In the early 1970s, the GP38 was the dominant loco type on the old Central of Georgia main through Opelika. Boxy, black, turbo-less 2,000hp - not very exciting. Anything else was a relief, but S... (more)

In 1974, the Southern/Western Railway of Alabama crossing in Opelika was still first come, first served. On this spring day long-range local 45 gets their man to the crossing first, so WofA local... (more)

It’s a cold January afternoon as A746 is in the middle of working its last customer of the day. With loaded boxcars at the head end with plywood from Norbord, the local grabs loaded center-beam... (more)

Western Railway of Alabama trains 213/214 were run-throughs in cooperation with L&N. Initiated in 1973, they were powered most days by GP38s and U23Bs, with a few GP30/35/40 mixed in. Far more u... (more)

A day of work on WofA's mainline is almost over for this Sperry crew. They will cross Southern and back the car into a siding for the night. In the distance, SCL/WofA/L&N Hamlet-NOLA run-through... (more)

Norfolk Southern's Illinois Terminal Heritage Locomotive leads Train 377 west to Birmingham as they pass through Opelika, AL.

The crew of A746 has just finished dropping off their entire train at Opelika and head north as lite power. Just like the two doctors... (more)

The Spirit of UP rolls through downtown Opelika and helps Make America Great Again on Election Day 2020.

Before the days of PSR on CSX, one could see loads of aggregate such as sand moving on entire unit trains. The rolling stock was railroad owned and some cars even retained fallen flag paint schem... (more)

Seaboard System GP40 #6782, serving as power for the Opelika Switcher, tied down on the house track. #6782 was built June 1970 and delivered as Seaboard Coast Line #1628. Unit was later re# to CS... (more)

Q602 heads north past the damaged 3172 which has been parked downtown for a week following a collision vs. an 18 wheeler.

Louisville & Nashville GP38-2 #4117, one of 7 units leading Atlanta & West Point Railroad train #215, passes the depot. #4117 was built March 1973 on order #72635. Unit later became Seaboard Syst... (more)

Seaboard System GP40 #6717, serving as power for the Opelika Switcher, returning to the depot to work the Southern Railway interchange and knock off for the day. #6717 was built February 1967 an... (more)

Q611 heads south through Opelika on a (finally) sunny Saturday morning.