The SAM Shortline passenger train is traversing unfamiliar territory as they return from an eastbound excursion out of Cordele. The train is running out of the downtown Cordele depot today for th... (more)

Two older General Electric units, both still wearing the attractive YN2 paint scheme, soak up the last rays of sun before darkness falls in Southwest Georgia. This train will arrive in Dothan lat... (more)

Three big GE locomotives lug a long string of empty rock hoppers by the South End of Cordele Siding. This train originates out of Winston Yard in Central Florida and carries cars to be loaded at o... (more)

A Valdosta bound mixed freight is almost to their termination point as they pass through the tiny South Georgia community of Cecil. Of note, one of the last locomotives on the NS roster to wear t... (more)

We set up at the South End of Cordele siding to witness the passage of a colorful intermodal train. Both I197 and I198 haul domestic and international containers into and out of the busy seaport ... (more)

A former Conrail and former Chesapeake & Ohio locomotive are busy shuffling cars in the tiny yard in downtown Valdosta. CSX stays quite busy in town doing interchange with NS and the Valdosta Rai... (more)

Norfolk Southern and BNSF power team up to pull Charlotte to Jacksonville intermodal 281. Both 281 and 282 are relatively new trains to the GS&F and work to increase Crowley container traffic bet... (more)

A load of black diamonds bound for Orlando rolls through the small South Georgia town of Vienna, Georgia. This town has quite the history with name changes. It was established in 1826 as Berrien, ... (more)

A stranger in a strange land. A New Orleans bound freight approaches the Fifth Street overpass in downtown Cairo, Georgia on a beautiful Fall day. The Bowline picked up both M601 and M602 for a ... (more)

A very late Chicago to Jacksonville "auto-modal" is seen flying through the South Georgia countryside late in the afternoon. This is one of the hottest trains on the CSX system and is t... (more)

A New Orleans to Waycross manifest rolls through Vienna on a picture perfect Winter day in South Georgia. At the time this photo was taken, the YN2 Dash 8 trailing third was one of the last activ... (more)

Dual YN2 units leading a train on CSX is starting to become a rarity. It was definitely worth the 1.5 hour drive to witness YN2 painted locomotives lead a freight down the busy Fitzgerald Subdivis... (more)

A New Orleans to Waycross train rolls by a railfan visiting all the way from Italy during a late afternoon in rural South Georgia. Container traffic is once again being interchanged in New Orlean... (more)

Long shadows and golden light tell us this will be the last train of the day during a short trip to Cordele. A nice duo of power is pulling our northbound intermodal through the busy railroad jun... (more)

A Macon to Jacksonville mixed freight breaks the silence in the tiny town of Arabi as it passes the 75 milepost. Before the TOP21 plan was implemented, one could spend an entire afternoon chasing... (more)