You can always tell when CSX routes a New Orleans bound train on the Bowline. Thanks to a phone call from Allan Williams, I was able to intercept the Union Pacific powered train rolling by the ex... (more)

A very nice set of power is seen on northbound train Q650 as they roll through downtown Cairo. A YN2 AC44CW is becoming a rare site on CSX as many of them are being rebuilt by Wabtec in Fort Wort... (more)

On a late afternoon in April, a phone call from good friend Kevin Butler alerted me to a southbound coming my way. I quickly made my way to Broad Street in downtown Cairo to catch the train in fa... (more)

It is not everyday you see three visitors from the West leading a train on the Bowline. A GEVO and two EMD locomotives provide the power for a New Orleans bound CSX mixed freight through downtown... (more)

Two older General Electric units, both still wearing the attractive YN2 paint scheme, soak up the last rays of sun before darkness falls in Southwest Georgia. This train will arrive in Dothan lat... (more)

Unfortunately, the end of the line has finally came to this unit. Starting life in 1950 as a SW7 for the Illinois Central, this switcher was rebuilt into a SW14 around 1980 and worked for the IC ... (more)

An intermodal train made up of mostly domestic containers is passing by the nicely done Cordele Railfan Park on a beautiful February afternoon. This train runs daily on the Fitzgerald Subdivision... (more)

Two CSX locomotives painted in the attractive YN2 paint scheme brighten up a rather gloomy Sunday morning. Birmingham to Waycross train Q649 is approaching the end of their journey at Rice Yard a... (more)

After five decades of service, this is all that is left of Chicago Central & Pacific 8190. This unit started life as an Illinois Central GP9 in 1956 and has spent the last 20 years as a parts sour... (more)

Battered and bruised, this old switcher is waiting its turn to be rebuilt and repainted by the experts at the Locomotive Specialists shops in Waycross. This photo was taken with permission by the... (more)

A Memphis, Tennessee bound intermodal train passes over fresh ballast recently laid by the CSX maintenance of way forces. The Fitzgerald Subdivision is undergoing a major track upgrade which incl... (more)

The class leader for the CM44AC rebuild program is in charge of one of the hottest trains on the Fitzgerald Subdivision. CSX 7000 started life as CSX 46 in 1995 and was upgraded with a new cab and... (more)

Two visitors from the Great White North bring down a train of empty phosphate cars bound for Mulberry, Florida. This was just one of seven CSX southbound trains in a row seen on a beautiful late ... (more)

Time to feed the chickens again! A unit train of feed glides through downtown Cordele heading to the Pilgrim's Pride facility located in Ambrose, Georgia. This train is always a good catch since... (more)

I've lived here for over 15 years and never seen this occur. With yard congestion in Dothan, Thomasville, and Waycross, CSX decided to park of majority of this train in Climax siding leaving the ... (more)