Steam Train Adventures #14: North Alabama Railroad Museum in Huntsville, AL
Me and my roommate Steam Train Sarah travel all over looking for steam trains on display and in museums. This trip led us to the North Alabama Railroad Museum in Huntsville, AL, where we weren't exactly sure what we would find. Unfortunately there were no steam trains here, only diesels.
North Alabama Railroad Musem
Watch as Alco S2 #213 and Alco RSD1 #8652 pull the express on a normal trip.
M&C 8652 pulls an Excursion Train through the North Alabama Railroad Museum
Went up to the NARM today to see about becoming a member, and I was able to catch the two excursions that they were running on the Mercury & Chase today. Here we see their ALCO RSD-1 pulling the train through their museum to the eastern end of their line, with their ALCO S-2, M&C 213, trailing on the end of it.
North Alabama RR Museum 2016 with must see NS train!
North Alabama Railfanning #13: An afternoon at the Huntsville depot (Aug. 2015)
I had meant to make it to Athens today, but a few complications had me getting there around 2 in the afternoon, so I opted to railfan at the depot.
(0:00) NS Hi-Rail truck
(0:40) Norfolk Southern 201, Westbound Intermodal
NS 7669 ES44DC
NS 8839 D9-44C
NS 9927 D9-44CW
(3:28) Norfolk Southern 362, Eastbound Mixed Freight
NS 6767 SD60M
NS 6617 SD60
NS 7305 SD90MAC
(6:16) Norfolk Southern 736, Eastbound Loaded Coal
BNSF 6160 ES44AC H3
BNSF 6426 ES44AC H3
BNSF 9751 SD70MAC Executive Paint
BNSF 6260 ES44AC H3
(9:57) Norfolk Southern 352? Eastbound Mixed Freight
NS 9058 D9-44CW
NS 9072 D9-44CW
*These were recorded on Sunday, August 9th, 2015, at around 1-6pm.
Chasing ALCOs the NARM's Santa Train and North Star Limited
On December 1st, I went out with FanFan61618 to the Mercury & Chase, to catch a few of the trains that the NARM was running that day, as they were running two different ones: the NARM's Santa Train in the day and then the NARM's North Star Limited during the evening, with three runs of the former and two runs of the latter. Unfortunately, we got going a bit late and wound-up missing the first Santa Train train, so we went out and caught the second one that was running Higdon Road for the outbound trip, and then again at Chase Road on their inbound trip. After that, we heard an approaching coal train heading through downtown Huntsville, so we went over to Moores Mill Road to catch it, though it caused us to miss the outbound trip for the third (and final) NARM Santa Train for the day. We did, however, set up along Chase Road near the Huntsville Drone Club to record the inbound train, though I personally would've prefered getting that shot for the outbound train. Later on in the evening, the NARM was running their North Star Express, which is the only train the NARM runs after dark all year, so we went out and chased that guy, catching him at Moores Mill Road, Oletimers Road, and then the private crossing east of Shields Road. Due to the fact that the NARM doesn't normally operate during the evening, the Madison County Sheriff's Office has a couple of off-duty officers go out in a couple of unmarked cars, and turn on the lights and move to block traffic when the train was approaching the public crossings. We probably would've chased the other run that evening, but a thunderstorm that was rolling in caused us to decide to head on home for the evening. Said thunderstorm can be easily seen in the last shot, where lightning lights-up the sky several times during the video.
The power for the run was a bit unexpected. On the western end of the train was NARM 484, an ALCO S-2 that they put back into service earlier this year with a deep, single-note Nathan horn on it. This guy was expected, but the locomotive that I wasn't quite expecting was NARM 8652, the North Alabama Railroad Museum's ex-US Army ALCO RSD-1! As far as I'm aware, this unit is the only operating RSD-1 in the US, east of the Mississippi. There is another RSD-1 in service at the Orange Empire Railway Museum in California, but other than that, the other surviving RSD-1s here are only on static display. However, the NARM doesn't like to use their RSD-1 very much, primarily due to the fact that, according to the Museum, it tears up the switches along the line when they use him. However, as NARM 213 was out of service at the time due to a bad journal bearing that had yet to be replaced, the NARM was having to use their RSD-1 for these runs. Also, interestingly enough, rather than installing a different horn on the locomotive, or even a Hancock Air Whistle, they opted to use the small, higher-pitched single-note horn that's already mounted on the locomotive's cab. All in all, it was a pretty fun chase of a railroad that I don't catch as often as I should.
M&C 213 pulls an Excursion Train out of the North Alabama Railroad Museum
This guy had a P3 on him this time around, though he had an M3 last year.
Huntsville, Alabama | Wikipedia audio article
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00:01:14 1 History
00:01:23 1.1 First settlers
00:02:41 1.2 Incorporation
00:04:00 1.3 Emerging industries
00:04:59 1.4 Civil War
00:06:46 1.5 After the Civil War
00:08:06 1.6 Great Depression 1930s
00:08:32 1.7 World War II
00:09:21 1.8 Missile development
00:11:11 1.9 Space flight
00:13:30 1.10 Biotechnology
00:14:43 2 Geography
00:16:19 2.1 Boundaries
00:17:12 2.2 Climate
00:20:33 3 Demographics
00:22:29 3.1 2010 census
00:24:08 3.2 Demographic distribution
00:24:17 3.3 Sex ratio and income distribution
00:24:28 4 Politics and government
00:26:03 5 Public safety and health
00:26:32 5.1 Fire
00:27:16 5.1.1 Volunteer organizations
00:28:02 5.2 EMS
00:28:36 5.3 Police
00:29:01 5.3.1 Police Academy
00:29:22 5.4 Hospitals
00:29:35 6 Economy
00:30:56 6.1 Retail
00:31:33 6.2 Space and defense
00:32:02 7 Infrastructure
00:32:11 7.1 Transportation
00:34:33 7.1.1 Public transit
00:35:14 7.1.2 Railroads
00:37:19 7.2 Air service
00:37:48 7.3 Ports
00:38:19 7.4 Bicycle routes
00:38:33 7.5 Utilities
00:39:27 8 Media and communications
00:39:37 8.1 Newspapers
00:40:59 8.2 Magazines
00:41:19 8.3 Radio
00:41:40 8.4 Television
00:43:38 8.5 Film
00:45:15 9 Education
00:45:24 9.1 K–12 education
00:47:35 9.2 Budgeting
00:48:05 9.3 Higher education
00:50:05 10 Culture
00:50:13 10.1 Historic districts
00:51:15 10.2 Museums
00:53:03 10.3 Parks
00:56:11 10.4 Festivals
00:59:34 10.5 Public golf courses
00:59:59 10.6 Private golf courses
01:00:50 10.7 Libraries
01:01:47 10.8 Arts associations
01:02:14 10.8.1 Arts Council
01:03:30 10.9 Performing arts
01:09:26 10.10 Visual arts
01:10:27 10.11 Convention center and arena
01:11:07 10.12 Local breweries
01:12:09 10.13 Comedy and other entertainment
01:12:34 10.14 Other
01:13:04 11 Sports
01:13:13 11.1 Current sports franchises
01:14:20 11.2 Past sports franchises
01:15:34 11.3 Stadiums
01:15:51 12 Notable people
01:16:00 13 Sister cities
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Huntsville is a city located primarily in Madison County in the Appalachian region of northern Alabama. Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County. The city extends west into neighboring Limestone County and south into Morgan County. Huntsville's population was 180,105 as of the 2010 census. Huntsville is the third-largest city in Alabama and the largest city in the five-county Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL Combined Statistical Area, which at the 2013 census estimate had a total population of 683,871. The Huntsville Metropolitan Area's population was 417,593 in 2010 to become the 2nd largest in Alabama. Huntsville metro's population reached 441,000 by 2014.It grew across nearby hills north of the Tennessee River, adding textile mills, then munitions factories, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and the United States Army Aviation and Missile Command nearby at the Redstone Arsenal. The National Trust for Historic Preservation named Huntsville to its America's Dozen Distinctive Destinations for 2010 list.
North Alabama Railfanning: October along the Memphis East (2018)
Fall Break finally hit in my college schedule, and seeing as there was a distinct lack of trains recently, I opted to hit the rails for a Friday to see what ran. Great weather, good trains, and good crews, can't argue with that.
(00:20) NS 202 - Eastbound Intermodal. Lim Rock, AL
(02:40) NS 24D - Westbound Baretable. Woodville, AL
(04:05) NS 264 - Eastbound Intermodal. Lim Rock, AL
(05:00) NS 163 - Westbound Manifest. Scottsboro, AL
(08:00) NS 264 - Eastbound Intermodal. Scottsboro, AL
(10:40) NS 265 - Westbound Intermodal. Woodville, AL
(13:00) NS 72Z - Eastbound Loaded Coal. Paint Rock, AL
(15:25) NS 201 - Westbound Intermodal. Gurley, AL
Check me out on Flickr! You can view the stills I shot alongside this video:
Equipment used: Photo - Canon EOS 7D w/24-105L Video - Nikon D3300 w/18-55 Audio - Tascam TM-2X
Riding the Huntsville and Madison County Railroad - Woodson St. to Green Cove Rd.
This is a ride on an HMCR freight, starting at the yard next to the office on Woodson Street and ending at the car storage area at Green Cove Road.
The locomotive is B23-7 3986, an ex Southern, ex NS high hood B23-7. The camera is mounted high on the high hood.
At the end of the ride you will see U23B 9554 and B39-8 8527, the lines two other locomotives currently operating. You will also briefly seen SW9 8933, not currently operating, stored just north of Bob Wallace Avenue.
This line was originally built as a branch by the NC&StL in the 19th century. In 1957 it became part of the L&N when the NC&StL was merged. In the Eighties much of the branch north of the Tennessee River was abandoned, with the HMCR formed taking most of the track in Madison County south of the Southern/NS main.
1:10 - Clinton Avenue
5:30 - Governors Drive
8:20 - 8933
9:20 - Bob Wallace Avenue
12:05 - Drake Avenue
18:00 - Airport Road
26:30 - Martin Road
29:30 - Byrd Spring Road
32:50 - Lily Flagg Road
35:50 - Whitesburg Drive
38:15 - Weatherly Road
43:55 - Meadowbrook Drive
45:35 - Mountain Gap Road
48:30 - Car Storage
54:05 - Hobbs Road
58:25 - Southhurst Drive
1:01:30 - 9554, Car Storage
1:04:20 - 9554 Cranked
1:10:10 - Movement Resumes
1:13:40 - Green Cove Road
1:15:40 - Car Storage, 8527, Former Brick Factory Tracks
1:26:30 - B23-7 Idling Until End
Highlight video of the Historic Decatur Depot!
The dramatic renovation of the Decatur Depot is a historic milestone for the city of Decatur, Alabama.
This is just a glimpse of the work during the year of progress. Thanks to supporters who made this a reality.
Looking forward to seeing the full development of the museum!
For more information go to: decaturdowntown.org
Alco Switchers - Push Pull on Passenger Excursion - Moores Mill Road
NARM 213 (July 1941) and NARM 484 (June 1949) are crossing Moores Mill Road in Huntsville, Alabama with a North Alabama Railroad Museum excursion. The power on the Mercury and Chase is all from the American Locomotive Company. 213 was built months before the U.S. entered WWII. Both of the Alco switchers are S2.
213 was originally Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis, and was later Manufacturers Railway.
484 was Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, becoming Erie Lackawanna after the merger.
The first car was originally a WWII hospital car.
The museum's line was an L&N / NC&StL branch from Dechard, TN through Fayetteville and Huntsville to the ferry at Hobbs Island on the Tennessee River.
North Alabama Railfanning #25: The Christmas Special! Ft. CSX, BNSF, NS, and happy crews (Dec. 2015)
Hey guys! Just want to take this moment to wish each and everyone of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holidays!
What began as a day trip to Decatur quickly turned into a second day of getting over to Decatur as quick as we could, and boy with a blast those 2 days were! On the 17th, I was joined by FanFan61618, and later NintendoMario246 to get some action on the Southern side of Decatur, with the exception of NS 325 just North of Vine Street, Decatur at the Washington/12th Ave. duo of crossings. Then on Saturday, I was joined again by NintendoMario246, and Jordan Townsend to run pretty much all over the CSX S&NA North Subdivision and then Vine Street for a few CSX/NS trains. The only oddball is NS 162, taken in Madison, AL as the finale to the day.
The majority of these videos were taken along the CSX S&NA North Subdivision, spanning Birmingham-Nashville. We were down at the MP 313.5 defect detector on the Southern side of Decatur, at a few crossings in-between there, at Vine street where CSX and NS join together to cross the Tennessee river, at the MP 299.8 defect detector in Tanner AL, or up in Athens, AL. Regarding the NS Eastern Memphis district, there was next to nothing along the line for the whole day! 4 Trains ran in the morning (NS 736, 334, 335 and 23N) and apart from the locals buzzing around, 22N was the next train, followed by 325, 24J, and later 162, vs. CSX's mad dash to move almost everything across their line.
I hope you guys enjoy, and again, Happy Holidays!
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12/17/15, starting at the Poole Valley Road crossing.
(0:10) CSX G298-10, Southbound Grain
CSXT 430, YN3 AC4400CW
CSXT 377, YN3 AC4400CW
(2:50) CSX Q235-16, Southbound Intermodal
UP 7787, C45ACCTE
CSXT 7539, YN2 C40-8W
(6:30) CSX Q101-16, Southbound Intermodal (Horn show!)
CSXT 8536, YN3 SD60
CSXT 252, YN2 AC4400CW
(8:50) NS 325, Westbound Mixed Freight
NS 2514, SD70
NS 9756, D9-44CW
NS 9852, D9-44CW
(14:20) CSX Q125-17, Southbound Intermodal
CSXT 850, YN3 ES44AH
CSXT 483, YN2 AC440CW
(17:45) CSX E013-13, Northbound Monster Empty Coal
CSXT 3191, YN3b ES44AH
CSXT 728, YN3 ES44AH
(DPU) CSXT 3011, YN3 ES44AH
(DPU) CSXT 908, YN3 ES44AH
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12/19/15 Starting out in downtown Athens, AL
(21:10) CSX Q237-19, Southbound Autorack (Horn show!)
CSXT 7802, YN2 C40-8W
CSXT 7501, YN3 C40-8
(24:20) CSX Q684-18, Northbound Mixed Freight
CSXT 703, YN3 ES44AH
CSXT 5500, YN3 ES40DC Spirit of Cincinnati
CSXT 12, YN3 AC4400CW Spirit of Louisville
CSXT 4729, YN3 SD70MAC
(29:45) CSX Q126-18, Northbound Intermodal
CSXT 3057, YN3 ES44AC
CSXT 285, YN3b AC4400CW
(32:25) CSX L101-18, Southbound Intermodal
CSXT 7744, YN2 C40-8W
CSXT 307, YN2 AC4400CW
(34:20) CSX Q027-18, Southbound Intermodal
CSXT 415, YN2 AC4400CW
CSXT 79, YN2 AC4400CW
CSXT 7313, YN3b C40-8W
(37:15) CSX Q519-18, Southbound Mixed Freight
CSXT 84, YN2 AC4400CW
CSXT 675, YN2 AC6000CW
(41:20) CSX E013-14, Northbound Monster Empty Coal
CSXT 994, YN3b ES44AH
CSXT 833, YN3 ES44AH
(DPU) CSXT 800, YN3 ES44AH
(DPU) CSXT 853, YN3 ES44AH
(44:55) CSX Q201-19, Southbound Mixed Freight
CSXT 7373, YN2 C40-8W
CSXT 8784, YN3b SD60M
(47:45) CSX L685-19, Southbound Mixed Freight (Horn Show!)
CSXT 5360, YN3 ES40DC
CSXT 986, YN3b ES44AH
CSXT 5453, YN3 ES40DC
(51:40) NS 22N, Eastbound Intermodal
NS 9829, D9-44CW
NS 9137, D9-44CW
(58:35) CSX Q595-18, Southbound Mixed Freight
CSXT 3332, YN3b ET44AH
UP 7089, AC4400CW
(1:00:30) NS 325, Westbound Mixed Freight
NS 8414, D8-40CW
NS 8380, D8-40CW
NS 9801, D9-44CW
(1:02:55) CSX Q125-19, Southbound Intermodal
CSXT 243, YN2 AC4400CW
CSXT 7666, YN3 C40-8W
(1:04:50) NS 24J, Westbound Intermodal (Horn show!)
UP 4410, SD70M
UP 7891, C45ACTTE
(1:07:15) CSX P922-18, Northbound RBBB Circus Train
UP 8176, C45ACTTE
UP 7214, AC4400CW
(1:13:25) CSX N013-15, Southbound Monster Loaded Coal
CSXT 3191, YN3b ES44AH
CSXT 728, YN3 ES44AH
(DPU) CSXT 3011, YN3 ES44AH
(DPU) CSXT 908, YN3 ES44AH
(1:16:55) CSX G122-16, Southbound Grain
CSXT 919, YN3 ES44AH
CSXT 911, YN3 ES44AH
CSXT 7359, YN2 C40-8W
(1:19:35) CSX Q519-19, Southbound Mixed Freight
CSXT 7394, YN2 C40-8W
CSXT 7378, YN3 C40-8W
(1:21:35) NS 162, Eastbound Mixed Freight (Horn show!)
UP SD70ACe
NS SD60
Flat Stanley Visits North Alabama
Flat Stanley arrived at our home from Nebraska safely on 30 November here in Huntsville, Alabama. Alabama is located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west.
• state flower: Camellia
• state wild flower: Oak-leaf Hydrangea
• state fruit: Blackberry
• state bird: Yellowhammer
Huntsville is about ten miles south of the Alabama-Tennessee state line.
Though the southern part of the state is on the Gulf of Mexico and has white sandy beaches we are in the northern part, 370 miles from the gulf, with mountains. We have four seasons and sometimes we even get a little snow (but not a lot and it doesn't last long).
Huntsville served as the first capital of Alabama from 1819 to 1820.
We live with our cat Peachy. Peachy and Flat Stanley are already good friends.
The part of Alabama that we live in is at the southern end of the Appalachian Mountains which runs all the way from New York to Alabama.
We both play a three stringed musical instrument that sits on your lap to strum called an Appalachian Dulcimer (also called a Mountain Dulcimer). We have taught Flat Stanley how to play and have given her her very own Mountain Dulcimer. The song Flat Stanley liked to play the most is Boil Them Cabbage Down and we are sending along a short video clip of David and Flat Stanley playing this song together.
Flat Stanley arrived in Alabama in time to help Karen and David decorate their home for Christmas; she especially liked the Nativity Scene.
We took Flat Stanley to many interesting places in Alabama. The first place was Athens State University, which is Alabama's oldest college and was founded in 1822, originally an all girls college. The four large pillars in front of Founder's Hall are named Mathew, Mark, Luke & John.
While we were in Athens we saw the Limestone County Court House and on the lawn a statue commemorating the Southern soldiers who fought in the Civil War. We saw the old home of George Houston who was a two term Alabama governor after the Civil War. His home is now a library and the location for the local historical society.
Next we took Flat Stanley to the lodge and marina at Joe Wheeler State Park near Rogersville, Alabama. Joe Wheeler (1836--1906) was a general for the Confederacy during the Civil War. In 1880, Joe Wheeler served in the United States House of Representatives. In 1898, during the Spanish-American war, Joe Wheeler was appointed as a two-star general by U.S. President William McKinley. The Joe Wheeler lodge was decorated for Christmas. In addition to getting her picture taken with some of the Christmas decorations in the lodge Flat Stanley enjoyed seeing all the boats in the marina.
Next we took Flat Stanley to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville which is called Earth's largest space museum. It is also the home of Space Camp, a camp for school age children to stay at for a week and learn all about space exploration. Huntsville is the headquarters for NASA.
Also while we were in Huntsville we stopped at Redstone Arsenal where David works for Army Aviation and saw some of the Army helicopters that he works on.
Then we went to Mooresville, Alabama, a small, old town that was founded about 1818 before Alabama was a state and was just a territory. Among the many very old homes Mooresville also has the oldest continuously operating Post Office in Alabama. The entire town, a picturesque early 19th century village, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
One of the crops that farmers grow in Alabama is cotton. Flat Stanley had her picture taken with some cotton that we grew a couple years ago in our back yard.
Flat Stanley was an excellent guest and a good traveler who asked many interesting questions about Alabama. As much fun as Flat Stanley had visiting us, she was excited to go back to Nebraska to spend Christmas with Ellen.
We enjoyed having Flat Stanley visit us and hope that she comes back sometime soon, and maybe go to Space Camp!
Chasing a pair of B39-8s on Alabama's Last Independent Shortline
*originally recorded on 2-28-19*
Once upon a time, across much of the US, including here in Alabama, most shortline railroads were independently owned and operated. However, as the years wore on, some shortline conglomerates formed and started growing and expanding, taking over various shortlines (and sometimes other shortline conglomerates, at least when they weren’t acquiring lines from the Class Is). Over the years, the independently owned shortlines fell one by one, causing the loss of many unique little operations and paint schemes, with many of them getting repainted into the corporate scheme of their new parent company, at least when they didn’t die off due to a loss of traffic. Alabama was especially hit by this, as most of the shortlines in the state fell under the ownership of either WATCO or the G&W.
However, against all odds, two shortlines in the northern part of the state managed to hang on without getting bought out: the Sequatchie Valley Railroad (SQVR) and the Huntsville & Madison County Railroad (HMCR). Both railroads did pretty well, and ran some nice operations, but it wasn’t to last.
In early 2019, much to many people’s surprise, the Surface Transportation Board released an approval for Iron Horse Industries (a smaller shortline conglomerate) to take over the SQVR (and its sister railroad, the Walking Horse & Eastern (WHOE)). As it turns out, the (now former) owner of both the SQVR and WHOE decided that it was time to retire after being in the railroading industry for six decades, putting both railroads up for sale last year. Unfortunately, this leaves Alabama with one operating shortline that’s still independently owned: the Huntsville & Madison County Railroad.
We start out watching two of the HMCR’s three GE B39-8s, HMCR 8527 and HMCR 8539, pull the last six cars from their 24-car southbound train earlier in the day into Rocket, with Doug at the helm and Bruce as the conductor. A while later, after getting them shoved in and getting out 13 cars to haul north, we then chase them back north with 8539 in the lead well after the sun has set, shooting them at locations with plenty of ambient lighting for a decent video. At the very end, we see Doug tying down the engines for the night behind the HMCR’s offices in downtown Huntsville.
Had I not been at work earlier in the day (I had just gotten off work, and heard what sounded like the HMCR, so I swung by Rocket to see what was up), I probably would’ve chased the 24-car southbound they ran. However, this chase north was still pretty nice, even if not all of my shots were the best due to me being in a rush to get them set-up a couple of times. HMCR 9554 and HMCR 3986 are still getting plenty of use as well. However, they’re currently hanging around down at Rocket and are typically used for switching duties, due to the fact that the HMCR is storing so many cars at the moment, they can’t run the engines around the trains when switching! (As a side note, I would’ve also recorded this as well, had I not been at work earlier in the day).
NARM Train Day
On May 7h 2011 the North Alabama Railroad Museum celebrated National Train Day with a regular length run and a special run for all those who were affected by the tragic tornado outbreak on April 27, 2011.
U23B 9554 Running on the Huntsville and Madison County Railroad ex L&N 2800
The HMCR's recently repainted U23B 9554 is heading south with one covered hopper.
The first shot shows them leaving their yard at the north end of the railroad near the interchange with NS. They are crossing Clinton Street at the intersection of Woodson and Heart of Huntsville.
The second shot is north of the Bob Wallace crossing at the intersection of L&N Drive. In the background you can see some of their equipment and the EMD switcher that is awaiting repair.
The HMCR was once an NC&StL branch that became part of the L&N after the 1957 merger.
The locomotive is HMCR 9554. It was originally L&N 2800. Later it was SBD 2800 and the CSX 3301. It was renumbered to CSX 9554 when it was put into maintenance of way service, receiving the safety orange paint. It became VLIX when CSX sold the locomotive. It came to the HMCR from Oak Ridge, Tennessee where the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum operates an excursion. Before that it was 9554 on the Tishomingo Railroad in Iuka, MS (with four other of these L&N locomotives).
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Spring Fling 2019 at Victory Alliance Ranch Huntsville AL
The Spring Fling is a practice for Special Olympic Equestrians - these horses and athletes are planning to compete in the Alabama State Special Olympic Equestrian Games scheduled to be held on 18 May 2019 in Troy, AL
Traveling to Alabama
School is out and its spring break. I am currently in fairhope Alabama.