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  1. Is That My Green?

    Is That My Green?

    The signal bridge at the south end of downtown shows solid reds except for the on lone green signal for this auto train.
  2. Cars Headed South

    Cars Headed South

    A solid auto train, most likely cars from the Honda plant in Lincoln, AL, heads south through Birmingham, AL.
  3. Pulling Under The Blvd

    Pulling Under The Blvd

    Amtrak 20 pulls under Richard Arington, Jr. Blvd. on its way North to Anniston out of Birmingham with the AMK 145 leading.
  4. Amtrak 145 North Out Of B'ham

    Amtrak 145 North Out Of B'ham

    Amtrak 20 heads north out of the station with AMK 145 leading.
  5. Pulling Out

    Pulling Out

    Amtrak 145 leads Amtrak 20 out onto the CSX main from the station lead in Birmingham, AL.
  6. Amtrak Commemortive Unit At Birmingham

    Amtrak Commemortive Unit At Birmingham

    Amtrak 145 leads Amtrak 20 as it prepares to leave the station in downtown Birmingham, AL. My thanks to Jeff Gordon via Josh Putman for the heads up on this train.
  7. Busy Day In The Ham

    Busy Day In The Ham

    A freshly painted NS 3360 looks great leading this train past 32nd Street in Birmimgham, AL.
  8. Rolling Towards 32nd Street

    Rolling Towards 32nd Street

    A NS train comes off of the line up to Sheffield, AL and heads towards 32nd Street and beyond to the Norris Yard in Irondale, AL.
  9. Light Move At 32nd Street

    Light Move At 32nd Street

    These two motors showed up at 32nd Street heading off to some switching job.
  10. North Out Of Town

    North Out Of Town

    A northbound NS train heads out of Birmingham north towards Sheffield, AL.
  11. North To Sheffield

    North To Sheffield

  12. North To Sheffield and Beyond

    North To Sheffield and Beyond

    This NS train has just exited the East End Division and taken the line that heads up to Sheffield, AL and beyond to Memphis. Red Mountain and St. Vincent Hospital are visible in the background.
  13. 32nd Street Local

    32nd Street Local

    A case of water sits on the low nose of the motor as the NS local sits at 32nd Street in Birmingham waiting for passing freights to clear the way.
  14. Electricity Train

    Electricity Train

    NS 74G runs off of the line from Sheffield, AL onto the East End Division at 27th Street Interlock before hitting the NS P-Line Eastbound over in Irondale, AL. This coal train will then take the N-Line in Childersburg over to the Alabama Power steam plant at Wilsonville.
  15. Through The High/Wide Detector

    Through The High/Wide Detector

    This West bound NS train heads through the High/Wide detector in Cropwell, AL on the NS P-Line (Central of Georgia) on the way to Irondale.
  16. DSP0541_a

    DSP0541_a

    NS in Alliance OH
  17. DSP5403

    DSP5403

    Berea Ohio. I wish I could find a place in the Chicago area that offered the photography fun of Berea Ohio. If anyone has any suggestions please post them.
  18. Gold Ridge Fast Run

    Gold Ridge Fast Run

    "Downtown" Gold Ridge, AL, a.k.a. Gold Hill, is the back drop for the Westbound NS 137 as it flys though the little community towards Birmingham, AL.
  19. West By The Depot

    West By The Depot

    NS 137 moves West by the Opelika, AL Union Station on the NS P-Line.
  20. Fast Run Through Alabama

    Fast Run Through Alabama

    NS Train 336 moves East at a fast clip through Salem, AL on the NS (former Central of Georgia) P-Line. This is just East of Opelika, AL. In this shot you can see what's left of the Chattahoochee Valley Railroad (CHV) 2855 caboose. Don't let the paint fool you, this thing is in extremely bad...


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