A total of 94 cars make their way into Roanoke with a clear signal behind three GE BNSF engines.

A northbound is around 10 miles out, while a rail train is working between Roanoke and Broughton. Moving South, W061 switches off the main into Roanoke's siding on a restricted signal. The engine... (more)

A welded rail train lead by a MAC begins it's duties of laying rail once given permission by the dispatcher. High priority train I143 is headed south, so this train has around an hour to get some... (more)

Autos head through Roanoke passing underneath one of the Lineville Subdivision old wooden bridges. Several miles south of here, is grain train 210 which will be combined with this one.

Reflecting the evening sunlight, empty hoopers head north behind two CSX locomotives. Towing empty coal hoopers...? Yes, but not in sight yet is covered grain hoppers. Composed of 192 cars and th... (more)

Some winged warriors roll through Birmingham with a colorful stack train. The cars on the track beside it belong to another Norfolk Southern train that is lead by NS engine #9789.

A couple of CSX motors power this priority intermodal train north through the rural area of Broughton. The second unit (CSXT 3139) will assist as mid power for the entire journey to Louisville, K... (more)

I'm not sure if any other railroads are doing this, but CSX has started labeling their Distributed Power Units with "DP" sticker decals. This logo is located on both sides of the engine... (more)

Surrounded by containers, a mix freight train is on its way out of Inman Yard behind three NS motors.

A unit train of phosphate loads pass through the busy location of Lafayette Connection with 4 CSX locomotives for power. Two units are on the headend and two more are sandwiched midway between th... (more)

Todays long Q648, rolls into the siding at Broughton for a higher priority (CSX i028) train to over take it. Before this train can get back on the mainline and continue north, a southbound (CSX i... (more)

Keeping pace with a rail grinder ahead of it, this Loram Cross Grinder stays back at a safe distance grinding crossings and switches. Here it takes the curve at Broughton before grinding the swit... (more)

Containers make their way out of Birmingham behind two CSX GE locomotives. The notable Sloss Furnaces stands high in the background.

Rolling through Lafayette Connection and operating as X606, two of Union Pacific's GE locomotives prepare to stop not far from here with their train at south LaGrange. A new crew is hours out and... (more)

The southbound Amtrak Crescent splits the signals at 24th Street preparing to make a stop at the Birmingham Station.