Mad Dash
As NS 219 waits for CSX A734 to clear the 14th Street interlocking, a pedestrian decides these trains won't stop him or his movements. So he hustles from the Amtrak station ... (more)

With a meet with Q521 in hand, a rather short Q572 embarks on the last leg of its trip on the CSX main between New Orleans and Birmingham. Soon the crew will get a rest at Boyles yard where this ... (more)

Having just come off the NA/West End District, AB62 starts the journey towards Norris Yard while passing between the signals at 27th Street displaying a “Diverging Approach” on the East End Di... (more)

The sizzling Q184 is about to depart from CSX trackage and onto NS right of way for the journey to East Thomas yard where this hot intermodal will be handed back over to the BNSF.

The always hot Q185, has just been handed over to CSX as it prepares to head to Atlanta while passing Calera local M721 on the right.

A loaded 22R full of Mercedes vehicles makes good time as it heads north on track 2 towards Irondale and then onto Atlanta.

Empty grain train, G225, has just crossed over the Norfolk Southern tracks at 13th street and passes Birmingham's Amtrak station en route to Boyles yard with a classy ex-Conrail SD60 in the lead.

This photogenic Southern Belle leads mixed freight train 198 through downtown past the Birmingham skyline in the early morning light.

Q282 pulls another train load of Alabama built Hyundai Sonata and Elantra vehicles into the Magic City while NS 198 can be seen two tracks over on the left.

Built in October 1919 by the Lima Locomotive Works, this “war baby” would go to work for the Frisco transporting freight between Bessemer and Birmingham. Avoiding the scrap yard, it was given... (more)

The crew of Amtrak #19, led by F40PHR #328, has just snagged orders from the 13th Street operator

Amtrak F40PHR's 256 and 257 lead New Orleans bound train #19 away from the passenger station to the double track at 13th Street Tower

This former Penn Central GP38 is seen collecting cars from the interchange yard with the BNSF as NS 340 rumbles onto Irondale to the right of the frame.

A classic SD40-2 leads today's NS/CSX interchange train as it is about to pass underneath the 22nd Street bridge in Birmingham and drop off cars on the "high line" track.

US Pipe Baldwin #33 at Birmingham, AL || May 1972