Three former SLSF GEs - two B30-7s in green and a U30B still in orange and white - lead a westbound freight past the Hasting depot.

A couple of crew members ride the footboards as they switch West End Yard. The ICG years haven't been kind to 502, which is losing paint about as quickly as it is gaining dirt and rust.

An Artesia-bound freight is just a couple miles out of Montgomery's West End Yard. Ex-GM&O 635 and a trio of Paducah rebuilds are in charge, as the head end passes a speed limit sign and whistle b... (more)

With a pretty fair train in tow, 1143 and crew climb Oakland Heights as they head back to North Dardanelle.

On a gray afternoon when we weren't even sure it was worth heading to the tracks, a buddy and I happened on this beast sitting behind the former Western Railway of Alabama shops. RSCo was rebuildi... (more)

SCL 841 passes AY Tower as it takes a local north from Bennett Yard.

An MP15 still in SBD colors sits with a U36B in stealth gray, and a slug in CSX's much-missed blue and yellow.

A pair of Mate-equipped U36Bs pass under US17 as they take a phosphate train north.

One of Southern's several spacer car operations - this one inherited from Central of Georgia - was between Albany and Dothan, Alabama. The relatively light spacer cars spread the weight of the Alc... (more)

It's a pretty safe bet the engineer on this train switching in Opelika, Alabama on a spring morning 37 years ago was close to the end of his career. But 5026 - three years old in this shot - is st... (more)

A shame to see such a beautiful face in this condition, but it looks like the cab is relatively undamaged, so EMD's shock-absorbing prow must have worked as advertised.

Montgomery, like most cities, once had a web of track that served downtown commercial businesses and warehouses. On just such a section of track - removed years ago - CSX 1230 heads across Pollard... (more)

After being delayed in St. Louis on account of hitting an automobile, the northbound Ann Rutledge is late as it approaches the Alton, IL station stop.

It isn't a pretty spot where the Palmetto, northbound on the former ACL mainline, is seen crossing the Southern Railway in 1980. But it is a very historic one as Southern began life here one hundr... (more)

On a hazy summer day in Alabama gray concrete and steel blend with faded, dirty Amtrak 204, resulting in an almost color-free image.