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)

A pair of Canadian National units leads the daily Waycross to New Orleans manifest train M601 through the quiet community of Cusseta with 127 cars. To the left is a remnant of the code line pole ... (more)

An afternoon running Q601 comes into view as it rounds the large curve on the north side of Opelika. A surprising pair of Canadian National visitors lead the way with over 7500 tons of freight, m... (more)

An evening fog has enveloped the city of Opelika as Q601 slices through it with 148 cars in tow. Tonight’s train has the pleasure of being lead by the CSX Spirit of First Responders unit as it ... (more)

Golden Hour on the Gulf. CSX Manifest freight Q601 is seen in beautiful golden hour lighting as they cruise across the massive CSX Bay Saint Louis bridge. The bridge measures right at two mile... (more)

As the sun breaks free from partial cloud over, CSX Q601 rolls south on CSX's Mobile & Montgomery Subdivision with KCSM "gray ghost" 4554 on point. After breaking a knuckle sixty-four ca... (more)

CSX Q601 is southbound on the New Orleans and Mobile subdivision just after dark on a cold winter night in Bay Saint Louis, MS. Double Exposure to set the scene just like it was when 601 came acro... (more)

CSX Q601 crosses the Biloxi Bay Bridge in Biloxi, MS as the bay glistens in the afternoon sunlight on its way to New Orleans. A few ready railfans snatch their shots, from the rocky shore.

A recent CSX rebuild leads Q601 south on Good Friday... in a bad part of town.

The 197 car Q601 comes into Cusseta at a slow pace this afternoon as the 11,524 foot train glides past a pair of CSX carmen working. The men on the ground have just finished replacing a wheel-set... (more)

Standing water from a rainy week provides a nice reflection of Q601 as it heads south with 107 cars. Unfortunately the lead unit’s paint isn’t as pretty looking as the 4 trailing locomotives ... (more)

A five unit lash up of mostly CSX and some Union Pacific locomotives rolls through Opelika as the NOLA bound mixed freight train continues its southward trek.

A typical eastern Alabama scene unfolds as Q601 heads into Loachapoka passing a mostly tranquil dirt road on a sunny afternoon in the South.

An all GE consist in the form of a CSX YN3B sandwich brings today’s 197 car long Q601 through the open range area of Cusseta. Recent tree and shrub removal have cleared up the scene here allowi... (more)

In January of this year CSX announced that it was reviewing 8000 miles of its lines for potential sale or lease. One of two lines confirmed to be on the chopping block right away is the route a... (more)