With low sun and threatening skies this train seems to be pulling a heavy load. No mistaking the lineage of the lead unit. They shoulda kept the kitty. Photo by Calvin Christman. From my colle... (more)
Led by a former C&O unit this northbound hopper train will soon struggle into the yard. Photo by Calvin Christman, from my collection.
Almost 10 years after the previous shot and on the other side. She must like the nice weather down South. May still be there. Does anyone know?
Other than Dow Chemical, CSX cornered the market on this odd looking little beasts. Odd looking or not they've hung in there for over 35 years.
CSX's "Pere Marquette" heritage unit departs Montgomery, Alabama with train M52310, passing the train shed behind the old Union Station building.
CSX's "Pere Marquette" heritage unit leads train M52310 into downtown Montgomery, Alabama, while yarding their inbound train from Birmingham
There was a brief Chessie reunion moment in downtown Montgomery today as train M52310 departed with the Pere Marquette heritage unit leading, meeting northbound M21010 with the C&O unit up front.
Fifty two years ago Wilmot Model Railroad Shop in Prattville was a beacon for model railroaders in the deep south. We traveled there as often as possible to buy treasured models and to chit chat ... (more)
From the get go of the merger I wanted to find these for RF&P oddballs because I didn't expect they would last long. Big surprise. They were still around the last time I checked.
One of the few occasions I got out of my technical school to do some railfanning. Here the "Crescent" is on its way to New Orleans back when it went by the multi-road route. Shows how ... (more)
CSXT ACL 1871 leading C248 as they depart Montgomery
CSX latest Heritage units 1853 (NYC) leads M605 through downtown Montgomery heading for New Orleans Louisiana
The first real road switcher looking pretty.
In the latter years a butthead was hard to find (not as hard as an SD38-2!). I was glad to see this over ever near sundown.
What a great tpwn in the times before mergers.
