One of the last coal trains for Georgia Powers Plant Wansley crests the grade at Hilltop between Buchanan and Bremen on a gorgeous winter afternoon

Engineer Michael Pyle (aka The Pyle Driver) is at the controls of NS 708 as seen here on the Wansley Branch heading for the namesake power plant. While this may be another coal drag to the average... (more)

Engineer Michael Pyle (aka The Pyle Driver) is at the controls of NS 708 as seen here crossing the diamond with the Birmingham East District & US-78 in Bremen, GA. While this may be another coal d... (more)

Engineer Michael Pyle (aka The Pyle Driver) is at the controls of NS 708 as seen here on the north side of Bremen, GA. While this may be another coal drag to the average viewer, for us foamers in ... (more)

Engineer Michael Pyle (aka The Pyle Driver) is at the controls of NS 708 as seen here at the C329 milepost (329 miles from Savannah, GA on the Central of Georgia). While this may be another coal d... (more)

Engineer Michael Pyle (aka The Pyle Driver) is at the controls of NS 708 as seen here crossing the Tallapoosa River. While this may be another coal drag to the average viewer, for us foamers in No... (more)

Engineer Michael Pyle (aka The Pyle Driver) is at the controls of NS 708 as seen here at the C340 milepost (340 miles from Savannah, GA on the Central of Georgia). While this may be another coal d... (more)

Engineer Michael Pyle (aka The Pyle Driver) has all of the 17,600 horsepower available on NS 708 in full use in order to tackle the climb up Dugdown Mountain, as seen here at the C341 milepost (34... (more)

After waiting for a track inspector to give up his warrant, engineer Michael Pyle gets NS 708 ready to have as much momentum has he can here at Young before they shortly begin there assault on the... (more)

Norfolk Southern train #708 rolls south through North Bremen with coal loads bound for Georgia Powers Plant Wansley

Loaded coal train #708 rolls south on the Cedartown District bound for Georgia Powers Plant Wansley

Norfolk Southern loaded coal train #708 departs Cedartown with a fresh crew for its run south bound for Georgia Powers Plant Wansley. The SAL era signals still protect this interlocking where the ... (more)

Norfolk Southern coal train #708 rumbles through Carrollton on its way to Plant Wansley

Norfolk Southern coal train #708 splits the small west Georgia town of Bremen making plenty of noise as they cross Highway 27 & Highway 78 and bang across the Birmingham East End diamond. These G... (more)

Norfolk Southern train #708 grinds up Dugdown Mountain with 133 coal loads for Georgia Power's Plant Wansley.