On a gray winter day, the crew of a westbound train of company materials slows to meet an eastbound at Gold Ridge. This service seems an early demotion for not quite four-year-old 8579, assisted by much older GP50 and GP38.
Photos taken in the Deep South--primarily Alabama and Georgia--from the 1970s to the early 2000s. Featured railroads include the ICG, the West Point Route, SCL, Southern, Frisco, and even KCS.