A sunny April afternoon finds M805 (curfew symboled M605) coming through Opelika and passing cars occupying the two spur tracks next to the old freight house. Prior to the PSR crazy of 2017, thes... (more)

CSX intermodal train Q142 eases north through downtown Atlanta

Q157-01 (Philadelphia, PA - North Baltimore, OH) with a pair of YN2 AC4400s running elephant style in East Rochester.

CSX intermodal train Q156 detours via the NYS&W Southern Division main at Pompton Jct. with a set of CSX GEs leading the way.

On a Sunday afternoon in Rochester, a pair of CSX YN2 AC4400CWs are leading intermodal train Q161-18 (South Kearny, NJ - Bedford Park, IL).

Detoured Stacks Arriving in Ridgefield Park

The conductor of the WS-2 along with the Southern Division train master exchange waves with the Binghamton crew on board the detouri... (more)

"Detour on the Susquehanna"

On a beautiful Spring day CSX Q004 is seen detouring down the NYS&W with two GE's for power. After months of shooting trains with nothing but barr... (more)

"Climbing the Mountain"

A detoured CSX Q004 is seen leaning into the curve as the train crosses Route 517 and prepares to climb the Sparta Mountain grade.

"The Early Bird Catches the Worm"

Having heard about detours coming down the NYS&W the previous night, I planned to set out in the early morning to hopefully intercept one of the... (more)

"Stacks over the Oakland Viaduct"

A detoured CSX intermodal continues its journey down the NYS&W as it crosses the Ramapo River in Oakland, NJ.

Black diamonds destined for Mobile speed out of Montgomery as this train navigates the slight chicane on track 1 near the West Railroad Street crossing.

A pair of GE "lightning bolts" roar east under the signal bridge at NJ Cabin with a train of emptys off of the ex-C&O Northern Subdivision.

This train has come down 17 Mile Grade loaded, and is parked at the Keyser Yard. If you look close at the first loaded hopper, you can see it's hooked up to yard air. Later, two engines will be p... (more)