With two southbounds out of the way, the K736 sand train splits the signals at Macon siding as it accelerates with 50 loads of sand in tow. But before this train can enjoy a fast running speed more)
52 cars of sand make up today’s K736 as heads north through the city of Opelika passing the remains of a former Western Railway of Alabama coaling tower that presently resides here.
After bagging Y121 over on the Hamilton Spur, headed southwest out to 138th (not 140th in caption) to get Q335. 335 lately has been 150+ cars from Toledo to Grand Rapids. They dump off all the G... (more)
ACL only bought one SDP and this was it. It became SCL, then L&N, then SBD and wound up switching the yard in the coal country. How I would love to see a shot of this one in the glory days, hand... (more)