Ferroequinology

def.- Study of the Iron Horse

Welcome to my personal rail-fan website, SMM Rail Photos. This site is devoted to the world of modern heavy-duty, high-horsepower railroading. Here you will find an extensive display of amatuer photography taken along the tracks over a wide area of Northwest Georgia. In addition to photos, i've got news and general info about the railroad industry, a personal locomotive guide, and even videos to go along with the pictures that i've taken. Feel free to browse, and if you see something you like, drop me a line or sign my guest book.

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RAILROAD NEWS UPDATE - - - ...6/22/09, BREAKING NEWS - WASHINGTON, D.C. - Two Metro trains collide. Onscene reports list multiple casualties. ...6/21/09, ROCKFORD, ILL - 1 Killed, 3 Injured my train derailment and explosion. ...6/9/09, UNIONTOWN, AL - TVA coal ash to be shipped to landfill, most likely via NS through Chattanooga, Fort Payne. ...6/1/09, ATLANTA, GA - Investigation continues of MARTA train engineer photographed texting while driving train. ...5/29/09, STATHAM, GA - Boy listening to digital music player is struck, killed on train tracks. ...5/18/09, WASHINGTON, DC - Candian Pacific to face lawsuite over 2002 accident. ...5/10/09, OMAHA, NB - Preventing derailments ahead of time ...5/01/09, DALTON, GA - Trinity Rail-Car plant to shut down. ...5/1/09, UNITED STATES - Five major railroads and numerous regionals see first quarter profits tank. ...4/16/09, WASHINGTON, DC - President speaks for High-Speed passenger rail. ...4/15/09, JACKSONVILLE, FL - CSX freight volume, revenues continue to fall. ...3/13/09, WASHINGTON, DC - Amtrak, you've got a friend in Washington! ...OLD NEWS ARCHIVE

NEW - June 22, 2009

In the early evening light, a northbound intermodal train moves over the grade-level crossing in middle Dalton.