A venerable KCSM AC4400CW leads the Dallas, TX - Atlanta, GA NS #244 over Cleburne Mountain west of Heflin, AL.

Norfolk Southern Train 244 heads eastbound through Cleburne, AL.

The peak of Fall Foliage has almost come to an end for the season, but some vivid colors can still be seen in the Talladega National Forest. Newly rebuilt from NS C44-9W #9517, is AC44C6M #4720 le... (more)

A pair of KCS GE's top the grade at Cleburne, AL., as they lead Norfolk Southern Train 26A eastbound for Atlanta, GA.

A cloudy Spring Morning is about to give way to a sunny and beautiful afternoon as Norfolk Southern AC44C6M #4346 lugs Train 156 over the crest of Cleburne Mountain near Heflin, AL. as they head e... (more)

KCSM AC4400CW #4567 leads Norfolk Southern Train 244 Eastbound through the Talladega National Forrest at Cleburne, AL.

Norfolk Southern Train 245 heads westbound through the Talladega National Forrest at Cleburne, AL.

Norfolk Southern Train 154 heads east through the Talladega National Forrest at Cleburne, AL., on a cloudy autumn afternoon.

Union Pacific GE's bring NS #226 across Cleburne Mountain with a stack train from the west coast bound for Atlanta.

Norfolk Southern auto train 10A is down to a crawl as it climbs the stiff grade up Cleburne Mountain between Iron City and Heflin,AL.

Norfolk Southern hotshot Intermodal Train 220 heads east around the tight curves in east Alabama seen here at Cleburne

Kansas City Southern de Mexico AC4400CW #4543 and a trio of Belles lead a lengthy NS 24E-19/24E-20 combo intermodal train through mountainous Cleburne,AL.

Norfolk Southern Hotshot Intermodal Train 225 kicks up the Snow as it roars West around the curve at Cleburne, AL. The day before on 12/8/2017 Alabama got a big Winter Storm that dumped anywhere f... (more)

Amtrak's Crescent rolls through a portion of the Talladega National Forest on its trip along the former Southern Railway mainline between Atlanta and Birmingham.

The grade here is quite evident (look towards the rear of the train and notice how the cars drop off sharply) as an eastbound climbs through the Talladega National Forest.