With no work to be done at the chip mill this Sunday afternoon, A41 rolls right on through Jackson's Gap with the most interesting consist I've seen in awhile: Operation Lifesaver GP59 4632, strai... (more)
Two days after torrential rains drenched the area, the front of the 6195 is reflected in a pool of rainwater along the roadbed as A41 prepares to head west.
A41's power makes a reverse move over the AL Highway 169 bridge. The boxcar is actually coupled to the front of the lead unit so it can be set off at a spur with a westbound switch (hence the car ... (more)
A41 rolls through Opelika on a blustery November afternoon through the fall colors at the P319.9.
A41 heads into the siding at Royal City (Chewacla), where it will meet A48. The Soo Line unit leading the train was originally built for the Milwaukee Road.
A41 departs Salem after switching the lumber mill, with a Soo Line GP38-2 on the point.
SOO 4511 pulls forward past the MoW equipment before backing to the rest of the train. According to the engineer, the unit was built in 1974.
The A41 crew guides their northern visitor past the East Alabama Paving aggregate piles at the P-318.
A41 works the house track in Opelika
A41 passes a stand of goldenrod as it approaches Opelika.
The 2668 poses for a roster shot before heading west.
A41 heads west behind a pair of former N&W SD40-2s; notice the white paint obscuring the stripes on the nose in the general vicinity of where one of the class lights once were.