Ethanol loads destined for North Carolina glide along the south bank of Nickajack Lake.

A Gainesville Midland heritage unit? Hard to believe CSX would dig down that far into the predecessor bag. I'd say it has more to do with employee pride. There was a GM 10 decal on the other side ... (more)

After performing for several weeks in Atlanta the Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus train moves north to Cincinnati.

A northerly wind is pushing low lying clouds south covering a moonlit sky as the Y220 has just finished their daily switching duties at Junta Yard. With most of CSX's B40-8 and B20-8 fleet already... (more)

The Sunday afternoon Athens turn is on its return trip to Gainesville and has just made it over the steepest part of the grade climbing Talmo hill. Today's crew had to cut 1500 tons at Athens as a... (more)

Q602 has just arrived from Pensacola and the Engineer is tying the last hand brake as the conductor makes his way to the yard office. Apparently there are no rested crews to take the train on towa... (more)

The 602 had been on the property for over a year performing road testing but also spent a good bit of time in the shop for program work. On this day it was used to double a coal train together for... (more)

The eastbound Capitol Limited passes under what was the Western Maryland's Cumberland - Hagerstown main.

CSX tested this trio of BN units during the summer of 95'. They are seen here waiting for the next load for Crystal River, Florida.

After nightfall it will be "lights, camera, action". Headed up to the Clinchfield from northeast Georgia for the weekend I made the usual stop at Dillsboro to check out GSMR's operation.... (more)

Tied down in the Fairburn House track for the night under blue flag protection.

Always the last ritual on a trip to the Clinchfield was to wait for a Sunday afternoon southbound and follow it from Poplar through the gorge, down the loops and into Marion before parting ways wi... (more)

The Arkansas State Capitol building looms in the distance and across the Arkansas River as UP 844 rests before another day of Fall trips to Bald Knob.

After meeting a Westbound this Helena-Laurel manifest departs the siding at Louisville under ominous skies. To the west it is mostly sunny in Helena. Snow squalls to the north gave it the definite... (more)

The BN exec MACs were beginning to take over the duties of these five unit EMD/GE consists in The Thunder Basin National Grasslands. Glad to catch this one while passing through.