A lucky break between thunderstorms allowed us to capture a Georgia Northeastern grain empty cresting one of the many hills on their under-engineered route.

Georgia Northeastern brings the second cut of 32 loads of chicken chow to the Pilgrim's Pride Elevator.

The hills of north Georgia overlook a ribbon of jointed steel rail that negotiates the landscape formerly dominated by the Southern Railway. A Hartwell Railroad southbound glides out of Toccoa beh... (more)

The only turbo-charged unit on the roster, a ex-Great Northern GP20 leads four normally aspirated motors and 32 CSX hoppers of corn. Due to the grades, 65 car grain trains are split in half for t... (more)

Hartwell Railroad's former St. Lawrence & Atlantic GP40-2 is coming into Toccoa for their transfer run to Norfolk Southern. They would drop off a cut of cars, work a small siding just outside the... (more)

If that ain't country, I'll kiss your ass.

With a fresh crew, the first 32 empty CSX hoppers head back to the interchange at Elizabeth, GA.

One of Kentucky's coolest short line operations is the Transkentucky Transportation Railroad out of Paris, Kentucky. The railroad mainly hauled coal to Maysville to be loaded onto barges on the Oh... (more)

In a scene which may never be repeated, a TTI coal train accelerates through the hand-throw crossover at "CP Caproni" in Maysville, KY. The TTI Rail to River facility closed in November... (more)

Southbound HMCR 8933 rolls across a bridge near the southern end of the line with a single covered hopper at Burrows, AL.

The Universal Alloy train rolls south past the restored station at Holly Springs

The last remaining Alco HH900 lumbers across a wooden bridge pulling a local freight. This photo was staged by Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum volunteers for a publicity shot showcasing a unique pi... (more)

Caney Fork & Western 106, and sister unit 105 are sitting cold on the out skirts of Tullahoma, TN on the former NC&StL Sparta, Branch which run 61 miles northeast from Tullahoma to Sparta, TN. CF&... (more)

A pair of Nashville & Eastern's 4 axle GE's rest while waiting for their next load of sand from the Monetery Sand mines. Once loaded, they will carry their load to the unloading facility in Nashv... (more)

On a hot early May morning, G&W-Chattooga & Chickamauga Railway (CCKY) Train 702 with a pair of first gen geeps passes the sight of the future Rock Springs Industrial park, as the six car train wo... (more)