The new coat of black shines nicely in the back shop at the Heart of Dixie as the 2022 patiently waits for her new colors to dry before she heads out of the shop and starts working again. This un... (more)

Norfolk Southern Local Freight Train A84 makes their way Southbound back to Wilton, AL. After working Precision Strip Steel Mill in Talladega, AL. as they cross over CSXT S&NA South Sub Diamond in... (more)

A freshly painted locomotive #2022 shines in the sunlight on its first day of service since emerging from the paint shop at the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum.

Trackman Alan takes a look at his watch as the night moves along slower than he’d like. In a few hours his work will be done and trains will be running again over his section of track. Spec... (more)

Back in Black
Sitting at the Heart of Dixie’s back shop, the 2022 has traded in her coat of blue for something... (more)

Lanterns pose on an ex Birmingham Terminal baggage float after being used by the crew of the North Pole Express at the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum.

Fireman in the mist
With his blue lantern protection illuminated, fireman Alan walks up to his steam engine and will soon begin his inspection process before a nocturnal steam run on ... (more)

The little Flagg Coal 75 begins to slow down as she traverses through a tree canopy along the main line. As it's about to pass the station yard limit sign on the left, today's final run will soon... (more)

With photographers in position and waiting, the Flagg Coal 75 begins to throttle up as it rounds a curve for the routine photo run by that accompanies each trip along the Heart of Dixie's track.

The 2019 sits tied down at the Heart of Dixie on a clear May night as she waits for space to clear up at their shops for her eventual repainting that will occur some day soon. Lighting provided b... (more)

Flagg Coal #75 simmers after a long day of hauling passengers and putting on a show at the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum in Calera, Alabama.

OK, it isn't Thurmond, WV, but Calera was a railroad town, with businesses (including a hotel and a drug store) that fronted on the railroad. That's Southern in the foreground, with L&N on the ot... (more)

Heading out of Calera and crossing HWY 25 for the second time, A84 pulls a majority of coil cars for its steel customer some 45 miles away in Talladega.

A boxcar painted SD50-2 has the honors of leading today’s M712 as it switches cars at the south end of CSX’s Calera yard and holds up more)

After spending most of the morning building its train at the Roberta yard just a mile west of this location, A84 finally gets on the move to serve a customer 50 miles away with a set of 'Admiral c... (more)