Built in 1993, CSXT No. 7897 still going strong, performs its duty of bringing this freight train south with the help of two more CSXT locomotives. The trio of units, all wear CSX's "Bright Futur... (more)

Stalling out in Roanoke, CSX train Q678 finally gets a hand after a 2 hour wait from southbound train Q181-22... Leaving the rest of its train at Broughton, its three engines with only the lead e... (more)

As far as I can see, there's all EMD power at the Diesel shop in CSX's Tilford Yard. Foreign power in the form of a shiny new Union Pacific EMD SD70AH, sticks out in a sea of blue and gold CSX en... (more)

As a nice sunny day comes closer to an end, Three BNSF GE's take a hot intermodal train south on the Lineville Subdivision from Birmingham, AL. Here they pass the Wadley Railroad Depot, a train s... (more)

Sharp winding curves combined with wheel flanges and rail produce a squeal that cuts through the foliage announcing the arrival of intermodal train Q186. The orange of BNSF Heritage 2 paint on th... (more)

"THE RAILROAD KITTY"... The merger of the C&O Railroad with B&O Railroad and Western Maryland Railway in 1972, gave way to the formation of the Chessie System. This new companies logo w... (more)

What's wrong with this picture? Well, I've seen a lot of railroad signals but none with wire covering the lenses. This looks to be a serious case of vandalism. The lower head of this triple head ... (more)

Freight is on the move over the mainline, while several cars keep their stationary position on adjacent tracks. These cars are beginning to make Roanoke home, because for some reason they've been... (more)

After attending Super Bowl Llll in Atlanta, GA at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the BNSF Office Car Special heads north through Roanoke with executives and important people from the BNSF Railway Com... (more)

On a rainy day in Irondale, trains keep moving over the mainline and work at Norris Yard continues as usual. A brief appearance by yard power, NS EMD SD40-2 locomotives (6192 - 6080) and a yard s... (more)

Todays southbound manifest train Q515 maneuvers through Roanoke with 5 CSX GE locomotives on the point. The fifth locomotive (#3098) was added not far from here due to two of these engines not wo... (more)

Fixing to get things moving, CSXT #5217 has a short consist in tow. Today there isn't much occupying the Dothan Yard tracks, but there has been times when it can be nearly full.

There has been a lot of rail being replaced lately over the Lineville Subdivision. A curfew has keep most action coming through late in the evening and at night...One of the rail trains block a g... (more)

On the way north, a mixed freight train stops on the main to add some cars to its consist. Switching to the siding, the conductor holds on to the fourth engine as they prepare to pick up two cars... (more)

Just outside of NS Norris Yard, Union Pacific power waits along with the crew for a new one to arrive. Apparently by the signal, a train will soon depart the yard.