The RF&P heritage is rolling over the SAL's former Atlanta-Birmingham mainline, as evidenced by the CWR and concrete crossties on the now little used siding. Unfortunately, the locomotive is the ... (more)

Train M64805 stopped their DPU, in Operation Lifesaver Paint, at the perfect location for a meet with two southbounds. The clouds cooperated on both, with North Baltimore, OH-Jacksonville, FL I14... (more)

After taking hours to escape the black hole of NS' Atlanta Terminal, a "Grinstein Green" MAC catches the last rays of sun, showing off it's retro Burlington Northern nose logo.

CPKC isn't my favorite railroad right now... from a work perspective the "merger" has been anything but seamless for Sales & Marketing. But their Heritage & Military paint schemes are v... (more)

The Chessie Heritage Motor leads a Rockmart grainer past Georgia Power's Plant Bowen. At one time, Bowen was the largest coal fired power plant in the US. According to a 2020 ranking, with closu... (more)

The Original Gangster Heritage curves into North Conley, where it'll take the siding for an empty coal.

Terain not unlike the Lehigh Valley, a Macon, GA to Elkhart, IN freight rolls through the Piedmont of North Georgia.

NS hasn't placed a priority on washing their power in the 2020s, so it's nice to see the relatively clean Wabash Heritage leading a train over Braswell Mountain.

A dirty glow worm still shines brightly.

A lucky break in the clouds as the Conrail cruises through a cut.

Phase IV leads a new Siemens in Phase VII paint. Phase IV was brand new when I started taking pictures 30 years ago... cool to see it leading what will soon take over. Reports are that crews wil... (more)

Even if the locomotive may have fallen out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down... a great paint scheme makes it all ok. The Honoring Veterans locomotive drags an Inman Yard-Indu... (more)

A couple of uniquely painted motors power an empty Tampa to Bensenville ethanol train, here crossing the large fill climbing out of the Etowah River Valley.

Back to back ethanol trains, both with rare leaders, graced the old Western & Atlantic RR. It felt like railfanning 20 years ago, when CSX trains were often powered by a crayon box of variety.

It's a good day when Canadian Pacific heritage paint leads a train into Atlanta in sweet morning light. It's one of the few positives I'm finding in the CP/KCS merger.