One of several intermodal trains that travel through Broughton, rolls north on a clear spring day. The next train this crew will meet is M209, which is around 20 miles from here.

One of the twelve new heritage units that CSX has been painting lately, gives this empty hooper train a shove on its way for more coal. The Family Lines unit rolls by the historic Wadley Depot t... (more)

NS 954 aka the BNSF OCS returns from the Masters at Augusta.

In the year 2014 the Sequatchie Valley Railroad was still living up the reputation of the shortline that you never know what might be on the roster. A fine example of that is this hidden gem in pl... (more)

NS A25 local with a SD70M-2 and SD60E in charge lead a northbound by Heflin.

Looking across a bridge that crosses the Tallapoosa River, I witness the lead engine of CSX train I183 blow through the crossing towards Wadley with 266 axles.

Built as TFM 2647, the original KCS grey paint from General Electric, Erie, PA is definitely showing it's age. One of my favorite "90's era" simplified paint schemes, I'll still get out... (more)

99 loads of Northern Alabama metallurgical coal are a few miles away from unloading at the Alabama Port Authority McDuffie Terminal.

A single unit heads south through Wadley with car loads of crossties.

Alabama Southern (ABS) 111 awaits the passing of NS A55 so they can work their interchange in Tuscaloosa. Already in place at the interchange is the NS 9-1-1 and OAR trainset which spent a few day... (more)

A short M514 rolls into the siding for a meet with southbound train C040.

Passing the famous Sloss Furnaces, is a manifest train with 4 EMD engines and one lone GE. Norfolk Southern has well over 100 of the ACe units active on their roster.

Tons of coal move south through Standing Rock on a cloudless day. Two engines up front, and one on the rear, keep 115 loads in order for the long trip to Jacksonville, FL.

Autos get underway as they follow a southbound out of the city lead by an Evolution Series GE built in 2011. CSX and Norfolk Southern lines both pass under the 24th Street bridge.

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)