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It's always a great day when you can catch one (two) of KCS's Southern Belle painted locomotives! But catch one on a beautiful, blue sky filled day like today, and it's almost mind blowing! This Southbound train on NS tracks makes its way past Birmingham's Amtrak Station.
A North bound CSX train approaches the Amtrak Station in Birmingham, AL as is moves under the signal bridge. Notice the NS trains headlights in the distance stopped waiting for the CSX train to crossover.
Here's something you don't see every day. This between the gauge switch is seen at the far South (West) end of the Amtrak Station platform in Birmingham, AL.
A recent view of the South (West) end of the Amtrak Station platform in Birmingham shows some major cleanup is needed after a bunch of tracks have been pulled up.
The SOU 630 2-8-0 is on the head end of NS 956 as it heads into Whitney, AL on the NS Alabama Great Southern (AGS) main. This is a transfer run from the TVRM in Chattanooga, TN to Birmingham, AL for two weekends of excursions for the new NS 21st Century Steam Program.
The Southern Rwy 630 2-8-0 is seen heading South down the NS Alabama Great Southern (AGS) main from Chattanooga, TN to Birmingham, AL for two weekends of excursions. This is part of the Norfollk Southern 21st Century Steam Program. This is the first mainline steam seen in Alabama in many years.
The Southern Rwy 630 2-8-0 is seen heading South down the NS Alabama Great Southern (AGS) main from Chattanooga, TN to Birmingham, AL for two weekends of excursions. This is part of the Norfollk Southern 21st Century Steam Program. This is the first mainline steam seen in Alabama in many years.
The Southern Rwy 630 2-8-0 is seen heading South down the NS Alabama Great Southern (AGS) main from Chattanooga, TN to Birmingham, AL for two weekends of excursions. This is part of the Norfollk Southern 21st Century Steam Program. This is the first mainline steam seen in Alabama in many years.
The Southern Rwy 630 2-8-0 is seen heading South down the NS Alabama Great Southern (AGS) main from Chattanooga, TN to Birmingham, AL for two weekends of excursions. This is part of the Norfollk Southern 21st Century Steam Program. This is the first mainline steam seen in Alabama in many years.
The Southern Rwy 630 2-8-0 is seen heading South down the NS Alabama Great Southern (AGS) main from Chattanooga, TN to Birmingham, AL for two weekends of excursions. This is part of the Norfollk Southern 21st Century Steam Program. This is the first mainline steam seen in Alabama in many years.
A NS train with all UP power pulls this stack train into the South end of E. Norris Yard in Irondale, AL. This is the pusher rounding the bend as the train pulls on into the yard.
On-going work by Norfolk Southern crew of the line from Woodlawn Jct. east of downtown Birmingham. This line, once a way for the Central of Georgia to by-pass downtown and access the FRISCO yard on the West end, has been stubbed off for years where it used to cross the CSX main heading South out...
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