A friend of mine occupies the conductor seat of this intermodal train as it rolls north through Dickert. Looks like this 20 year old beast could use a little soap and water.

Relaxation for the crew of this coal train, while waiting for a northbound headed their way with a clear signal on the main. A train had some trouble here at some point, evidence is in the broken... (more)

Coal rolls south in 110 aluminum hoppers with a DPU on the rear CSXT #3424 and CSXT #99 backing up the head engine. These loads are bound for Jacksonville, FL.

A collection of autoracks run smoothly over the main with the power of two CSX ES locomotives. Many of these autoracks are owned by TTX but display many railroads on their panels. Headed for more... (more)

STARLIGHT and COLOR LIGHTS!... Under a beautiful night sky, having displayed this aspect countless times, the southbound signal illuminates a high green (meaning clear track ahead) for the next s... (more)

The southends clear signal is just seconds away from being knocked down by a charging Fairburn, GA bound intermodal train.

The friendly engineer onboard this wide cab GE, toots the horn while traveling over the mainline with 3,449 feet of work train.

The DPU of loaded coal train N050 shoves hard on its 100 coal cars as the train passes underneath the new signal cantilever at the new South End Pyne control point. This former Southern Pacific A... (more)

A Tier IV Gevo is at the helm of covered hopper train G521 as it sits near Main Street Connection in LaGrange awaiting a new crew. This hand-off train from the RJ Corman Railroad at Memphis Junct... (more)

Pointing east as the sun rises on a new day, GE and EMD power allow me to snap a quick shot of them together before the wide-cab CSX engine #9022 keeps things moving with freight for Rice Yard in... (more)

A single EMD locomotive brings Herzog empties underneath one of several old wooden bridges that allow traffic to pass over the CSX Lineville Subdivision.

Q515 has brought its 8100 foot long train to smooth stop at the end of the 4 mile section of double track in LaGrange. The Medium Clear signal seen looking at the camera is for an oncoming Q220 w... (more)

Making an early appearance through Roanoke, CSX power and intermodal containers roll into a wall of fog while traveling south next to the siding and house track holding MOW Equipment at the time.

Molten sulfur empties hang on to five BNSF engines as they swing through Broughton heading for Birminghams East Thomas Yard. Used in many products and rubber being one of them, there's a good cha... (more)

95 covered hoppers are back on the move again as this empty unit train heads for another load of phosphate in the sunshine state of Florida. The foreign BNSF power splits the signal uprights crea... (more)