A&WP steam derrick #2 cleans up a minor derailment at the south end of Chester Yard, just a few feet short of North Court Street.

GARR 1031 is heading home to Chester Yard with a transfer cut from L&N as a crew member gets ready to drop off and flag the train across North Court Street.

After its wait for a signal to depart Montgomery now complete and some lingering clouds finally out of the way, today’s “Mill Job” finally heads out of town bound for the International Paper... (more)

Perhaps headed for Mobile and the coal terminal at McDuffie Island, SD40-2s pass Union Station with coal loads.

The final GA/West Point paint scheme was basic black with almost no ornamentation. This earlier version, with the road name high on the hood, was maybe a bit more interesting.

Since the lead AC unit was giving the previous crew a handful of trouble, Montgomery Yard has decided to give this grain train some help in the form of CSXT 2490 which more)

With Y191 out of their way, the usually good powered Y221 "Mill Job" as it's known over the radio begins the trek back to the... (more)

With the “mill job” Y221 tying down is train of boxcars and tankers from International Paper, the remote controlled GP40-2 of yard job 191 reverses back onto track 1. One of the newly install... (more)

SCL inherited over 50 GP9s from predecessor companies, but this number paled in comparison to the 300+ GP7s on the roster.

In 1973 L&N Fs were still fairly common around Atlanta and Birmingham, but they were considered great catches in Montgomery. Here, 614 sits surrounded by ground soaked thoroughly by years of fuel ... (more)

The Floridian was still a pretty big train in late 1973, as shown here in October of that year, with three Es and a train that stretches well past the far end of Montgomery's train shed waiting to... (more)

L&N 4010 brings a northbound freight into Montgomery through a summer shower. It's been sweltering since early morning, and the warm rain just makes it steamier.

SCL 1573 shares space at L&N's S&NA Yard with home-road L&N 1038. Judging from the GP30's list, the track it is resting on needs some attention.

After running New Orleans to Montgomery on the L&N, this train will soon be headed for Atlanta via the WofA/A&WP with a new number - 216. It will finish its journey to Hamlet, NC over SCL's former... (more)