Local police and UP employees keep spectators off the mainline as the 844 sits on display next to the former Missouri Pacific depot.

backhead and engineer's controls of 734 as seen during the layover at Frostburg

A southbound coal train is negotiating the junction at Folkston, where the Nahunta and Jesup Subdivisions converge for the run to Jacksonville, FL, along the high-density "Folkston Funnel." The Je... (more)

The 610 leads its train over the Chattooga River (obscured from this angle by vegetation) as steam rises from the Mount Vernon Mills textile plant in the background.

4837 prepares to back down onto the rear of a southbound to give it a push.

A southbound intermodal passes the distinctive station in Tuscaloosa, which is still a stop for Amtrak's Crescent.

Visiting from the North Carolina Transportation Museum, Southern GP30 #2601 is powering one of several special excursions to Jackson Line in conjunction with Great Smoky Mountains Railroad's Railf... (more)

It may be February but signs of spring are already popping up in north Alabama as the 2655 is panned across a field of purple phlox. My first successful pan shot!

All four NS F-units lead a deadhead OCS move to Birmingham, AL, seen here passing through the beautiful countryside just south of Chattanooga. Covenant College, a local landmark, can be seen in th... (more)

Southern 630 charges northward with an excursion from Chattanooga to Oneida, TN. This trip was run to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Southern 4501’s journey on the same route as it was bein... (more)

As part of the Three Rivers Rambler Railfan Weekend, a tour of the G&O's Knoxville Locomotive Works was arranged. Here we see NS 1634 being outfitted with remote control equipment, while KXHR SW15... (more)

Passing Shorty's scrap yard (now closed), Amtrak's Crescent accelerates out of Anniston after its station stop.

A southbound Piedmont service makes a passenger stop in Salisbury. The structure in the background serves as a very fancy covered walkway which extends between the platform and the station itself.