The Lafayette turn has just left the former CofG branch and is running on rights toward Opelika via CSX. Won't be long until NS spins this line off and it becomes the Pine Belt Southern.
The grade out of Opelika may be imperceptible to the naked eye but, believe me, it's tough. Four old geeps and a newer GP40 on train 208 are proving that to the doubters. The driver of that Econ... (more)
Today's 45 - the westbound long-range local - is a big one, so three units have been assigned, including 2656, a GP30 that following a wreck was rebuilt to GP30 mechanical standards, but with a sp... (more)
After a painfully slow trip down the decrepit former Southern/CofG from Lafayette, the Pine Belt Southern crew waits for the go-ahead from CSX to run a couple miles down their former WofA main int... (more)