A well worn and faded SW8 sits in the AOK Wilburton Yard.

The Other Strasburg

Many photographers gravitate exclusively to steam, being drawn by the living machines that breathe smoke and steam. Others gravitate toward “regular serviceâ€... (more)

Calera & Shelby's SW8's power a photo charter at Calera, Alabama on November 8, 2020 as the train steps through fall foliage and by a large downed tree that had recently been cleared from the righ... (more)

Calera & Shelby's SW8s make a runaround move during the photo charter on November 8, 2020 at Springs Junction, Alabama.

Calera & Shelby's SW8s make a runaround move during the photo charter on November 8, 2020 at Springs Junction, Alabama.

The Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum's pair of former U.S. Army SW8's are seen here leading a photo charter freight train east over Buxahatchee Creek bridge just outside of Calera, AL.

ADM crew shuffle some soybean cars around their Kershaw, SC facility.

BRMX 8619 is seen at Renfrew on 9/12/2020. Felt good to see it again, after not seeing it for at least 10 years.

The Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum's pair of former U.S. Army SW8's are seen here leading a photo charter freight back into the yard in Calera, AL., before getting ready for the night photo shoot

The Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum's pair of former U.S. Army SW8's are seen here leading a photo charter freight passed a lake at Springs Junction, AL.

A group of photographers gets their shots of a Calera & Shelby Freight Train during a night photo charter on the Heart of Dixie Railroad

Calera & Shelby Railroad SW8's 2022 & 2019 pose by a small lake along the former Alabama Mineral Railroad during a special photographers freight train on an unusually warm November morning.