A CSX manifest breaks the silence in downtown Cairo on a late February afternoon. This train has just picked up a new crew in Thomasville and is wasting no time to get to Dothan, Alabama for anot... (more)

A southbound manifest glides through the Syrup City on bright and cold Saturday morning. This train typically consists of mostly boxcars and tank cars picked up from the various shortlines that in... (more)

CSX manifest M650 makes it into Cairo just before the sun sets behind the trees and buildings for the day. This train typically sees older power as evidenced by the 2006 built lead locomotive and... (more)

Empty autorack train M202 is running 1x1 today as evidenced by the single locomotive up front. The lead locomotive was rebuilt from CSX 48 which was built by GE as a AC44CW in 1995. The CM44 pro... (more)

A stranger in a strange land. A New Orleans bound freight approaches the Fifth Street overpass in downtown Cairo, Georgia on a beautiful Fall day. The Bowline picked up both M601 and M602 for a ... (more)

Right before church on a gorgeous November morning, the scanner comes to life alerting us to a southbound train approaching Cairo. We quickly drive into town and witness a mix of GE and EMD power... (more)

We see a friendly wave from the conductor on mixed freight M601 as they roll through downtown Cairo. This New Orleans, Louisiana bound train is spending a couple weeks on the Bowline due to work ... (more)

A newly rebuilt SD70MAC is leading Louisville, Kentucky bound empty autorack train M202 during a late October afternoon. This vantage point is made possible by the Fifth Street bridge which is on... (more)

An empty Louisville, Kentucky bound autorack train glides through downtown Cairo on a beautiful Spring day. Thankfully, the SD70MAC models were starting to become a common site on CSX in 2023 whi... (more)

A northbound CSX mixed freight soaks up the last minutes of sunlight on a picture perfect December afternoon. In the background on the right is the ex-Atlantic Coast Line passenger depot which se... (more)

While heading out of town for a trip to Cordele, the scanner crackled and the JG dispatcher alerted me to two southbound and one northbound train running today on the Bowline. I make my way back ... (more)

A friendly wave is given by the crew as Bainbridge local L733 passes by at track speed in downtown Cairo. The weed covered sign in the right of the frame warns of close clearance ahead. The trai... (more)

Fresh out the shop! A recently rebuilt SD70MAC gleams in fading light as it pulls a lengthy mixed freight through downtown Cairo, Georgia. It was a nice treat for both my son and I to catch a lo... (more)

With a fresh crew on board, an empty autorack train is about to cruise under the 5th Street overpass in downtown Cairo, Georgia. This train runs daily between Sanford, Florida and Louisville, Ken... (more)

You can always tell when CSX routes a New Orleans bound train on the Bowline. Thanks to a phone call from Allan Williams, I was able to intercept the Union Pacific powered train rolling by the ex... (more)