO and a trusty SD40-2 get this long eastbound intermodal on the move after meeting 225

the Crescent sweeps around a superelevated curve in the woods near the Alabama/Georgia state line on its leg between Atlanta and Birmingham on the former Southern Railway mainline

the Crescent approaches its next passenger stop, in Anniston; the entire ten car train is visible in this view

splitting the signals at milepost 365.2 (from Savannah, on the former Central of Georgia)