This north bound CSX freight gets a helping hand from an NS "Catfish" while picking up a cut of cars a Oakworth yard in Decatur, AL.

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Southbound CSX train S231-11 rolls past the signals at milepost 308 in Decatur, AL. The trackage from the interlocking with the NS to south Oakoworth yard was considered double track for many years, but now is listed as single track with a passing siding.

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We scrambled to cover our cameras and camcorders as Mother Nature delivered us a very brief summer rain shower. As quick as we got stuff covered up, it was over!

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A crowd gathers to photograph and video tape an NS yard job as it comes off the river branch in Decatur.

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Q124 heads past the adoring railfans!

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The NS yard job that went out on the river banch ahead of of CSX Q647, now heads back through the interlocking and to the NS Decatur yard.

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NS intermodal train 202 rolls through the interlocking in Decatur, AL.

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An NS local freight heads east through the interlocking in Decatur, AL.

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An NS yard jobs works a cut of cars at the NS Decatur yard in Decatur, AL.

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After waiting for CSX Q129 head south, NS local A80 now gets a approach signal at the interlocking in Decatur and heads east. The ex-Conrail "U-boat" puts on a good show as the train accelerates out of Decatur!

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It's crew having apparently gone "on the law", the power from a Norfolk Southern yard job is seen here in the industrial park located along the Tennessee River.

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An NS local freight heads east through the interlocking in Decatur, AL.

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Once considered T80, this NS local is now referred to as A80 since the Tennessee Division line from Memphis to Chattanooga is now considered part of the Alabama Division. The train is shown here rolling into the interlocking junction at Decatur, AL.

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NS 4638, an EMD GP59 is shown in Decatur, AL in an Operation Lifesaver paint scheme.

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Norfolk Southern train 365 rolls through the defect detector at milepost 358.5 east of Decatur, AL.

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I have always thought it would be neat to live in one of these condominiums near the riverside industrial branch in Decatur, AL. Here the NS Decatur Yard Engine rolls it's train through the derail that protects the main line at River Jct.

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The Unknown Railfan! Okay, okay, this is not really the unknown railfan, but Bobby Payne of TrainJunkie.com fame cutting up a little in between trains! Be sure to check his site out!

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There was a lull in the action, so I decided to grab this shot of the forming Hootenanny!

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Bring out a box of model trains and videos for sale and watch the railfans gather! That is exactly what one Hootenanny attendee did and it seemed to work!

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Hootenanny attendees size up the photo/video opportunities as NS train Q34 passes by!

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A pair of retired CSX U23Bs, 3309 and 3310, are seen headed south through Decatur, AL and have been stenciled "Retired - Do Not Refuel" and the CSX and SBD logos marked out with spray paint.

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Here is another shot of all the people mingling and visiting between trains!

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Everyone scrambles to photograph and video tape south bound CSX train Q129!

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Fellow railfans waiting on a train!

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I caught this Loram ditcher headed north bound on the CSX at Harris siding north of Decatur, AL, as train W036 after a long day's work.

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