Time for some replacements.... Paint spots sporadically line the rail indicating that the crossties beneath them are due to be replaced with new ones.

Empties head north over the Lineville Subdivision bound for Indiana, and 117 more loads of coal.

CSX SD40-2 No. 2434 and CSX MP15T No. 1212 both shove a cut of cars in Tilford Yard. CSX No. 1212 crew can be seen through the cab windows, while CSX No. 2434 performs its duties by remote.

A rare sight on the Linevile Sub, Norfolk Southern No. 8140 and CREX No. 1204 along with the usual CSX engines, head south passing under an old wooden bridge built by CSX. The shortage of locomoti... (more)

Union Pacific power brings containers through Irondale with clear track ahead. Even though the signal here gives the train permission to keep moving, a faulty crossing signal calls for the conduc... (more)

A conductor holds on to CSX locomotive #6460 as the engineer moves it from the siding to the main. After moving some cars around, this crew is finish for today and will tie this train down.

This old US&S Searchlight Signal will soon meet its fate but not today. Still standing tall, it controls the movements of northbounds with its unique and classic look. An Atlanta bound stack trai... (more)

Dropping off intermodal at Fairburn, Ga prior, Q237 begins to exit LaGrange with now only automobiles in tow. AC power keeps things moving with a clear signal, as these CSX machines continue to r... (more)

Under a downpour, the EOT of a mixed freight train flashes as it gradually exits the scene on track 1 with a tank car containing the hazardous substance Nickel Oxide on the rear. Now after patien... (more)

On a southward journey, Q647 rolls over the lubricator pumps getting an application of lubricant on the wheel flanges while cruising through Roanoke. Being that wide-cab GEs are the norm nowadays... (more)

Arriving 20mins late, Amtrak #19 the southbound Crescent begins to decelerate for a station stop in Anniston. Next stop is Birmingham, AL plus several more after that, till its last one near the ... (more)

BEAUTIFUL, VINTAGE,and TIMELESS! The Wadley Train Depot still stands since being built in 1907 for the Atlanta, Birmingham, and Atlantic Railroad. Its design was derived from Spanish missions in ... (more)

A CSX and BNSF team of locomotives, couple up for a ride south with a colorful consist of intermodal containers. Traveling as S125 on this day, and starting their throttle up in Memphis, TN a few... (more)

Clean orange paint on the lead BNSF Tier 4 engine, shines bright as its crew hustles containers on (260) axles south over the long straight at the Rock. Today this trains id is CSX Q185, but a fe... (more)

The roar of two CSX GE locomotives, signify the presence of R680 entering the town of Dickert. With a clear signal, CSXT No. 3112 keeps 8,405ft of train moving north at 50mph on a beautiful after... (more)