Sometimes things just work out, in this case me being in Texas for UP's steam specials. Odd that at 46 years old, my first ever photograph of UP steam would be the Big Boy!
The BC Rail Heritage leads a potash train south of Atlanta, bound for Rockport Terminal in Tampa, FL.
The Spirit of Union Pacific leads one of the hottest trains in the Southeast, the Los Angeles-Atlanta hotshot.
I'd heard the PTRA Centennial Units were still paired up in North Yard, but what were the chances they'd be assigned to an active job and working the south end of the yard during optimal morning s... (more)
The L&N heritage leads a freight over former L&N trackage, past the now vibrant downtown of Marietta, GA.
The RF&P heritage is rolling over the SAL's former Atlanta-Birmingham mainline, as evidenced by the CWR and concrete crossties on the now little used siding. Unfortunately, the locomotive is the ... (more)
Train M64805 stopped their DPU, in Operation Lifesaver Paint, at the perfect location for a meet with two southbounds. The clouds cooperated on both, with North Baltimore, OH-Jacksonville, FL I14... (more)
After taking hours to escape the black hole of NS' Atlanta Terminal, a "Grinstein Green" MAC catches the last rays of sun, showing off it's retro Burlington Northern nose logo.
CPKC isn't my favorite railroad right now... from a work perspective the "merger" has been anything but seamless for Sales & Marketing. But their Heritage & Military paint schemes are v... (more)
The Chessie Heritage Motor leads a Rockmart grainer past Georgia Power's Plant Bowen. At one time, Bowen was the largest coal fired power plant in the US. According to a 2020 ranking, with closu... (more)
The Original Gangster Heritage curves into North Conley, where it'll take the siding for an empty coal.
Terain not unlike the Lehigh Valley, a Macon, GA to Elkhart, IN freight rolls through the Piedmont of North Georgia.
NS hasn't placed a priority on washing their power in the 2020s, so it's nice to see the relatively clean Wabash Heritage leading a train over Braswell Mountain.
A dirty glow worm still shines brightly.
A lucky break in the clouds as the Conrail cruises through a cut.
