South bound NS Triple Crown train 251 with 104 vans is seen rumbling by NS's Whitaker Yard at 11:32AM while passing the control point of England. This train has a destination of NS's Industry Yard... (more)

A NS rack train splits icons of the South: A Coca-Cola Sign and a Southern RR whistle post. NS integrated their intermodal & automotive operations a few years ago and this train has more pigs & s... (more)

511 occupies the foreground at Whitaker with shiny new hoppers, supposedly equipped with ECP brakes. Thanks to Ed and J.J. for the heads up!

Two UP SD70M's lead a very short NS eastbound towards Austell.

the River Local shoves north to do it's work along the Chattahoochie.

Grain train 52A approaches it's crew change at Austell.

A westbound merchandise train, with a high-nose GP38 on point, takes the line toward Chattanooga late on a Saturday afternoon. The other line heads for Birmingham.

NS Austell to Atlanta transfer behind a cool-looking GP60.

A pair of GP60s brings a stack train out of Whitaker Intermodal Terminal, located just north of Austell. They'll leave it on the main just south of Austell for a long-haul engine consist to coupl... (more)

Coming down the Chattanooga Line, a southbound merchandise train rolls through Austell on a Saturday morning.

A lot of Powder River Basin coal behind solid BNSF power consists (usually two up front and a DPU at the rear) passes through Austell. There are also a lot of intermodal trains with solid UP powe... (more)

A bare table train from Atlanta approaches Norfolk Southern's Whitaker Intermodal Terminal at Austell. Austell is an important NS junction, with one line heading for Birmingham, the other for Cha... (more)

Here's a view of the railroad side at the NS Atlanta intermodal facility in Austell, GA