the wheel that started it all…
Cast less than a mile away from the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum, this wheel ‘with a pedigree’ as the slogan for Abex used to say still calls Cal... (more)

An old Southern Railway Transfer Caboose waits its fate at Harriman.

It's all-GP at Southern's Columbus yard in Spring 1975, but in a few years GE C-Cs will bump the dwindling number of geeps to support roles, and the turntable and 1922 coaling tower will disappear... (more)

Southern GP38AC 2827 leading a single L&N boxcar at Greesboro, NC || Jan. 1975

Dropping down Arrowhead grade south of Charlottesville. Notice difference in grille between lead unit and trailing FP7s. This train could only be shot in the long days of summer in light.

E-8 number 6900 rests at the roundhouse durring a violent thunderstorm durring the night photo shoot at Spencer Shops.

southbound SOU train arriving Chattanooga, TN crossing Tennessee River

Inevitably, an interest in railroads seems to lead to a long-term acquaintance with history, trying to remember what and where it was that we saw not all that many years ago. Corporate and techno... (more)

Southern Railway train #219, at Howell Junction, has receiver car SOU 905930 to transfer head-end radio signals to the mid-train SD45/SD35 helper combo (SR 3166 & SR 3058)

Southern Railway Extra 2716 East (one of 90 Kanawha type 2-8-4's built for C&O) has pulled high of the switch to the east leg of the wye. The Opelika Switch Engine is busy turning 2716's train on... (more)

Southern Railway 2-8-4 #2716, built as one of 90 "Kanawha type" steam engines for C&O, is on day one of a two day Birmingham, AL to Opelika, AL pair of excursion round-trips. The excursion manage... (more)

One of the last NS excursions - headed to Appalachia, VA

This former Southern caboose looks great in the falling snow during a winters day in the South.

A mighty fine slogan for a mighty fine railroad.