Moon Lit As the moon illuminates A018 in the early morning, this train will have quite the day. First it will first drop off the MoW flatcars in Opelika and then pick up a Railroad: CSX Transportation (CSXT)
Locomotive: EMD SD50-2
Location: Lanett, Alabama, USA
Locomotive #: CSXT 2496
Train ID: CSX A018
Photo Date: March 19, 2011

After replacing ties and rail along the Coal River Subdivision for two weeks, the MOW critters have been loaded up and await an AM departure out of Westward Siding.

Having just pulled its ballast train out of Vulcan Materials, A018 is seen coming off of the new Loachapoka siding at a loc... (more)

With a pair of vintage EMD narrowcabs on the point, mixed freight Q368 slowly rolls through the town of Coraopolis, passing through the many crossings and passing the defunct passenger depot.

A018 has just started the 10MPH trek from Vulcan Materials to the South End of Loachapoka Siding with a load of ballast hop... (more)

After another day of dropping ballast along the WofA mainline, A018 now finds itself spending the night in Milstead while a very hot Q144 streaks past on a full moon night. Just 24 hours earlier ... (more)

A pair of classic SD50s rest along the West Point siding. These locomotives are the power for a CSX MoW train that has spent the past weeks renewing the ballast along the former WofA mainline fro... (more)

After a long day of prevalent cloud cover, the sun made an appearance to provide some sweet lighting throughout the evening, especially for eastbound Q378 with a pair of EMD narrow cabs taking com... (more)

A wannabe GEVO (Note the Horn), Ex. Conrail SD50-2 sits inside CSX Augusta Yard with a MoW Equipment train in tow. Also note the Chessie System Side Dump Ballast car next to CSXT 2482.

CSX loaded stone extra W064 cruises south on the north end of the Philly Sub on 1 past center city between Vine and Locust with SD50-2 2497, the last one in Conrail paint, leading a YN3 slug set.

CSX Q511 pulls into the siding at Worthville for another meet. The scenery along the "Short Line" (LCL Sub) is second to none and it's always enjoyable to spend a day on the old L&N.

CSX Q511 takes the siding at Glencoe to meet a couple of northbounds.

CSX Q339 approaches Osborn Yard as it heads south by Kentucky Street with a nice trio of standard cab EMDs.

A rare MoW assigned CSXT 2476 sits at the rips after making the trip from Chicago on the point! Of course this would be ruined as the UP opted for them to head through the Belt instead of going ac... (more)