AlabamaRailfan.com Photo Galleries: The Decatur Area
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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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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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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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CSX track inspection car GRMS1 was tied up in CSX's Oakworth yard in Decatur, AL when I caught this shot on the way to work early one morning.

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Q124 heads past the adoring railfans!

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North bound CSX auto rack train Q214 heads through the NS interlocking at Decatur, AL with a single C40-8W on the point.

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Here is CSX 9992 helping out on the Kentucky Derby Special on 5-2-2000!

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Those ex-Amtrak F40PHs (considered by CSX as FE7As) sure look nice in CSX paint! Here is CSX 9993 on the point of the Kentucky Derby Special on 5-2-2000!

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The CSX Baltimore passenger car in Kentucky Derby Special on 5-2-2000!

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A southbound CSX freight waits at the south end of Oakworth Yard in Decatur for a northbound train to clear.

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The CSX Georgia passenger car in Kentucky Derby Special on 5-2-2000!

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The CSX Greenbrier passenger car in Kentucky Derby Special on 5-2-2000!

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Here is the group photo showing about 42 of the 52 railfans that made it to the Spring Railfan Hootenny 2001! What a great looking group!

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Shutters snap and video cameras roll as south bound CSX train Q647 heads past the Hootenanny!

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This ex-BNSF unit turned HLCX leaser is on the point of a tied town ballast train in Oakworth Yard.

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A GCFX leasing unit leads CSX train Q205 through the interlocking with the Norfolk Southern in Decatur, AL.

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

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

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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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