Norfolk Southern Train 340 rounds the curve at Cook Springs, AL. As they head East to Atlanta, GA. This is not the normal route for 340, normally its destination is Norris Yard in Irondale, AL. But this day the Yard was so full they sent it East to Atlanta.
The EMD SD (special duty) series are a strong and reliable kind of locomotive which still serve America's rails today. They have proved themselves reliable by clocking in several million miles of freight service over several decades.