CSX operated weed spraying train W044 recently along the line between Nashville, TN and Birmingham, AL. The train is shown here tied up in Oakworth yard in Decatur, AL.

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CSX operated weed spraying train W044 along the line between Nashville, TN and Birmingham, AL. Some of the equipment is shown here tied up in Oakworth yard in Decatur, AL.

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CSX intermodal train Q121 rolls on Norfolk Southern trackage through the interlocking in Decatur, AL.

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CSX train Q684 rounds a curve near Culver Rd located in Falkville, AL.

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CSX 7317, an ex-Conrail unit, is shown here on the point of north bound train Q684-12 getting ready to leave CSX's Oakworth yard in Decatur, AL.

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On October, 26, 1998, The GOP Victory Express Train rolls out of Athens on a statewide trip supporting Governor Fob James, who was running for re-election. Here the train is seen 10-25-98 in Athens with a clean GP40-2 on the point.

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Late afternoon finds a yard job working in Bridgeport, AL as two trains pass on the double main-line behind!

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A CSX GP40-2, common power in Decatur, AL, idles between duties at CSX's Oakworth yard.

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An ex-Conrail SD40-2 idles in CSX's Oakworth yard in Decatur, AL.

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I caught this shot of one of the new AC6000s on the point of Q125-07 near the south end of CSX's Oakworth yard in Decatur, AL.

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Late afternoon finds this CSX GP38-2 between duties in Oakworth yard, located in Decatur, AL.

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South bound CSX intermodal train Q129 rolls through the interlocking at Decatur, AL.

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When ex-GP30s were converted to road slugs, most of the long hood access doors were simply plated over as were the exhaust stack opening and the cooling fans. The dynamic brake grids and cooling fan remain though, to provide extra braking.

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CSX AC6000 633 is in control of a north bound intermodal train as it rolls into the NS interlocking in Decatur, AL.

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A north bound CSX freight with no shortage of power accelerates out of Harris siding near Decatur, AL.

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A south bound CSX train rolls off the Tennessee River bridge in Decatur, AL.

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A short work train with an MOW U23B on the point is tied up at Bridgeport, AL.

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CSX Intermodal train R125 rounds a banked curve heading into downtown Hartselle, AL at track speed.

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A Southbound CSX train rolls past the signals at milepost 308 in Decatur, AL.

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South bound CSX intermodal train R125 rolls past the nicely restored station turned furniture store and photography studio in Athens, AL.

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South bound CSX intermodal train Q129 slides into the siding to meet a north bound train at Harris on the north side of the Tennessee River from Decatur, AL.

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A north bound CSX grain train prepares to depart Oakworth yard in Decatur, AL.

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On a trip over to the Guntersville/Albertville/Gadsden area, we didn't find any running trains, but we did get a photo of a switcher at Progress Rail in Albertville. Here is a photo of the power in between calls to duty in the CSX Gadsden yard.

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A north bound CSX freight picks up a cut of cars at Oakworth yard in Decatur, AL.

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An SD50 heads up a north bound CSX train as it heads towards the Tennessee River bridge in Decatur, AL.

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