Wearing only its second paint scheme since being added to the Burlington Northern roster in 1985, today this classic GP50 has completed its interchange work with NS at their north yard near 32nd s... (more)

Enclosed merchandise is not the only thing boxcars carry.

The Kia train having departed from West Point the day before makes a daylight run into Birmingham behind a pair of GE wide nosed locomotives and prepares to enter the receiving yard of Boyles wher... (more)

The Crescent arrives in downtown Birmingham with Amtrak’s 40th anniversary ‘Phase II’ commemorative engine on the point.

A somewhat ratty looking standard cab in need of a repaint leads today’s NS 220 as it slowly crosses through the 14th street interlocking while CSX Q579 waits on their track 1 to the right. As ... (more)

In a somewhat crowded scene, Q576 negotiates its way through the hustle and bustle of the city as this train passes Q579 and a container only flatcar.

A pair of SD40E locos and a generic Dash 9 all in the horse-head scheme lead an empty ballast train back to Norris Yard in the early morning hour.

The May 17, 1980 Southern Steam Special ran from Birmingham to Chattanooga, a distance of approximately 145 miles each way. Texas & Pacific Class I-1a 2-10-4 610 was the power for the trip. T&P 61... (more)

The May 17, 1980 Southern Steam Special ran from Birmingham to Chattanooga, a distance of approximately 145 miles each way. Texas & Pacific Class I-1a 2-10-4 610 was the power for the trip. T&P 61... (more)

A pair of the uniquely looking Progress Rail PR43C genset locomotives, one standard cab and the other a wide cab, moves quietly underneath the 22nd street bridge as they take the local Birmingham ... (more)

A former BNSF SD40-2, originally built in 1968 as an SD40 for the CN, now finds itself again working for BNSF but this time under the ownership of the BlendStar Corporation. This green energy pro... (more)

With a clear signal in their midst at the 13th street interlocking, this pair to GE standard cab Dash 8 models finally start to throttle up after staring at the sun while waiting for a west bound ... (more)

This Eagle is still Screaming 30 years after the UP take over.