With "maintenance in the way," as the dispatcher put it, out of the way, Q617 proceeds south from Opelika into the Opelika, Notasulga, and Chehaw blocks south.
Southbound loads meet northbound empties at Acworth, as N228 winds through the curves downtown.
Train FWDB, led by FWWR 2017, rolls across the Trinity River enroute to Dublin, TX.
Q602 grinds up grade at Nokomis as an original L&N searchlight guards the north end of the siding.
844 rolls through the east side of Lawrence on a gloomy October day.
Framed up by the spring buds, the 7007 creeps to a stop to set out some boxcars.
NS 137 delivers a former N&W GP38AC for local service at Sylacauga.
CSXT 975 barrels through downtown Nashville under threatening skies as CSXT work forces are in position to get track and time after the 975 passes.
Operating as KAW 410, an as-needed switch job, WAMX 1509 switches cars in front of the Missouri DOT facility at Kearney, MO.
The sweet early morning light bathes 336 as it's led across the large fill between North Auburn and West Opelika. This is the same fill that J. Parker Lamb has made magnificent photos from.
Two Dash 8 thoroughbreds lead I24 past a field of horses near Clark, MO.
Q669, fresh after a crew change, waits for Ms. Rhonda to line up a medium clear onto the Lineville Sub.
Remote job at Saint Gobain
Winding around the bend of the Alabama River, this southbound cradles the construction of the Riverwalk Ampitheater.
Q235 eases south towards Smyrna on the #2 track where they will meet a northbound stack train before heading down to Pine Street.