Oops
It appears that the locking mechanism on this Railbox has broken in transit and allows for the car’s lading to be seen, which appears to be rolls of paper.

Moving up hill at a rapid pace, todays Q612 flies through Notasulga with a GEVO desperately needing a new flag decal.

Today's lead unit, the "SX 7769" seems to have lost its C from Chessie as it leads Q612 into the town of Notasulga resulting ... (more)

A Timken bearing shows off an accumulation of dust and grit that has built up around it while doing the job of keeping an axle rotating on the more)

HT-C Truck
Debuting in 1972 on the Dash 2 line of locomotives created by EMD, the HT-C truck was revolutionary for the fact that it was the first truck that allowed EMD to place all th... (more)

The lite power of W073 sits tied down on the Notasulga storage track as the stars can be seen streaking overheard. For another view of this consist, more)

Three of the most famous letters know by railroaders and railfans alike continue to stand out nicely on the side frame of this HTC truck.

Century Steel
Rolled way back in 1900 by the Lackawanna Iron & Steel Company in Scranton, Pennsylvania, this piece of 80 lb rail can certainly still hold its own as it has no trouble s... (more)

A pair of Bi-level auto racks and the Type E/F couplers that connect them together glide through the greenery of Notasulga as this pair of Santa Fe and Union Pacific owned racks bring up the more)

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,... (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.

Progress is our middle name
No need to name this spring frog manufacturer as their name is cast onto the non-run... (more)

With a friendly wave from Engineer “Wolverine”, Q619 rumbles through the quiet town of Notasulga with cars destined for New Orleans on a very sunny and haze free July afternoon.

Six degrees of Steelton
A hexad of rails from the famous Bethlehem Steel rail mill in Steelton lay in unison off the CSX mainline in Notasulga at the railroad’s spare parts area as ... (more)

Tee Rail
The iconic cross-sectional profile of a rail is composed of three sections: starting from top to bottom they are the head, the web and finally the base of the rail. These are... (more)