Soaring over the Etowah River, CSX work train W959 proceeds north with two vintage SD50-2s on the point on a crystal clear early spring day.

The Western & Atlantic main is elevated through downtown Emerson, which is rapidly expanding into an outdoor recreation town. Meanwhile, CSX Q581 is creeping down the siding up to the south end of... (more)

Two brand new GEVOs lead Q539-06 south on the fill over the Etowah River Valley.

A very long Q029 snakes its way along the CSX W&A sub through Emerson, GA. The W&A had been a disappointment traffic wise for me since I came down here, but with 8 trains in 3 hours, it was very b... (more)

EMD supplies the power for today's Southbound Tropicana/Intermodal, with an SD70MAc leading an SD70ACe down the W&A Subdivision bound for Jacksonville. You rarely see two EMD's pulling this partic... (more)

An SD40-2 leads the Louisville bound Autorack train Northbound on the W&A.

An EMD SD50-2 leads a Southbound Grain Train by the county landfill on a sunny and mild winter day.

An EMD SD50 leads a Nashville bound manifest train across the Etowah River on its trip North.

After waiting 3 hours for a southbound on the W&A Sub, we were finally afforded our wish with a long Q581 fighting the grade near the north end of Emerson Siding. Special thanks to Brad Kindschy f... (more)

A newly painted Union Pacific C45AH leads the Southbound Intermodal by the newly installed signals at North Emerson.

After waiting for a short time at Emerson, the Northbound manifest resumes its run, seen here crossing the Etowah River with several Norfolk Southern units helping pull the load.

The Northbound manifest creeps along the main at Emerson, where it will soon stop to allow a Southbound manifest to go around via the siding. Note the Norfolk Southern power sandwiched between the... (more)

A Northbound coal train crosses the Etowah River on a cool and windy winter afternoon.

S237 accelerates out of the siding at Emerson after a meet with Q210.

Q582 speeds over I-75 on its way to Nashville