An ST70AH leads Q541 across the bridge over the Satilla River as they head for Waycross.

As the light gets better, the pair of SD70AC's glistening in the sun as CSX Q541-26 (Cincinnati,OH-Waycross,GA) passes the now empty lot of the once stood Oldwood Lumber Yard in Ranger, GA. As the... (more)

And like that CSX Q541-26 (Cincinnati,OH-Waycross,GA) with a handsome pair of SD70AC's blew through the community of Eton, GA (MP C-372.9 Eton) as the train make it's way south on the CSX Etowah S... (more)

After meeting two northbound, we see Rice Yard bound CSX Q541-26 (Cincinnati,OH-Waycross,GA) shooting through the rural farming community of Old Fort, TN (MP C-359.5 Old Fort) on the CSX Etowah Su... (more)

Q541 gets close to its Rice Yard destination as it crosses the Satilla River near Jamestown, Ga.

In the surprise of the week for Georgia Railfans, Q541 had one of the 10 tier 4 EMD's that CSX owns on the point. Having been caught by surprise at the news that one of them got out of Florida, I ... (more)

Q541 accelerates south as a CN led K train eases to a stop

Q541 is by Camp Creek and over the still painted ACL bridge at Ben Hill, Georgia in November 2003 with a SD50, C36M and Sd40-2 for power. (Slide Scan)

Light fades as mixed freight Q541 makes it's way toward Atlanta, crossing a high fill in Emerson, Georgia on the W&A Subdivision.

CSX C40-8 7641 leads Q541 through Union City, Georgia on the Manchester Subdivision.

9 of the 10 brand new EMD SD70ACe-T4 locomotives being delivered to CSX trail the power for Q541 as they slowly pull foward to drop off 65 cars for Wyvern Yard. To say they stuck out like a sore t... (more)

Normally, what trails the lead power of any train doesn't motivate me to be trackside. Q541 on July 8th, 2019 though was the rare exception to the rule. What made me come out on that day were 9 of... (more)

The day turns into night as Q541 grinds upgrade on Duff Mountain. The train is down to a crawl as the GE's on the front and rear give it all they have in the battle between machine and nature. He... (more)

CSX Q541 steps over joint owned trackage between NS and CSX in the West End District of Atlanta, Georgia on March 28, 2019.

Q541 slides through downtown College Park, Georgia and by the former A&WP depot now owned by the city.