The stars shine overhead as W016 and its load of continuous welded rail rest in Lanett, Alabama. These 1440ft long strings of new 136-lb rail are being installed in and around the area of West Po... (more)

An early morning Q605 has just entered the great state of Alabama with 181 cars and over 10,700 feet of train. On the siding to the right are former Conrail steel coil cars which are destined for... (more)

Local train L833 is found coming back south into Alabama with its train which is sort of a rare occurrence. Usually this local runs around its freight cars at the West Point siding seen on the ri... (more)

Orange is on the track
Just a little over a month after the STB gave its blessing for CSX and CPCK to take over a the Meridian and Bigbee, the new traffic from this interchange is see... (more)

A recent CSX rebuild leads Q601 south on Good Friday... in a bad part of town.

A double header of sorts is being displayed this evening by local train A746 as it sits tied down in Lanett. The lead unit is the new replacement unit for loco 4043 which had only been on this jo... (more)

Q611 brings its short 38 car train into Lanett this afternoon as a typical summer thunderstorm begins to move in. The ongoing demolition of the closed WestPoint-Stevens textile mill continues wit... (more)

The CSXT 300 looks a little different from its other AC powered GE wide cab brethren. The lack of a lightning bolt beneath the cab number makes this AC4000 an odd duck indeed as the locomotive is... (more)

One of the last buildings at the former West Point textile mill still continues to stand and watch trains roll past it like today's Q619 with a pair of rare gray colored KCS 70MACs leading the way... (more)

CSX locomotive number 96 pulls its train into Lanett, Alabama this evening after having just crossed over the state line from Georgia a few minutes ago. Tonight's freight is an empty aggregate ho... (more)

Another occurrence of A746 having a second engine would occur during the second week of November. This time the new power would be in the form of an SD50-2 from Chessie System lineage. And just ... (more)

With their crew still a few hours away, A746 is seen parked silently on the West Point siding. The SD40-2 leader looks great at the helm of this train while a transparent Q614 passes it on the ma... (more)

Making a surprise appearance on local A746 is the CSXT 614. Although the unit is no longer producing 6000hp under the hood, it's still one intimidating looking locomotive with a massive 6200 gall... (more)

A746 sits silent this morning in the Alabama portion of the West Point siding. In a few hours this solo SD40-3 will begin the southbound journey to Notasulga as it works the customers of Knauf In... (more)

A single GEVO is the only power on the front of CWR train W019 this evening as its red brake light fills the cab interior. It's somewhat surprising to see this newer model pulling one of these wo... (more)