The tug boat Emma Kate shoves her tow under the Norfolk Southern draw bridge over the Tennessee River in Decatur, AL.

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Kind of interesting wide shot of the lead unit on CSX yard job Y103. They are interchanging blocks of cars with the Norfolk Southern in the small yard in Decatur, AL.

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CSX yard job Y103 pokes it's nose around the sharp curve at River Jct as it pulls a cut of cars from the small yard that NS and CSX use to interchange cars.

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Looking up at the CSX road slug paired with a GP40-2 as the power for Y103.

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Our last shot of CSX interchange job Y103 as the crew shoves hard on their cut of cars as they head back to Oakworth Yard in Decatur.

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An ex-Conrail GE widecab leads Q684 through the NS interlocking in Decatur past the depot and our vehicles. We are pretty sure the engineer turned the red markers on for us as they rolled by. Thanks to the nice crew! :)

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Friend and fellow railfan Ray Stansell sizes up the photo opportunity as Q684 rolls past. Check out Ray's photos in the Visitor's Photo Section!

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This might have been a good shot but it ended up with too much clutter in the foreground. Sometimes you get the shot, sometimes you don't! :)

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CSX northbound Q502 rolls on to the Norfolk Southern interlocking in Decatur with a trio of widecab GEs.

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The daylight is fading as we watch S688-25 roll through the interlocking at Decatur. The GEVOs are becoming a common sight nowadays.

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Here is a close up of CSX 7531 C40-8 that looks like it might have had an engine fire.

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Nice weathering job on this standard cab GE pulling up the rear on S688.

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Our last train for Saturday was second shift CSX yard job Y201. They are using the same power as transfer job Y103 did earlier in the day.

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CSX ballast train W099 rolls though Oakworth Yard in Decatur, AL with these old ex-SCL ballast cars!

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Moving ballast to repair lines along the gulf coast during hurricane season 2008, CSX train W099 rolls though Oakworth Yard in Decatur, AL.

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Our first train of the day is this westbound NS train with six motors on the point (wasn't able to catch the ID from the radio)! To our surprise, all but one unit appeared to be operating!

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Trying to get an angle with some decent lighting while facing the sun, I caught this side-on photo of northbound CSX Q576 as they pass our railfan caravan!

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Donnie handles videographer duties as CSX train Q576 rolls through the interlocking with the NS in Decatur.

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The tugboat "Paulette K" waits for an opportunity to slip under the drawbridge over the Tennessee River. The railroad has priority at this bridge and the dispatcher controls the bridge tender's ability to operate the draw-span.

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Local Norfolk Southern train A85 heads east to perform work at the Madison, AL industrial park including the large intermodal facility at the Huntsville International Airport. The train generally runs in the mid/late afternoon.

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Probably my favorite shot of the day is this one of CSX R192 boasting all Union Pacific power as they prepare roll through River Jct in Decatur.

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Tanya Peterson and Michelle Atkinson take in the view over the river as CSX R192, perhaps a reroute train, rolls off the Tennessee River bridge with nearly all double stacks.

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While the drawbridge is raised for smaller boat, CSX yard job Y201 rolls through the interlocking to head out to the river-side branch for the evening's work.

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A slightly different angle on CSX yard job Y201 as it rounds the tight curve in route to serve some river-side industries in Decatur.

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Another shot of NS train 737 just before it rolls off the bridge over the Tennessee River!

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