Waiting in the siding for southbound train I125, a clean rebuilt SD40-2 (transformed into a SD23T4) has command of this 3 car Geometry Train. The "friendly conductor" steps out and radios his loc... (more)

An intermodal shipment heads north with common power seen on CSX trains. The leading unit is just one of over 200 of these models on the CSX roster.

CSX train M211 crawls into Roanoke on the mainline. Here it is passing the siding and house track located between the north and southends of Roanoke.

Almost at a crew change point in Manchester, M221 rolls through Campground where the siding has been extended to handle longer trains.

58 cars of rock are being hauled south by a rebuilt flared MAC and GE locomotive. This EMD was original built in 2003, and now has many more miles ahead after receiving some up grades.

The crossbucks start to flash, and the distinct sound of an air horn catches your attention as one of many trains approaches the crossing on HWY 278. In a matter of moments, a loaded coal train l... (more)

Savannah, GA bound and stacked with containers, CSX train I125, glides through Roanoke with a DC motor on the point and two more CSX units.

CSXT #522 teams up with the Chessie Heritage unit #1973, to bring empty coal hoppers north under one of several wooden bridges on the Lineville Subdivision.

CSX train I128 rolls through Broughton on a clear signal. A few miles back or so, is train I126, both intermodal trains are heading north and will encounter a rail grinder around the Malone area.

A short consist (41 cars) out of Boyles Yard in Birmingham, heads south on a beautiful day in Standing Rock. CSX power leads the freight on the mainline pass one of the longest sidings on the Lin... (more)

High priority freight arrives in Roanoke under the power of BNSF units, and a Norfolk southern locomotive. These containers are headed for the Intermodal facility in Fairburn, GA.

Speeding by on the mainline, I125 passes the Wadley Depot with containers from all over the world. This train operates daily for CSX.

CSX train M221 enters Roanoke with a short consist, and to my surprise with a mid DPU. The mid power unit is CSXT #550. Only 49 cars made up the assortment of freight in tow.

Here it comes, 89 cars and 368 axles of power and steel bound for more grain from Indiana.

Waiting longer than expected for I128 to arrive due to engine problems, it shows up just in time before the shade takes over this section of the Lineville Sub.