A southbound autorack train comes into to view as CSX employees work trackside near the signals.. The engineer toots the horn making the trains presence known. Today's shipment has a total of 104... (more)

With 51 loads of Tanks and other Military equipment, CSX Military Train S554-04 is seen here heading southbound through Roanoke, AL. with none other than CSX's Veterans Locomotive #1776 leading wi... (more)

CSX rebuilt locomotive #7283 heads south with a heavy consist and two more locomotives for power. One has been placed near mid-train (CSXT #723).

A long double train enters Roanoke with a MAC taking lead. Empty coal hoopers are first, then 3 locomotives in the middle, and grain cars. This two unit train combo really takes up a lot of track... (more)

A Fairburn bound intermodal train crosses Chestnut Street while traveling south through Roanoke. The two BNSF engines are typical power used on this train, but the Canadian National unit isn't.

Nearly a year later after being released in March 2024, the CSX Family Lines heritage unit is seen here heading south on the point of hot intermodal train I125. Locomotive #1972 was the 11th unit... (more)

"Clinchfield" The 20th Heritage Locomotive released by CSX, rumbles into Roanoke muscling a manifest consist south. A car crosses this rustic wooden bridge just as 1902 squeezes its wide-cab thro... (more)

A short transport is being made, as CSX DC unit #5329 hauls a bad order longhood forward through the siding from the northend to a grade crossing a couple thousand feet away. A new wheelset will ... (more)

A bare-table train composed of 186 axles, rolls south at a point elevated higher than the road near it.

Heading south with four cars, the local is seen here in the siding preparing to stop for a northbound.

A Savannah, GA bound intermodal train takes the mainline south, passing a bad order in the 4,290 foot siding at Roanoke.

On the move southward out of town, the local stops and unhooks from three loaded pole cars near the switch at Mohawk Industries. The conductor holds on, as the engineer brings the Geep back to th... (more)

Making a southbound trip through Roanoke, I manage to capture a photo of intermodal train I125 covered in snow flakes. It's rare to see snow in this area of Alabama.

A lengthy intermodal train enters Roanoke on a very cold morning (21 degrees fahrenheit). It's heading south, and bound for Fairburn, GA.

On a cold morning, a heavy Waycross bound manifest train, rumbles into Roanoke with a GEVO on the point. Through the assortment of freight around mid-train, the New York Central heritage unit (#1... (more)