CSX roster/still photos

Santa had lots of helpers for this run of the daily local up the Manchester Subdivision to Atlanta

Just across Georgia Road 85 from this location lives someone who knows Santa very, very well :)

Most years, Santa Claus served as the engineer of his "Santa Train". However, in 1983, Santa was "rolled" the day before Santa's Train was to run which allowed him to ride the caboose from Manchester to Atlanta

With a wave to the crowd at Franklin Street, Santa's Train departs for Atlanta

Santa's Train is preparing to depart Franklin Street for Atlanta

Santa's Train is preparing to depart Franklin Street for Atlanta

CSX U30B #5340 was built November 1972 as Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) #8212

CSX B30-7 #5567 was built March 1981 as Chesapeake & Ohio C&O) #8285

Chesapeake & Ohio SD40 #7530 was built March 1971 and later became CSX #8388. Unit was chosen for rebuild program and later became CSX SD40-2 #4615

U30B #5324 was built November 1967 as Louisville & Nashville #2506

U30C #7267 was built 7/1971 as Louisville & Nashville #1573

CSX U23B #3300 was built December 1974 as Louisville & Nashville #2809

CSX U30B #5622 was built October 1968 as Seaboard Coast Line #1742

CSX U23B #3221 was built October 1969 as Chesapeake and Ohio Railway #2321

GCFX SD40-2 #3060 was built January 1966 as Chicago & North Western SD40 #886 and later became National Railway Equipment (NREX) #882.

The paint is so fresh on UP 5964 and trailing unit, UP 5965, that I thought I was in the paint booth. No insects or dings on the front of this brand new unit today!!!

CSX C40-8 #7500 was built May 1989

UP 8139 (SD9043MAC) and fellow unit CSX 7500 (C40-8) have been pulled into the clear on a normally unused portion of track M-04 in the CSX middle yard and tied down awaiting the call to head north to Montgomery. All of the tracks in the foreground have now been ripped out and replaced with new rail, ties and ballast to support local yard operations in Dothan, AL. And, needless to say, the weeds are long gone now as the newly rebuilt middle yard is heavily used in 2009 operations.

An amazing set of local power in use in the former L & N (now CSX) yard in Flomaton, AL

This BNSF B40-8 of Santa Fe heritage sure looks odd in extreme South Alabama

HLCX SD40M03 #6516 was built September 1968 as Seaboard Coast Line SD45 #2014, re# Seaboard System/CSX #8914, VMV #8914 and MKCX #9518

In extreme southwest Alabama, just feet from the Florida state line, in former L & N country, sits a pair of very unique foreign line locomotives being used as power for the locals based out of Flomaton. Most amazing!

CSX GP40-2 #4448 was built January 1980 as Conrail #3391

GCFX SD40-2 #3076 was built May 1971 as SOO Line SD40 #751 and later became Canadian Pacific #751

Seaboard System #765460, an American Diesel Electric crane assigned to maintenance of way service, had a weight of 216,700 pounds

A pair of hundred ton cranes for a track machine appear to be overkill. When decision makers are hundreds of miles away from the action, this is the result

The cranes are setting the track machine on the House Track located adjacent to the former Passenger Depot. Just to the right, out of the photo, piggyback trailers were loaded, circus style, at the Dothan Piggyback Ramp

CSX SD40-2 #8838 was built October 1978 as Conrail #6462

CSXT 8838 and lease unit CEFX 3135 (SD40-2 rebuild in SD45 shell) tied down in the middle yard at CSX Dothan, AL awaiting call to power northbound local to Montgomery, AL on the Bow Line

HLCX 6073 (SD40M-3) was built as Missouri Pacific SD40 #764, then re# MP 3064

An SP "Speed lettering" rebuilt unit, SP 8652 is obviously a former SD45. While the paint job has seen its better days, it is a welcome site in southeast Alabama

2004 saw a seemingly endless parade of foreign line visitors to the CSX Bow Line between Montgomery, AL and Waycross, GA. Today, we find BNSF C44-9W's 4840 and 790 tied down in the CSX Dothan middle yard awaiting the call to power the northbound local to Montgomery

Union Pacific SD70M #4931 has just returned from Saffold, GA with the CIRR interchange, one box car of which is in the background.

CEFX 3143 was built December 1966 as SD45 #ATSF 1867; then re# ATSF 5567; then re# ATSF 5348; then re# MKM 5348, the rebuilt to SD40-2 standards and entered lease pool

In the middle 2000 years, foreign line and lease power provided a great daily variety show. Sadly, in 2009, those days are a distant memory

Assigned to Dothan for shoving moves to and from The Bay Line interchange approx. 2 miles from this location, this caboose sits unused as the crews simply didn't want to make the extra switch.

CSX 7921 is former LMS #703, built August 1994

CSX 7921 being used this week as local power on the Dothan, AL to Bainbridge, GA turn

B40-8 CSX 5945 tied up in front of CSX Dothan yard office

CSX 8338 being used this week as power for Dothan, AL to Bainbridge, GA turn

CSX SD40-2 is former Conrail #6405, built August 1977

CSX 7371 (C40-8W), Q545-03's power, tied up for July 4th holiday in CSX Dothan yard

"Leave valve in automatic position at ALL times!", and "Valve responds automatically to water formation by sputtering frequently" on label with clear evidence of tank discharge below valve

CSX 7777 (C40-8W) tied up in middle yard at Dothan, AL