Back when freight moved on this grade a northbound train is preparing for the climb. Excuse me if I don't show up to see the bicycles. Photo by Leroy Robl. From my collection.

Eastbound coal train preparing to depart.

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Carrying the classic white flags designating an extra train, the crew is backing down onto maintenance of equipment.

Norfolk Southern’s first Heritage Unit, GP59 4610, was built in November 1989. It had been here in High Point for a few days doing local switching in the early 1990’s. While on my lunch brea... (more)

Former Southern Railway FP7(A) 6133 sits on display at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in 2009. She was built in 1950 as Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway 6133. The CNO&TP w... (more)

Motive Power Medley. Southern Railway E8A no. 6901 (EMD, 1951), Georgia Railroad GP7 no. 1026 (EMD, 1950), and CSX Transportation SD45-2 (EMD, 1974) are seen outside the display halls o... (more)

SOU 5000 leading the train around the wye.

Tennessee Valley train 125 eastbound on the main at Chattanooga Tn

Eight years after the Norfolk & Western, Southern RY merger, both of these units are still in service and still in their home road's livery. N&W GP30 530 and Southern RY GP38AC 2838 are on duty at... (more)

Southern Railway GP30 2601 shoves a made-up freight train around the grounds of the North Carolina Transportatioin Museum in 2009.

Southern Railway FP7A #6133 was on display at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in 2009. She was built in 1950 as Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway #6133. The CNO&TP was a Sou... (more)

Hard to believe that it has been thirty-five years since I made this shot as two Southern SD40-2's sat on the ready track in Danville Ky. just after sunrise.

A solid trio of Southern Ry livery, lead by GP50 7067, rolls south with a mixed freight.

Southern 5000 leads the dinner train along Holtzclaw Ave in downtown Chattanooga.