Heading south from Chattanooga, an NS freight passes the classic station at Fort Payne. The Alabama town is home to the musical band Alabama.

A southbound train breaks the evening silence in Fort Payne in an old industrial area.

A one-car local heads north at Fort Payne. The brick building now houses an art gallery and eatery.

NS 60C with the Interstate heritage unit lugs its burden through Valley Head, AL. A nod to a much simpler era is quite obvious in the unique billboard in the left corner of the frame. It depicts 1... (more)

With only four NS SD70's left on the active roster, NS 2556 finds itself on the point of train 15T, they are seen here heading south through Valley Head, AL.

One of 4 Norfolk Southern standard cab SD70's, #2556, not yet stored awaiting to be rebuilt into the new SD70ACC model leads train 15T into the setting sun at Trussville, Alabama

One of 4 Norfolk Southern standard cab SD70's, #2556, not yet stored awaiting to be rebuilt into the new SD70ACC model leads train 15T past this former Southern Railway Depot at Fort Payne, Alabam... (more)