Southern E8(a)s 6900-6914-6904 depart Peachtree Station in Atlanta, Georgia with Southern #1, the Southern Crescent circa 1970/1971. R. T. Steinbrenner Photo

Kanawha ALCO 2-8-4 #2716 leads its eastbound train past the old depot site. #2716, built for the C&O as one of their 90 "Kanawha" type steam engines, operated from Birmingham to Opelika... (more)

It's the first day of summer 1986 and an eastbound train out of Louisville is lead into the morning sun with a Southern SD40-2 running long hood forward and green flags.

GM locomotives serving the south.

Savanna & Atlanta 4-6-2 750, in the company of a Southern B23-7 and an FP7, is tied down at the Southern servicing facility in Alexandria, Virginia.

Tied down next to Savanna & Atlanta 4-6-2 750, which is in town for some excursions, Southern B23-7 3928 spends the evening at the servicing facility in Alexandria, Virginia.

Southern Railway Work Extra #5162 has Southern Railway 250-Ton Industrial Brownhoist wrecker/derricks #903016 and 903026 in position to clean up the derailment of Conrail loaded flatcar #716074

Fresh from the EMD plant in LaGrange, a brand new Southern Railway GP50 is at the IHB's Blue Island Yard awaiting movement south to its new owner. Tom Golden photo.

Southern Railway U23B #3948, GP38 #2733 and U23B #3964 lead #93's train (Albany, GA - Dothan, AL) westbound. #3948 was built June 1975 and later became Norfolk Southern #3948

Southern Railway GP38 #2822 and U23B #3917 lead the northbound local (Columbus, GA - Greenville, GA turn) on the "R" line past the Georgia Pacific plywood plant

A Southern GP38-2 brings three cars south on the main line just north of the passenger station in Charlottesville, Virginia. Today, the tracks to the right of the passenger platform are gone, and ... (more)

Even Odds

Southern GP38 5050 switches a siding in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Three Southern GP50’s wheel a southbound manifest near Red Hill, Virginia.

After being surprised by a southbound manifest near Covesville, Virginia, the northbound we were waiti... (more)