"Oostanaula Siding"

Photos from the yet-as-unnamed siding located near Oostanuala Bend. In these photos, the siding is still under construction and not yet in use.

"2719"

SD70M-2 2719 leads a heavy southbound freight at Lindale, Georgia.

"Black and Blue"

Two old units usher in the first day of Fall, 2007 at Dalton, GA.

"Sugar Valley Southbound"

A mixed intermodal freight is given the go to pass through Sugar Valley.

"Sugar Valley Northbound"

Late evening, just as the sun sets at Sugar Valley, a northbound GM freight thunders by.

"Conrail at Switch Road"

A train headed by a former Conrail unit crosses the bridge over Cooper Creek.

"74.9"

A loaded coal train approaches the signal near downtown Rome.

"6671"

On a warm and clear April afternoon, a Norfolk Southern freight travels northbound towards Dalton, GA.

"NS Autoracks at Dalton"

Photo of the same train as above from a different angle.

"Locomotion"

Photographers take photos in order to capture a moment in time, something that we can look back on later and say "hey, I was there". A photography magazine suggested turning down the speed and playing a little bit with the pan and scan to create a feeling of motion. I just don't see the point in it. I like my trains crisp and clear.

"Heavy Metal"

An SD70M-2 and one of it's ancestors pull a mixed container freight through downtown Dalton, GA.

"Waiting at Fox"

According to dispatch, this train was going to be waiting a while near the juntion at Fox for a coal train to return from Lindale ahead of it.

"Pinson Road"

I saw the train coming, but I couldn't make it to the crossing in time for the setup.

"Conrail Blue"

An SD60-I in Conrail livery leads it's counterpart and a loaded auto-rack train through the downtown Dalton area.

"NS at Hair"

An NS freight crosses the CSX-NS diamond in downtown Dalton.

"General Merchandise at Hair"

Four of modern railroading's most powerful locomotives pull a long freight train through downtown Dalton, GA.

"Grey Ghost"

It's not uncommon to see fresh-from-the-factory locomotives running around the NS system in their underwear - this primer gray unit leads an auto-rack train over the plate girder bridge at Cooper Creek.

"8946 at Carbondale"

After the multitude of southbound passing trains, this multi-road lashup pulls it's train off of the siding at Carbondale, GA.

"9101 Southbound"

Last train of the morning to pass through the CSX maintenence area in downtown Dalton, a container train headed by unit 9101.

"Maintenance"

CSX is pulling some heavy duty track maintenance as a Norfolk Southern northbound is given permission to pass slowly on the right.