What is now a rare visitor to the southeast and in itself, SP GE AC4400 Nº187 leads a mix of UP and CSX units on Q61215 through the West End District of the City of Atlanta. The 187 would soon le... (more)

On a cold crisp January morning, EMDX 9060 leads Q612 towards Atlanta as it makes close to track speed through Moreland, Georgia.

Three fallen flags of the railroad industry can be seen on this covered hopper as it passes through Auburn on a bright and sunny morning.

Q612 grinds through downtown Opelika, photographed from a vantage point I never even considered for northbounds during my four years living in nearby Auburn.

Moving up hill at a rapid pace, todays Q612 flies through Notasulga with a GEVO desperately needing a new flag decal.

After a lengthy stay in the Macon Siding reflecting on life as it waits for a meet with southbound trains Q611, Q619 and Q617, the all UP powered Q612 finally gets a signal to pull out of the pass... (more)

Even with its wings clipped, Q612's SD70M leader still manages to grind up the final part of this subdivision's ruling grade and brings its train into Loachapoka while passing road resurfacing equ... (more)

GSC Floating Bolster 3 Truck
The FB-3 truck was created by two casting foundries, General Steel Castings Corporation (GSC) and Adirondack Steel Castings for use on GE six axle locomot... (more)

When a freight car is built to haul heavier than normal loads such as this tank car carrying 297000 lbs of Vinyl acetate, a normal two axle truck will not do. Thus the distinctive three axle truc... (more)

Today's lead unit, the "SX 7769" seems to have lost its C from Chessie as it leads Q612 into the town of Notasulga resulting ... (more)

After successfully climbing the Notasulga hill, now today’s Q612 is on easy street as it emerges from a tree-lined tunnel a... (more)

A refreshingly photogenic SD70MAC leads today's Q612 towards a flange lubricator as this freight train runs alongside the numerous pine trees of Loachapoka.

A pair of Bi-level auto racks and the Type E/F couplers that connect them together glide through the greenery of Notasulga as this pair of Santa Fe and Union Pacific owned racks bring up the more)

Palindrome pan shot Q612 and its uniquely pained AC6000 leader pull hard on their average size train as it conquers the ruling grade of the WofA mainline known as Notasulga Hill on a splen... (more)