Two variations of the EMD's SD70 locomotive pull this unit coal train out of the siding at Hall.

Tail end of a PRC train. This train just passed a southbound UP on the double track NS mainline at Dalton, GA.

On a gorgeous day in the middle of spring, the Powder River Special makes it's daily appearance, southbound, at Dalton, GA. The train is led and followed by a trio of ES44AC's.

A loaded southbound coal train eases through Lindale, GA

An SD70MAC, sporting the original BNSF paint scheme, heads up an empty PRC back to Wyoming.

The PRC, parked at "Bowling Alley." The location is named for the lanes across the street.

The Powder River Special comes off of the siding at Sugar Valley to resume it's journey to Plant Scherer.

A BNSF Coal train nears the signal that engineers call out as "Dairy Barn", near Rome, GA.

I was out in the yard getting recon photos of the Dalton area when I got a bonus - a loaded coal train headed southbound over the crossing at about 35 mph.

BNSF shows off two of the ugliest paint schemes in prototype railroading - the "rotten pumpkin" and "green and cream" schemes.

New and old paint schemes head up a southbound NS road-railer train at Dalton.

It seems like every other train ran on NS through north Georgia these days is one of these coal trains.

At the end of a cold winter day, a lone pusher hums along by itself at the end of a 125 car coal train.

A loaded 125 car coal train threads it's way through contruction work in downtown Dalton, GA.

An empty coal train heads back to Appalachia for another load to supply the power plants in south Georgia.

A BNSF unit does it's duty on the end of a north bound coal train near Dalton, Georgia.

An empty-load north bound PRC arrives at south Dalton during it's journey back to the coal fields of Wyoming. The tracks on the left belong to CSX.

A pusher on the end of the Powder River Special follows up the train through Dalton, GA.

A new BNSF unit and a bumblebee schemed GP30 make good time at Oostanaula, GA.

The Powder River unit coal train comes off of Berwin Siding near Rome, Georgia.

The storm clouds are gathering behind as a CSX freight, led by a BNSF locomotive, takes the siding at Resaca, GA.

A northbound BNSF unit coal train rides on Norfolk Southern rails near Plainville, GA. The train has just returned from unloading at Plant Scherer in Macon, GA.

A pair of Dash 9-44's take a rest at Kingston, Georgia, while waiting on a northbound container freight.