Alabama to the Carolinas 2012

NS 3-B District

NS 3-B district winds through the old coal fields of West Shelby County and across the Murry Creek Bridge.

Turning south at mile marker 20R and away from civilization for a trip though the piney woods and old coal fields of West Shelby County.

Crew climbed to safety.

Crew climbed to safety.

Work crews with heavy machinery work into the night to clear CSX's Lineville sub after train K833-23 plowed into this at 03:20 a.m.

Cliff Energy coal trains to and from Convent, LA sometimes sneak into Walters Yard with CN power.

Enroute to Green Valley, WV via Meadow Creek from Midwest Locomotive in Kansas City.

Enroute from NRE (Silvis) to Mcintosh, GA.

New addition to the Bay Line returning from the port with empties.

By mile marker 785 and up the hill to Leeds.

Had to add a rough looking leader at Manassas, VA.

Alabama Southern/KCS traffic heads toward Brookwood passing CP Davis Creek.

CP Davis Creek.

The tornado that ravaged areas from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham on April 27, 2011 did not spare this bridge as it took out four spans and three towers. After nine months of labor and engineering the bridge was back in service.

The once tree covered hillside met mother natures fury on April 27, 2011. A tornado took much of this bridge out that day.

Old route 280 passes under the Lineville Sub.

Drifting downgrade out of "the narrows".

Running in the last light of day.

Trailing unit on Q685 to Waycross.

Heading south climbing Dugdown Mountain.

Moving on CSX as OMLX 4117 for ATN railway at Gadsden.

New ES44AH units 3057 up front and 3059 in trail muscle this heavy train up Simmsville Hill.

5338 and 670 power up today's Birmingham-Savannah train.

ANJ 966 mile marker. (One mile south of Parkwood Jct.)

Stopped at 32nd street. Sloss Furnace provides the backdrop.

Just passing the control point at Henry Ellen