The November 16, 1985 Suwanee Steam Special ran from Southern Railway's Simpson Yard in Jacksonville, Fl to Valdosta, Ga, a distance of 106.5 miles each way. Norfolk & Western Class J 4-8-4 611 wa... (more)
Southern Railway 16 year-old SD35 #3031 parked by the yard office at at Mobile, AL on the 3B ((Brierfield, Blockton & Birmingham) District
Southern Railway 3031, 3252 and 7088 (SD35, SD40-2 & GP50) are headed to the north end of the yard to get their train and head north for Selma, AL on the 3B (Brierfield, Blockton & Birmingham) Lin... (more)
All hail the Queen! Savannah & Atlanta 750 warms herself in the morning sunshine as an attendant touches up her makeup. Look at those brass candlesticks, the eagle perched on her headlight, the sa... (more)
Dispatching like this is a thing of the past...
Fill 'er up! A string of locomotives gets their thirst for diesel fuel quenched by a freightliner truck. Not as glorious as a fuel pad, but more efficient I suppose!
Early morning sunlight bathes N&W 1218 in a warm glow as she is serviced at Norfolk Southern's Simpson Yard in Jacksonville. Today's excursion is the Suwanee Steam Special, a round trip to Valdost... (more)
In the morning sunlight, Savannah & Atlanta 750 simmers while she is looked after before she heads the Suwanee Steam Special to Valdosta, Georgia and return.
Amtrak 714 eases into Jacksonville with the Auto Train. Love those domes!
We liked the green flags and were surprised to see them at this late date. Unfortunately we didn't see the second section.
On rare occasions one could get permission to visit the yard even in days when only FEC was paranoid.
FEC 905's hard working crew spots some cars on an industrial siding on a very hot August morning. Heat or cold, rain or sun these hard working crews get the job done for the FEC.
