Local job eastbound to Greenville TX with a fancy heritage engine leading

Back to back ethanol trains, both with rare leaders, graced the old Western & Atlantic RR. It felt like railfanning 20 years ago, when CSX trains were often powered by a crayon box of variety.

Haven't had much chance with CP's Heritage Fleet, so was glad to get this one leading a loaded ethanol.

CSX empty ethanol train B642 returns north from Tampa behind Canadian Pacific SD70ACu #7014 & CEFX AC4400CW #1042

Canadian Pacific heritage leads a Tampa bound ethanol train through Marietta

CP SD70ACu #7014 & CEFX AC4400CW #1042 lead CSX empty ethanol train B642 north past a sea of kudzu making their way into the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains

CP heritage unit 7014 was in charge of CPKC 228 on September 21st, 2023. Here at the Route 22 railroad crossing in Essex, NY the locomotive leads the train past the set of Searchlights at MP 137.3... (more)

Empty oil train B642 rolls north through Emerson, Ga.

With several hours of delay, which worked in our favor for decent lighting, CSX Train B642-05 is back on the move northbound out of Atlanta with empty tanks bound for Proviso, Illinois. CP SD70ACu... (more)

B642 flying through Emerson, Georgia with CP 7014 leading with a CEFX AC44 trailing.

CSX B631-01 has just crossed the Chattahoochee River into Atlanta and takes main 2 at 'Gilstrap' preparing for a meet with M582.

Canadian Pacific heritage leads another ethanol load south on the K&A

CSX train B63101 glides through a series of curves in Junction City, Georgia, with ethanol loads from Chicago bound for Tampa.

CSX train B63101 passes through Cordele, Georgia, with a CP heritage-paint SD leading the way, moving ethanol from Chicago to Tampa.

Heritage maroon and grey script scheme locomotive CP 7014 leads CPKC 228 past CPC 123 at Westport, NY.