The 7th heritage locomotive to be released for CSX in Fall of 2023, is this purple machine in the lead of a southbound. CSXT #1871 is operating solo on the point, it has 77 cars of containers, 2 ... (more)

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The daily Kia-Hyundai train M210 looks great coming into Opelika with 104 cars this afternoon and being lead by the Spirit of First Responders painted locomotive. For over 3 y... (more)

Snow and ice lingering from the previous week’s snow storm surrounds the west portal of NF&G’s timber lined Quinwood Tunnel as G&E Shifter R202 starts down the 2.2% grade toward Peaser Jct wit... (more)

Snow continues to fall as CSX’s R214 “Gulf Shifter” (running as NS U87) winds through Elmore Yard on trackage rights headed for Core Resources’ Itmann No. 5 mine on the NS Guyandotte River... (more)

You can tell Spring is near as the large trees lining the tracks in Opelika begin their annual bloom with white pedals. An afternoon running Q601 passes these blooming trees as it rounds the XXB ... (more)

CSX G514 at Mineral Springs with the Clinchfield Heritage Engine leading

The clouds have opened up at just the right time to capture M210 as it splits the signals at SouthEnd Opelika. The train is comprised of 89 auto racks made up of loads from Kia and empties for Hy... (more)

With a new crew that took over for the crew that loaded the first 2 cuts of this train, a mine run starts loading the final of 3 cuts of a train destined for a power plant in South Carolina. The ... (more)

Annual FRA run across Central Florida. They went south on FEC the week before and are taking small segments back up CSXT/CFRC. Freshly washed 1851 is a nice touch.

CSX E904 with coal empties from Pennyroyal in Waxhaw with the Georgia Railroad Heritage Engine leading

A consist made of intermodal containers and autoracks makes its way south through Roanoke with 2 DPUs mid-train and this GE on the point. Recently the block of containers have been added to this ... (more)

I032-22 speeds eastbound through a fresh snow at White Marsh.

Returning Home. Having delivered its load of coal to the Cross Generating Facility after moving through Columbia on Monday, February 16 (RP Photo 901300), the Chessie leads the empty hoppe... (more)

The CSX Spirit of Our Law Enforcement locomotive is on the move with an intermodal train from Savannah, GA. Here it is rolling slowly through the siding preparing to meet its counterpart train I1... (more)

Another CSX Heritage Unit. Although it has passed through here once or twice, I have previously been unable to catch the Chessie unit in town. I was afraid my luck was going to continue as... (more)