Using the Central of Georgia heritage unit on home rails, the "Hill Engine" pulls a loaded Herzog ballast train from Vulcan Materials' Barin Quarry in Columbus, GA.

Finished his work at Schnitzer Steel, the Columbus & Chattahoochee Brickyard Job heads back to the yard with MNA GP38-2 #509. The 509 is originally a Florida East Coast motor and still wears that ... (more)

NS train 378 crosses the Chattahoochee River, out of Alabama, and into Columbus, Georgia, with the Central of Georgia heritage unit operating on "home rails".

NS train 378 crosses the Chattahoochee River, out of Alabama, and into Columbus, Georgia, led by the (original) Norfolk Southern Rwy heritage unit.

NS train 378 crosses the Chattahoochee River, out of Alabama, and into Columbus, Georgia, led by a UP Gevo and the Penn Central heritage unit.

The first train out of Columbus in 2022 was a monstrous 377, with 10 engines and 191 cars, led by the Wabash heritage unit, seen here crossing the overflowing Chattahoochee River into Phenix City,... (more)

After a lengthy hiatus away from town for mechanical work, CCH 2015 has finally returned to Columbus, sporting fresh G&W orange. It left in the Spring still wearing its original Bay Line green sch... (more)

A dirty Illinois Terminal heritage unit leads train 378 across a swollen Chattahoochee River into Columbus, GA, on a rainy early October afternoon.

At the time, the GSWR's F's were assigned to log train service on the old CofG branch (the R-Line). They eventually pulled the last train, a rail train pulling up their portion, before abandoning... (more)

Bay Line GP15T's are assigned to the Columbus & Chattahoochee RR and are seen working the yard before heading to the business district along the river.

The Savannah & Atlanta heritage unit leads an empty Herzog "candy cane" train across the Chattahoochee River into Columbus, GA.

An ancient geep - coupled to a much newer GP38-2 - gets some attention at Columbus. First-generation units like 8233 are still out on the main in local service, but the end draws near for them.

The diminutive size of the U18B is evident in this photo, where the diesel is looks hardly any bigger than the waffle-sided boxcars coupled to it.

Norfolk Southern's Illinois Terminal Heritage Locomotive #1072 leads Train 377 west across the Chattahoochee River in route to Norris Yard at Irondale, AL.

Norfolk Southern SD40-2 #3350 works the east end of the yard. #3350 was built August 1977 as Conrail #6395