Compromise When rails of two different sizes need to be joined, a compromise must be achieved - thus the compromise joint. This unique joint bar allows rail of different web thickness, heig... (more)

A classic EMD SD40-2 built in 1974 for the L&N, still earns its keep for the railroad as it spends the night on the Notasulga Siding waiting for another train of ballast to pull somewhere.

Who needs a caboose? This train certainly doesn’t as the first run of today’s NS Employee Steam Special is near its completion and splits the signals of 32nd Street which are seen displayi... (more)

Steam & Stacks The 630 takes priority today as she passes by double stacked containers and their high value cargo as she nears the halfway point in the NS Employee Steam Special runs from ... (more)

The clouds have finally parted enough to allow for the iconic Birmingham shot as the NS Employee Steam Special and its star the 630 prepare to back up to the 2nd avenue drop off for the last run o... (more)

The familiar headlights of CSXT 7914 illuminate the search light signal that stands guard at control point Longview, unfortun... (more)

Southern gives a green light to innovation and a canvas for local 'artists'.

BNSF 1844 idles beside the yard tower and provides a nice view into the classification tracks of the former Santa Fe hump yard that used to be located here.

With part of its early mornings switching done, the lone engine of today's BNSF "hill cut" local heads to the departure yard to retrieve a pair of Dash 9 locos before heading off to the steel mill... (more)

Flexible With a pair of UP 6 axle units pulling slowly, another Continues Welded Rail (CWR) train full of 136lb Rocky Mountain Steel departs the city of Pueblo and shows off the spaghetti ... (more)

After 2 hours of waiting for UP yard switching to commence, the morning Rock & Rail train finally makes its way towards the ex-Rio Grande yard and will soon drop off loads of cement and pick up wh... (more)

Action After turning her train for the return trip back to Birmingham, the 630 really gets going as she heads out of Irondale and shows off the moving parts that make a steam engine one of... (more)

During a break in action between the first and second runs of the day passengers gather for photos in front of this live steamer while today’s current power in the form of an EMD SD70M-2 patiently... (more)

While these mating worms have lasted longer than the parent railroad they represented, their deterioration is a good example of how tough life got on that railroad in the mid-70s.

As the early morning light is minutes away, a very bright and full moon quickly descends into the horizon as the Crimson Tide painted GP35 idles away, ready for another day of work in Tuscaloosa.