Three units provide rear end power for southbound BNSF coal train C-NAMPAM as it heads in to Quinton, AL on the BNSF Birmingham Sub.

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Thanks to some quick ATCS spotting by Darrell Krueger and Mason Bernard, we were able to catch this southbound BNSF freight near Dora, AL at the mp 706.

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We found this interesting asphalt operation between Dora and Jasper, AL along the BNSF Birmingham Sub. Steam is used to warm the asphalt so it will flow from the tank cars.

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Another shot of the asphalt operation between Dora and Jasper, AL along the BNSF Birmingham Sub. The steam used to the warm the asphalt makes for a wild scene!

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The whole gang who attended the BNSF Citizens for Rail Security meeting! It was a great meeting and a big thank you goes out to Special Agent Bryan Schaffer and the BNSF for making it happen!

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The BNSF has a knack for keeping older equipment running longer than most other class I railroads. Here is a GP7u idling between duties in the BNSF yard in Birmingham, AL during the CRS meeting.

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A GE B40-8W and an EMD six-axle unit rest between duties in the locomotive facility in the BNSF Thomas Yard in Birmingham, AL. This was taken during the Jan 26, 2008 CRS meeting.

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The attendees of the CRS meeting check out the locomotive facility in the BNSF Thomas Yard in Birmingham, AL.

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The control tower in Thomas Yard on the BNSF in Birmingham, AL. Special thanks to Bryan Schaffer of the BNSF and Citizens for Rail Security for making this shot possible!

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Attendees of the Jan 26, 2008 Citizens for Rail Security meeting check out the turntable in BNSF's Thomas Yard in Birmingham.

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A close-up of the turntable in BNSF's Thomas Yard in Birmingham. Thanks for BNSF's Citizens for Rail Security meeting and special agent Bryan Schaffer for making this possible!

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A pair of BNSF coal trains idle in the small yard in Quinton. This yard is used to stage trains to be sent to the Alabama Power's Plant Miller steam plant in Palos, AL.

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Friends and fellow railfans Darrell Krueger, Mason Bernard and Frank Orona line up to shoot a south bound BNSF coal train at Quinton.

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Southbound BNSF coal train C-NAMPAM rolls in on track 2 in the small yard at Quinton, AL on the BNSF Birmingham Sub.

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A westbound Norfolk Southern coal train blasts through Stevenson, AL on the CSX Chattanooga Sub. This little overpass on Tennessee Ave can make a nifty place to watch the action on the CSX/NS.

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Joint NS/BNSF coal train 738 heads through the interlocking in Decatur. We were happy to catch this BNSF EMD in executive paint pushing on the rear of 738!

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Joint NS/BNSF coal train 738 heads through the interlocking in Decatur with a new GE Evolution locomotive on the point. These trains are destined for the Scherer Power Plant near Atlanta, GA.

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A BNSF coal train waits in the small yard near Quinton, AL. These trains are destined for the Alabama Power Miller Steam Plant near Palos, AL.

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In an excellent example of "old meets new", an eastbound NS loaded coal train with a brand new BNSF "GEVO" passes a sibling - the GE 44-tonner on display at the Stevenson station.

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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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BNSF power, most likely performing a transfer run, waits on Norfolk Southern trackage near the 32nd Street interlocking in Birmingham, AL.

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Norfolk Southern westbound empty coal train, 741, heads past the station in Decatur on its trip back to the Powder River Basin to pick up more coal for the Scherer power plant near Atlanta, GA.

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Unfortunately, I was on the wrong side of the sun which caused this shot of a BNSF yard job to be badly backlit. They are shown working the south end of Thomas Yard in Birmingham.

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A faded BNSF "Warbonnet" leads a southbound CSX train over a small creek south of CSX's Oakworth Yard in Decatur.

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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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