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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. 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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  13. 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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  14. 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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  15. West End of Trammells

    West End of Trammells

    This is a shot of the West end of Trammells on the NS Central of Georgia P-Line in Talladega County. This is East of Sylacauga and just West of Hollins. This is the crest of the long, East bound 1.16%, 5 mile long grade out of Sylacauga. CTC begins/ends here to the West and Track Authorities...
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  16. Sharp Turn At Soleo

    Sharp Turn At Soleo

    NS 336 has just met NS 335 in Goodwater, and here NS 336 is seen heading on East in Soleo, AL on the NS Central of Georgia P-Line in Coosa County, Alabama.
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  17. NS 335 West End Of Alex City

    NS 335 West End Of Alex City

    NS Train 335 is seen leaving Alexander City, AL and into Coosa County and Kellyton on a bright, sunshiny day.
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  18. Basking In The Alabama Sun

    Basking In The Alabama Sun

    NS Central of Georgia Train 335 takes in the sun on a beautiful March 3rd morning in Alexander City, AL. This west bound train is heading towards Birmingham, AL from Columbus, GA.
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  19. Rattling The Windows In Soleo

    Rattling The Windows In Soleo

    NS Central of Georgia Train 137 pounds through Soleo, AL on the NS P-Line on a cool and wet Wednesday March morning as it heads West towards Birmingham, AL. Soleo is a little community between Goodwater to the West and Kellyton to the East. This block signal is the MP371.2. This is on the former...
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  20. Rattling The Windows In Soleo

    Rattling The Windows In Soleo

    NS Central of Georgia Train 137 pounds through Soleo, AL on the NS P-Line on a cool and wet Wednesday March morning as it heads West towards Birmingham, AL. Soleo is a little community between Goodwater to the West and Kellyton to the East. This block signal is the MP371.2. This is on the former...
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    • Category: Eastern United States



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