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  1. Passing Sloss

    Passing Sloss

    The NS local has just crossed over 32nd Street and is now passing historic Sloss Furnace just before diverging at the 27th Street Interlock. This train would turn North onto the former Southern line where Terminal Station once stood.
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  2. Approaching 32nd Street

    Approaching 32nd Street

    This NS local train heads south on towards 32nd Street in Birmingham, AL. 32nd Steet is known as one of the best Hot Spots in the state for viewing trains.
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  3. Local Headed South

    Local Headed South

    This NS local train rolls downhill towards Birmingham in this extreme zoom shot from 32nd Street. The bridge support is for the 35th Steet Bridge, 0.27 miles away. The grade crossing where the train is located is the 41st Street crossing, 0.81 miles away. The second grade crossing you see is the...
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  4. Military Headed West

    Military Headed West

    This NS 335 had two long cuts of military equipment in its consist as it rolled fast through Kellyton, AL on the NS P-Line.
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  5. Military Headed West

    Military Headed West

    This NS 335 had two long cuts of military equipment in its consist as it rolled fast through Kellyton, AL on the NS P-Line.
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  6. NS, Norfolk Southern, Kellyton, AL, Alabama, P-Line, Central Of Georgia, Co

    NS, Norfolk Southern, Kellyton, AL, Alabama, P-Line, Central Of Georgia, Co

    NS 335 races around the curve leaving out of beautiful downtown Kellyton, AL on the NS P-Line.
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  7. West Bound P-Line Coal Train

    West Bound P-Line Coal Train

    NS 75K, an empty coal train, has just left the NS N-Line and is seen here on the P-Line heading West in Childersburg, AL. This train works the Alabama Power Gaston Steam Plant in Wilsonville, AL. It accesses the plant via the P-Line by using the NS P-Line N-Line connector track in Childersburg.
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  8. High Color!

    High Color!

    With a black and white motor no where to be seen, NS 137 blows through Kellyton, AL with a very colorful set of engines.
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  9. NEW DD's

    NEW DD's

    New defect detectors (dragging equipment) are ready to be sent out on the NS P-Line as seen at the depot in Sylacauga, AL.
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  10. Crossing Gate Dead Line

    Crossing Gate Dead Line

    For the lack of what else to call it, this is a "dead line" of ratty looking crossing gates seen at the depot in Sylacauga, AL.
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  11. Old Girl Sitting Pretty

    Old Girl Sitting Pretty

    Still riding the rails, years after her birth, this SD40-2 is seen sitting quitly at the depot in Sylacauga, AL on the house track.
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  12. Between The Switches

    Between The Switches

    NS 137 glides west between Hightower to the right (East) and Lipsy to the left (West). This location is set between Sylacauga and Bon Air, Alabama on the NS P-Line.
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  13. Stretched Out In Sylacauga, AL

    Stretched Out In Sylacauga, AL

    This west bound NS 137 is seen on the East end of Sylacauga, AL stretched out with the tail end still on Trammells Hill. The signal in the distance is the "Brickyard" signal.
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  14. Fighting Machine!

    Fighting Machine!

    A closeup of one of the many Bradleys that flew through Kellyton, AL on the NS P-Line.
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  15. Back From The Sand

    Back From The Sand

    A long cut of Bradley fighting vehicles is seen on NS 335 in Kellyton, AL.
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  16. Clear At Kellyton

    Clear At Kellyton

    NS 335 highballs through Kellyton, AL on the NS P-Line after having met the NS 336 back in Alexander City.
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  17. Passing An Old Customer

    Passing An Old Customer

    NS 335 heads West past one of the former large customers that shipped on this line in Sylacauga, AL. Unfortunatly, Avondale Mills stopped shipping with the railroad years ago and eventually closed down a couple of years ago. Seen on the NS P-Line in Talladega County.
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  18. Crossing Huckleberry Road

    Crossing Huckleberry Road

    NS Train 335 crosses Huckleberry Road about half-way down the 5 mile long Trammells Hill headed into Sylacauga, AL. This is a favorite shot of the photographers for both East and West bound trains. This location is on the NS P-Line in Talladega County, AL.
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  19. Descending The Hill

    Descending The Hill

    NS Train 335 is seen descending the 5 mile long 1.16% grade known as Trammells Hill heading West as it comes up on Trammells Road where the photographer is standing. You might can notice the visual descent of the box cars compared to the locomotive in this shot. This is no illusion. This is on...
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  20. NS 335 At Trammells Hill In Alabama

    NS 335 At Trammells Hill In Alabama

    NS 335 Arrives at the top of Trammells Hill in Talladega County, Alabama on the NS P-Line. It now has to travel a steady downhill 1.16%, 5 mile grade into Sylacauga, AL at the bottom of the hill. Dynamic brakes are a must have option on this grade.
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