Showing ample evidence of hard work these units awaiting assignment. Sad that this once prosperous shortline is now moribund. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.

NECR 4049 accompanied by Bay Line 3018 and 2078 switch cars in the CSX interchange. A recent derailment (at the time the photo was taken) at the interchange set things back for the Bay Line so tod... (more)

NECR 4049, BAYL 3018 and BAYL 2078 switch an industry in Dothan, AL while sticking out on the Main Street crossing.

The CHV switch crew prepares to couple a Southern boxcar to their SW1500. This is all gone now, as are virtually all of parent company West Point-Pepperell's textile plants in the Chattahoochee R... (more)

A somewhat unusual Sunday extra is about to leave PC and head for Dothan behind 509, SD40 506, SD9s 503 and 504, and GP39 507. Pretty big-time power for an 82-mile railroad.

A lot of second-generation geeps look alike, so you could easily overlook this rare gem. ASAB 507 is the only GP39 on their roster. That may not seem like a big deal, but it is also one of only 2... (more)

Battery installation short-line style... Park locomotive on a flat stretch of spur with little built-up roadbed, then grab a rubber-tired tractor with a front-end loader. The Southern Alabama (S... (more)

The Bay Line Railroad's Hilton Turn heads east out of Dothan, AL., on their way to interchange with the Hilton & Albany and Chattahoochee Industrial Railroads at Hilton, GA.

The Sunlight is fading fast as the Bay Line Railroad's Hilton Turn comes back into Dothan, AL., after interchanging with the Hilton & Albany and Chattahoochee Industrial Railroads at Hilton, GA.,

Atlanta & Saint Andrews Bay GP39 #507 idles outside the Sherman Yard shop. #507 was built July 1970 and, after leaving the roster, became Paducah & Louisville (PAL) #8507

Atlanta & Saint Andrews Bay GP39 #507 idles outside the Sherman Yard shop. #507 was built July 1970 and, after leaving the roster, became Paducah & Louisville (PAL) #8507

Atlanta & Saint Andrews Bay GP38-2 #508 idles outside the Sherman Yard shop. #508 was built May 1973

Norfolk Southern GP38-2 #5056, displaying class signals and working as Extra #5056 West, with a Goshen (AL) bound train on the former Union Springs - Ozark, AL branch. Track in the foreground is ... (more)

Conecuh Valley (COEH) GP38's #3615 and #3616 (built 10/1967 as B&O #3826) on CSX trackage rights (interchange track in the background)

The Bay Line GP40-2 #6418 sitting in the CSX Yard awaiting interchange to The Bay Line Railroad. #6418 was built as DT&I 418 and renumbered to GTW 6418 prior to being acquired by The Bay Line