On a cold night in the Sandhills, the crew of the Candor side 201 brings 78 empty grain hoppers from Perdue in Candor back to the CSX Interchange in Aberdeen behind CSXT 1972, the Family Lines her... (more)

CSX's Family Lines heritage unit leads M688 north over the LIRC where it will meet its southbound counterpart M687 at the Underwood siding.

This was a bit of a "victory lap" as I'd missed the past couple opportunities to shoot this loco at this spot. It takes some effort to get here, not because of distance, but congestion,... (more)

CSX ES44AH #1972, wearing Family Lines System colors, leads stack train I125 south through rural central Georgia along the CSX Fitzgerald Subdivision. The train is about halfway between Vienna and... (more)

Entering the busy location of Lafayette Connection, CSX train I126 heads north with a heritage unit on the point. The Family Lines System locomotive went south nearly a week ago on I125 as a mid-... (more)

A busy grade crossing has just been blocked by a southbound intermodal train. There's many that travel this line, but sometimes the power makes them a little more special than others. Today, I125... (more)

The Family Lines heritage unit leads train I12518 by the railfan viewing platform into Manchester, Georgia.

Heading north and operating as a DPU, CSX heritage unit #1972 pushes and keeps the slack out of this empty hopper train.

CSX's Family Lines heritage locomotive #1972 leads northbound empty Coal train E239-08 through Pelham, AL.

Two days after catching the unit coal bucket getting fueled and ready at Bessemer, we finally catch CSX C240-23 (Bessemer,AL-Mobile,AL) arriving into the TASD Yard limit as the train slowly heads ... (more)

CSX R624-23 "Black Warrior Met Turn" is tied down and getting refueled at Bessemer before the crew of the CSX C240-23 (Bessemer,AL-Mobile,AL) goes on duty to take the Alabama's black gol... (more)

The Family Lines HU leads daily freight Q606 through Cordele, Ga

CSX's "Family Lines System" Heritage Locomotive #1972 is seen as the DPU on southbound loaded Coal Train C040 as they pass through Talladega, AL.

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)

Sometimes, all the connections and apps in the world don't have one up on pure luck. This train was due here well before sunrise, but a refuel before leaving Baldwin was just enough time to break... (more)