Southbound NS 734 streaks though the signals at Nickajack Lake, with Powder River coal bound for Plant Sherer in Georgia.

A BNSF DPU shoves a train of Powder River coal past the signals at Nickajack Lake just prior to sunrise.

a faded SD70MAC and a new GEVO (plus a unit in DPU mode on the rear) have Powder River coal loads for Georgia Power's Plant Scherer making good time through the Paint Rock Valley

New BNSF paint on a Georgia Power Scherer train heading to the plant with loads.

A SB loaded Scherer Powder River coal train passes the Rockdale signal in Atlanta, GA.

NS 734 gets overtaken by NS 222 at Webb.

SB loaded Scherer coal train waiting to enter NS's Inman Yard in Atlanta, GA.

Loaded coal train NS 734 passes the west end of White Siding with BNSF 5636 out front.

Southbound loaded Scherer coal train.

BNSF 5661 is the DPU on todays 734 loaded coal train. The empty coal train NS 739 lead by a UP unit can be seen in the distance.

NS 734 With 3 C44AC's 5607 & 5672 Heads East Out Austell Jct. Down The #2 Main. Not Unusual To See At Least Two Loads A Day And Sometimes Three Of These PRB To Plant Scherer Trains.

The DPU for loaded coal train NS 734 sits under the East Parkway overpass. If you look closely to the lower left of the picture a motorcycle cop sits there too waiting to give out a good driving a... (more)

The Moon and Venus watch as a CSX freight heads north. Ghost image in the water using a Streamlight Stinger.