Big Rock was one of those places that existed virtually entirely for the railroad. I do not think there was any town to speak of, just lots of diesels and cabooses for mine runs.

Among the last units to be delivered new in L&N gray and yellow, L&N 3573 and 3578 (EMD 12/74) lead a newer SD40-2 sister (3585 - EMD 9/77) adorned with the Family Lines scheme.

The last pre-Family Lines Georgia Railroad locomotive leads the local down the hill toward the Southern crossing in downtown Opelika.

At a place once known as Middle Yard, what I think is L&N train 301 peels off the mainline and starts its run to Storage Yard in Gadsden.

A&WP steam derrick #2 cleans up a minor derailment at the south end of Chester Yard, just a few feet short of North Court Street.

It's a pretty safe bet the engineer on this train switching in Opelika, Alabama on a spring morning 37 years ago was close to the end of his career. But 5026 - three years old in this shot - is st... (more)

A trio of SDs - led by an SD45-2 - roar toward the short bridge that carried SCL's ex-SAL Atlanta-Birmingham main over both the SOU and CofG mains at Weems.

A crew uses a steam-powered wrecker to clean-up a minor derailment just off North Court Street.

An eastbound gets ready to work the local traffic and WofA interchange back in the days when pulp and other wood products contributed significantly to the traffic mix.

Carfloat service between Frisco's (former Alabama, Tennessee and Northern) yard and a tank farm across the Mobile River on Blakeley Island started in the 1930s and lasted into the BNSF era. This ... (more)

L&N 6359 trails a Mobile-bound freight as it passes Bell Street tower. The GM&O/ICG tower controlled the interlocking where L&N, SCL (ACL), WofA Selma line and GM&O's line from Tuscaloosa came to... (more)

Initiated in 1973, train 215 was probably the hottest freight ever to run on the West Point Route. Originating in the big Hamlet yard, 215 ran to Atlanta via the old SAL, then over the West Point ... (more)

The tiny, jointed rail is about as crunchy as the late winter vegetation as H&S 257 rolls west with 15 cars. Less than a mile west, the crew will experience a minor derailment, a not uncommon occu... (more)

On a hazy summer day in Alabama gray concrete and steel blend with faded, dirty Amtrak 204, resulting in an almost color-free image.

An unusual power set (two SDP35s bracketing an SD35) gets even stranger with the addition of SW1500 5004. The switcher may be headed for a quarterly, buts its position in the lead is a little odd.