Westbound NS train 201 rolls past the Huntsville storage siding in Huntsville, AL.

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NS local train A85 rolls though Belle Mina, AL at a good clip with a single box car (probably to allow them to run track speed).

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The Huntsville and Madison County Railroad keeps this switcher in reserve, probably as a backup for their main unit. It is usually stored near the corner of Bob Wallace and L&N Dr. on a small siding.

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It's late afternoon as the crew of Norfolk Southern local freight A85 cruises across highway 20 with a lone SD40-2. This location is on the Madison branch line.

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As we continue to follow NS empty coal train 735 eastbound, we catch them heading past this old barn in Gurley, AL just east of Huntsville.

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The late afternoon sun casts long shadows as we continue to follow NS empty coal train westbound as they pass through Paint Rock, AL. This is one of my favorite shots of the day!

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Another shot of Norfolk Southern executive train 951 with a set F-units on the point as the train heads east through downtown Madison, AL!

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Bringing up the rear of NS executive train 951 is this theater car. The train is seen heading east through Madison, AL.

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Norfolk Southern executive train 951 blasts through downtown Madison, AL with a set of beautifully restored F-units on the point!

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An eastbound Norfolk Southern loaded coal train bound for the Scherer Power Plant near Atlanta, GA passes through Huntsville, AL.

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The Huntsville and Madison County operates this switcher which is configured for remote control operation. It is seen here with a cut of cars heading south through Huntsville.

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A high-hood SD40-2 is the sole power for Norfolk Southern train A81 as it works the small yard in Huntsville, AL.

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Norfolk Southern intermodal train 222 heads east at Asa near Gurley, AL. The NS lengthened the siding here in about 2002-2003 to accommodate the longer coal trains to Atlanta, GA.

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Norfolk Southern westbound train 225 puts on a good show as the crew accelerates past the Huntsville storage siding.

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Eastbound empty NS coal train 740 meets it's loaded eastbound counterpart, train 737 at Elko Siding in Huntsville, AL.

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West bound Norfolk Southern coal train Q37 heads through Madison, AL after helping east bound counterpart Q38 with a broken knuckle in Huntsville, AL.

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This freshly rebuilt switcher is used by the Huntsville International Airport Intermodal Center. It is shown here spotting a cut of well cars.

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Norfolk Southern local train A80 heads east along Elko siding in Huntsville, AL.

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Norfolk Southern local train A81 working on the branch line that serves various local industries in Madison, AL.

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East bound Norfolk Southern ballast train 920 rolls through Belle Mina, AL near Mooresville Road. The short siding in the foreground is used by maintenance of way crews to store equipment.

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West bound NS intermodal train I01 eases past the east end of Elko siding to a meet with train 462 in Huntsville, AL.

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Norfolk Southern train 462 waits at the east end of Elko siding in Huntsville, AL for a meet with intermodal train I01.

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West bound NS freight W65 rumbles through downtown Madison, AL at track speed on a late summer afternoon.

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Here is a shot of the HMCR's lone SW9 with short train of just two cars heading in after a day of switching the south Huntsville, AL industrial area.

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NS coal trains, one loaded-east bound and one empty-west bound, meet near Huntsville at Elko siding. These trains are run in conjunction with the Union Pacific and usually have UP power with an occasional Southern Pacific unit mixed in.

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