Southern Railway train #219, at Howell Junction, has receiver car SOU 905930 to transfer head-end radio signals to the mid-train SD45/SD35 helper combo (SR 3166 & SR 3058)

One of Southern Railway's 110 SD35's is leading !st #135 towards Birmingham. The lead locomotive is displaying both green class lights and green flags, both of which indicate at least one followi... (more)

Frisco GP38AC #640 leads train QLA around the curve at the Southern Railway interchange. In a few yards, the locomotives will pound across the Southern Railway N.A. District crossing adjacent to ... (more)

SW7 #303 and SW1500 #325 in Frisco East Thomas Yard.

Frisco GP38AC #661 and 645 are tied down for New Year's Eve in gloomy weather

Southern Railway 2-8-4 #2716, with the conductor protecting the shove move, is being turned for the return excursion trip to Birmingham. The building in the distance is the Western Railway of Ala... (more)

Southern Railway "Kanawha type" 2-8-4 #2716 has been watered, coaled, inspected and lubricated and is backing around the wye to gather its train and return to Birmingham. During this momentary lu... (more)

Southern Railway U23B #3915, the Opelika Switch Engine, is wying the consist of Southern Railway 2-8-4 #2716. While the excursion cars are being wyed, the "Kanawha" type Alco steam locomotive is ... (more)

Southern Railway Extra 2716 East (one of 90 Kanawha type 2-8-4's built for C&O) is approaching the east end of Hatchet Creek Bridge on the outbound leg of its round-trip from Birmingham to Opelika... (more)

Southern Railway Extra 2716 East (one of 90 Kanawha type 2-8-4's built for C&O) has pulled high of the switch to the east leg of the wye. The Opelika Switch Engine is busy turning 2716's train on... (more)

Southern Railway 2-8-4 #2716, built as one of 90 "Kanawha type" steam engines for C&O, is on day one of a two day Birmingham, AL to Opelika, AL pair of excursion round-trips. The excursion manage... (more)

Southern Railway SD40-2 #3252, displaying green "section" flags and classification lights, running west as train 1st #135. In the next 110 miles, this train will encounter heavy snow and ice as t... (more)

Southern Railway SD40 #3170, the first SD40 on the Southern Railway roster, approaching the west end of Inman Yard

Southern Railway SD40-2 #3232, flying "green" section flags and displaying green classification lights, is running as train 1st #135. Today, long-distance Columbus, GA to Sylacauga, AL local is r... (more)

Southern Railway SD40-2 #3316 (flying white "extra" flags), SD45 3143 and another SD40-2 lead an empty "Pride" coal train back to the transloader on the Tennessee River at Pride, Alabama. The tow... (more)