This pair of CSX switchers (MP15s) was being shuttled south in a southbound CSX freight near the south end of Oakworth Yard in Decatur, AL.

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CSX intermodal train Q129 rolls past the historic station in Decatur, AL as it heads back on to CSX rails after crossing the Tennessee River on the NS.

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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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A southbound CSX grain train with an ex-Conrail C40-8W on the point gathers it's train together and gets ready to leave Oakworth yard.

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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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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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NS local train A81 heads west through the interlocking in Decatur. From the looks of the strobes and extra antennas on the cab, this unit may be set up for remote control operation.

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

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After waiting for northbound train Q518, the 2nd shift CSX yard job, Y201, enters the NS interlocking to head up the river branch to work the various industries.

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An eastbound Norfolk Southern freight enters the interlocking at Decatur with an EMD MP15 dead in tow. Nothing fancy, but I have always loved switchers!

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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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Norfolk Southern yard job AD01 switches cars at the industries along the Tennessee River. Both CSX and NS switch this particular area although each have specific customers.

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This CSX GP40-2, painted for maintenance of way work, is tied down in the yard in Decatur, AL. I believe most of the MOW units are off the roster as of 2005.

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Southbound CSX train Q685-08 heads through Oakworth Yard with Union Pacific power on the point.

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Southbound train Q595-01 with a CSX SD40-2 on the point, passes the Decatur Holdout signals heading past the north end of Oakworth Yard.

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A C40-8W leads northbound CSX train Q684 as it waits in the siding at Harris, just north of the Tennessee River near Decatur, AL.

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A southbound CSX freight with a freshly painted ex-Conrail C40-8W on the point is tied down at the south end of Oakworth Yards after it's crew went "on the law".

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A rainy afternoon finds northbound CSX train Q578 passing the Decatur Holdout signals at milepost 308 near the north end of Oakworth yard.

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A pair of SD40-2s power NS train A80 as they shove a long cut of cars eastward into the west end of NS Decatur Yard.

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Also in CSX train Q574 is this SD40-2 in the "stealth" paint scheme. Gotta love that "weathering" job on this unit!

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Here is a close-up shot of the weed-spraying card in CSX train W046-1 as it sprays along the siding at Oakworth Yard.

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CSX train Q574 with an SD40-2 on the point, heads north and prepares to leave Oakworth Yard in Decatur.

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Before the BNSF won the contract to bring Powder River Valley coal to Memphis to interchange with the NS, Union Pacific performed these duties. One of the last UP trains was this empty westbound, Q37, passing through Decatur.

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