With Birminghams Southside as a backdrop, train 173 starts their trip up the NA/West End District seen here approaching 7th Ave.

Norfolk Southern Train 173 heads West across the CSX Diamonds at 27th Street Interlocking in Birmingham, AL. With a NS SD70ACe leading 2 NS SD60E's, the 3rd motor being the GoRail

The always reliable BNSF morning transfer to NS rolls underneath the 27th St. Interlocking with CSX with a pair of BNSF Geeps in the lead. The GP39-2 at the front still looks great in the BNSF H1... (more)

A Norfolk Southern Freight heads South through 32nd Street in Birmingham, AL. In the late evening sunlight

Top hat unit 8854 brings NS 314 into Birmingham on a clear May morning as the most of the Magic City's skyscrapers are seen in one view.

Alabama & Tennessee River's single painted unit, GP40-2L Nș9401 stands at 41st Street in Birmingham, Alabama at the head of Z390 on  May 15, 2017 

An ATN Freight Train is seen here tied down for the night at 42nd Street in Birmingham, AL. Waiting on a new crew to take the Train on south into Boyles Yard to interchange with CSX

The Pennsylvania Heritage unit NS #8102 leads Norfolk Southern Train 183 South through 32nd Street in Birmingham, AL.

In May 1993 the Southern Railway Historical Association was granted a tour of the NS Norris Yard in Birmingham and I found this relic of the steam era still standing tall.

Irondale to Selma, Alabama manifest 183 steps by 32nd Street at Birmingham during it's afternoon departure with the Pennsylvania heritage ES44AC Nș8102.

Q126 marches through downtown Birmingham, Alabama and along side the former L&N passenger station which now serves Amtrak's Crescent.

CSX train S186 arrives in Birmingham, Alabama and is on it's way to interchange at BNSF's East Thomas Yard as Chris Martin checks his shots of the BNSF ACe. After what Chris has been through in re... (more)

Empty coal, E020 steps across NS's AGS South District at 14th Street in Birmingham, Alabama during it's Evansville, Indiana bound trip. M717 with the CSXT 926 stands to the side during the morni... (more)

Time is getting short for the remaining high hood GP38-2s, 5194 arrived in Birmingham, Alabama on March 27, 2017 from Sheffield with the Geometry Train, aka The Brick.