With 80 cars of pipe out of Steelton, PA bound to connect oil rigs to refineries in the Gulf of Mexico, NS 053 rolls into Flowery Branch, GA while its DP motor catches some early morning sunlight.

On the final day of Kansas City Southern's independence from Canadian Pacific, a pair of belle-painted KCS motors lead NS train 243 from Charleston through Flowery Branch, GA on a beautiful early ... (more)

A freshly-rebuilt UP AC44 stands out on the point of southbound manifest 153 in downtown Flowery Branch, GA. The bright yellow paint adds another splash of sunshine to an already beautiful, blue s... (more)

The late morning sun brings some relief to this chilly November morning as premium intermodal 27A rips through historic Flowery Branch with 10,000+ feet of containers bound for Atlanta.

With the days still getting shorter, the morning sun is just breaking through the tree line as Amtrak's "Pepsi can" heritage P42DC no. 160 leads sibling 142 and the southbound Crescent t... (more)

At last light, Charlotte-Memphis intermodal 283 makes track speed through the quiet town of Flowery Branch with a trio of Heritage 2-painted BNSF C44-9Ws for power. The town's depot can be seen on... (more)

On a perfect afternoon, NS 283 passes an old aluminum shed and a farm house tucked in the woods in historic Flowery Branch, GA. Instead of the usual trio of BNSF engines, the Charlotte to Atlanta ... (more)

On a perfect summer afternoon, Charleston, SC to Atlanta, GA mixed train 237 cruises through historic Flowery Branch. A few old freight houses and hundreds of flowering plants surround the old Sou... (more)

BNSF 6990 unfortunately leads a pair of Heritage 2-painted C44-9Ws as they lead 265 from Charlotte to Memphis and eventually LA. The western units look right at home passing the Southern States fe... (more)

Wall of stacks passing some iconic symbols.

Despite the gray and foggy conditions, the Monongahela heritage GEVO looked right at home pulling a loaded coal train over the Piedmont region of northeast Georgia. The Greenville District rarely ... (more)

Norfolk Southern's Pennsylvania Railroad heritage engine leads Linwood to New Orleans manifest 173 through historic Flowery Branch, GA on a crystal-clear spring afternoon.

A peaceful Sunday morning finds a few lingering rain showers dampening the silent wooded areas near Lake Lanier, but the silence is soon interrupted with the appearance of hotshot intermodal 203, ... (more)

One of the remaining CIT blue SD90MACs roaming the NS system leads Charlotte to Atlanta intermodal train 221 past the Southern States feed mill in Flowery Branch, GA.

NS 221 flies down the single track between Oakwood and Flowery Branch with a duo of classic standard cab SD60s leading the way.