Southern Railway Work Extra #5162 has Southern Railway 250-Ton Industrial Brownhoist wrecker/derricks #903016 and 903026 in position to clean up the derailment of Conrail loaded flatcar #716074

Southern Railway 250-ton Industrial Brownhoist derricks/wreckers #903026 and 903016 work to place Conrail flat car #716074 and its load back on the rails. Wrecker train operated as Southern Railwa... (more)

The remains of an L&N run-thru coal train, destined for the Port of Mobile, await the scrapper's torch as Western Railway of Alabama GP38-2 #6045, powering a panel rail train, sits just to the rig... (more)

Southern Railway 2-8-4 #2716, built as one of 90 "Kanawha type" steam engines for C&O, is on day one of a two day Birmingham, AL to Opelika, AL pair of excursion round-trips. The excursion manage... (more)

Seaboard System U25C's 1522 and 1521, along with U30C #1482, ease up to the yard office for a rolling crew change (notice the new flagman on the ground to the right waiting on the caboose). #1522... (more)

Seaboard Coast Line train #334 has derailed at the junction of SCL's Lineville Subdivision (Birmingham, Alabama to Manchester, Georgia) and the L&N main between Birmingham and Montgomery, Alabama.... (more)

Arriving at Manchester Yard with inbound Wadley (AL) turn, a Lineville Subdivision train operated as a Monday thru Saturday assignment with assigned numbers 588 (north) and 587 (south). Train nor... (more)

Amtrak SDP40F #634 was built April 1974 on order #74611. After leaving Amtrak roster, unit became Santa Fe (ATSF) #5261, then BNSF 6971 before being scrapped in 2002

Southern Railway Work Extra #5162 has Southern Railway 250-Ton Industrial Brownhoist wrecker/derricks #903016 and 903026 in position to clean up the derailment of Conrail loaded flatcar #716074

Western Railway of Alabama track crews work to clean up derailment of Port of Mobile (AL) bound (Louisville & Nashville) coal train. The workers with the rail saw are at the point of the derailme... (more)

An experienced engineer with his right hand giving a big wave, his left hand on the horn lever, and his hat sitting perfectly on his head! SCL train #323 is making track speed thru Woodland as it... (more)

Southern Railway train #219, at Howell Junction, has receiver car SOU 905930 to transfer head-end radio signals to the mid-train SD45/SD35 helper combo (SR 3166 & SR 3058)

Amtrak SDP40F #634 was built April 1974 on order #74611. After leaving Amtrak roster, unit became Santa Fe (ATSF) #5261, then BNSF 6971 before being scrapped in 2002

Southern Railway "Kanawha type" 2-8-4 #2716 has been watered, coaled, inspected and lubricated and is backing around the wye to gather its train and return to Birmingham. During this momentary lu... (more)

SCL train #333, the Frisco connection from East Thomas Yard in Birmingham, has been filled out for tonnage at the yard in Manchester. The GP-7, SCL 1002, trailing the lead unit represents a very ... (more)