AlabamaRailfan.com Photo Galleries: CSX Transportation
09262007_csxunk_perdido.jpg

A northbound CSX grain train blasts through Perdido, AL west of Atmore. This was taken near the intersection of Highway 31 and James Rd. This is one of my favorite shots from vacation 2007.

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09252007_csxq609_pensacola13.jpg

Southbound CSX train Q609 approaches the north end of Goulding Yard in Pensacola, FL. I meant to catch the tall switch stand the in photo but not put it in front of the lead unit! DOH!

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09252007_csxq609_pensacola.jpg

Southbound CSX train Q609 rolls through downtown Pensacola. On this stretch of CSX trackage, trains run opposite of geography. This south bound train is actually turning north. This photo was taken from the on-ramp to Interstate 110 - not the smartest thing I have done but a nice image I think! ; )

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09262007_csxunk_flomaton.jpg

A northbound CSX train turns east from the M&M Subdivision on to the PD Subdivision for the trip to Pensacola, FL and points beyond. The M&M Sub trackage is shown on the left hand side.

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08232006_unk_chocktaw.jpg

An empty CSX coal train, at Chocktaw, backs a long string of hoppers in to the McDuffie Island coal terminal.

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03162007_unk_ax.jpg

A CSX GP40-2 switches in the Boyles Yard near AX Tower. While not overly easy to photograph, this location is somewhat visible from Shuttlesworth Drive on the north side of Birmigham, AL.

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10152005_q647_decatur.jpg

Southbound CSX train Q647 heads through Oakworth Yard in Decatur, AL.

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09022006_q57702_magella.jpg

CSX train Q577-02, with BNSF power on the point, heads south on the double track between Magella and Graces on the south side Birmingham, AL.

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11122005_m048_nickajack.jpg

CSX ballast train M048 heads north across the causeway through Nickajack Lake near South Pittsburg, TN. This train is on the CSX J Line which runs from Chattanooga to Nashville, TN and dips in to Alabama.

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10152005_y103_decatur10.jpg

CSX yard job Y103 delivers a cut of interchange cars to the Norfolk Southern. The small yard near the NS/CSX interlocking in Decatur is often used for interchange traffic.

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08222006_unk_atmore.jpg

A northbound CSX intermodal train with Union Pacific power ducks under the Alabama and Gulf Coast overpass in Atmore, AL.

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04092006_unk_birmingham7.jpg

An aging General Electric unit works a cut of cars on the #1 drill track at Mary Lee, which is at the south end of CSX Boyles Yard near Birmingham, AL.

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03102007_t105_harris.jpg

Southbound CSX coal train T105 blasts past the north end of Harris siding on an overcast day. The north end of the siding is easily visible from Harris Station Road near Decatur, AL.

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06102006_unk_fairfield.jpg

A northbound CSX coal train waits on the Birmingham Mineral Subdivision in Fairfield, AL near Birmingham.

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09022006_unk_birmingham.jpg

Some idle CSX power near the engine house in Boyle Yard in Tarrant City, just northeast of Birmingham, AL.

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11262006_csxy101_decatur.jpg

CSX yard job Y101 head back towards Oakworth Yard in Decatur, AL. The Farmer's Market near 2nd Steet can be a good place to catch CSX trains between Oakworth and the interlocking with the Norfolk Southern.

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11122005_unk_nickajack.jpg

A southbound CSX train rolls through a cut on its way towards Nickajack Lake then to Chattanooga. This area is easily railfanned from along Tennessee Highway 156 near South Pittsburg, TN.

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01202007_unk_cullman.jpg

A southbound CSX freight accelerates past South End Holmes Gap at the north side of Cullman, AL. SE Holmes Gap marks the southern end of the double track between Lacon and Cullman, AL.

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07082006_csx_stevenson.jpg

A northbound CSX train with a Union Pacific EMD on the point blasts through Stevenson, AL and passes the historic depot turned museum.

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01202007_csxq688_cullman.jpg

Northbound CSX train Q688 heads on to the double track at SE (South End) Holmes Gap. The double track extends from about Lacon, AL to just north of Cullman, AL and runs over the Sand Mountain where CSX has a pusher located.

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06102006_csxsb_birmingham.jpg

A southbound CSX train on the CSX #1 main dips under the 21st Street overpass in downtown Birmingham. The end of southbound NS train is visible to the right.

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03162007_k796_birmingham.jpg

A pair of CSX light engines heads north through the 24th Street interlocking towards Boyles Yard. The crew called their "train" K796 on the radio.

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08222006_r614_nokomis.jpg

Northbound CSX train R614-21 heads past Nokomis, just south of Atmore, AL.

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08232006_unk_mobile7.jpg

CSX power awaits the next call of duty near the McDuffie Island coal terminal just south of Mobile, AL. The terminal is served by CSX and CNIC.

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11262006_y150_q578_decatur.jpg

CSX yard job Y150 holds the siding near the interlocking with the NS in Decatur. A northbound Q578 scoots by on the main line and heads through the interlocking past the Y150.

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