RailPictures.Net Photo: NS 8572 Norfolk Southern GE C39-8 (Dash 8-39C) at Opelika, Alabama by David Harris

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» Norfolk Southern (more..)
» GE C39-8 (Dash 8-39C) (more..)

» Crossing CSX
» Opelika, Alabama, USA (more..)
» March, 1994

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» David Harris (more..)
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Another transitional model, the C39-8's boxy form-follows-function look reminded some fans of late model Alcos. That's CSX's former Western Railway of Alabama that 8572 is crossing, and the shadow is cast by an old WofA coaling tower.

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