NS 212 riding literally right on 172 tail end as they come through Alto, GA. Right as 172 cleared Baldwin, NS 212 comes flying right around the curve just a signal and a half back behind.

An IC/NS/CN lashup scream by a farm on Irondale,AL bound freight train #153.

Norfolk Southern's "Honoring our Veterans" SD60E locomotive leads the Macon to Linwood manifest past the Echols family-owned Hilltop Orchards on a muggy July afternoon.

NS 237 rounding the "S" curve in Alto, GA on its way to Atlanta, GA. He would go to Belton to meet a 172 and then continue South.

NS 237 with Mr. Garland at the controls as he passes the Garland White Road in Alto, GA.

NS 153 flying though Alto, GA on a beautiful Saturday morning.

NS 212 as they pass through the peach orchard in Alto, GA

NS 221 slowly creeps through Alto, GA on a foggy morning. Ahead of 221 for the cause of the slow speed is NS train 153 sits on Track#1 waiting for 290 and 154 to clear up. You can say it was a tra... (more)

A blanket of dense fog covering much of the northeast Georgia countryside brings low visibility to the crew of 221, seen here slowing for the approaching meet at Yonah with 290 and 154 on a gloomy... (more)

NS 221 breaks the silence in Alto, GA on a cool fall morning. The long 221 was making those GE's chug their hearts out.

NS 118 sweeps around a heavily grown-up field south of Alto, behind NS's Savannah & Atlanta heritage unit. The tuxedo SD70ACe looks right at home on the former Southern Railway Washington-Atlanta ... (more)

After looking at Heritageunits.com I headed up to Alto, GA to catch 912 with NS#1071 Jersey Central Lines heritage unit. Not only did this guy come, but so did 221 with Nickel Plate Road leading. ... (more)

NS local P48 makes an extremely rare trip north of Gainesville, delivering 50 grain loads and one empty tank car to the Fieldale Farms mills in Baldwin. A ubiquitous Dash 9 is teaming up with two ... (more)

Hotshot intermodal 212, led by a former Conrail Dash 8, passes by a ripening field of corn and the iconic peach sign at Hill Top Orchards at the Hall/Banks county line.

Southern 4501 is really rolling through Alto on the excellent Southern main line.