The stars shine overhead as W016 and its load of continuous welded rail rest in Lanett, Alabama. These 1440ft long strings of new 136-lb rail are being installed in and around the area of West Po... (more)

The W003 Geometry train makes an overnight stop in Opelika while on its way to Dothan, AL on the the Bow Line. This one of a kind CSX locomotive looks great under the night sky. more)

An early morning Q605 has just entered the great state of Alabama with 181 cars and over 10,700 feet of train. On the siding to the right are former Conrail steel coil cars which are destined for... (more)

The stars create a mystical effect as they move through the night sky silhouetted by the newly installed colorlight signal at South End Cusseta. Oddly though, this new signal would be removed the... (more)

Weekend storms in the area have dropped large amounts of rain everywhere and created numerous puddles along the CSX RoW in downtown Opelika. With the line still open to regular traffic, freight tr... (more)

Night lights
The CSX W003 Geometry train spends the evening in Opelika parked on one of the two freight house tracks dating back to the Western Railway of Alabama days. The illuminated... (more)

Running as the DPU of M601, the NC&StL heritage unit looks fantastic in the darkness as it makes its maiden journey after being released from the Waycross Paint shop and the talented workers there... (more)

M645 takes the scenic route from Birmingham to Waycross this evening as it passes through Opelika with 120 cars in tow. Standing next to the fast moving freight train is the iconic WofA concrete ... (more)

Inaugural run
CSX's newest heritage unit honoring the New York Central is seen making its first revenue run in the early morning hours as it leads manifest train M605 through Cusseta, ... (more)

An evening fog has enveloped the city of Opelika as Q601 slices through it with 148 cars in tow. Tonight’s train has the pleasure of being lead by the CSX Spirit of First Responders unit as it ... (more)

A fast moving Q606 drops the holdout signal at Cusseta while disappearing into the night as it pulls 169 cars onward to the ultimate destination of Waycross, GA.

Shiny Eagle
Looking just as elegant as the day it rolled out of the Edward G. Budd Company manufacturing plant, the Missouri Pacific Planetarium Dome Coach 892 is back in its origina... (more)

It’s been a long night for this NS re-rail crew as they’ve had to move a loaded tank car and locomotive back onto the track after the two rolled a rail in downtown Opelika earlier in the day. ... (more)

Originally built for the SAL and then rebuilt in 1970 for the Seaboard Coast Line as SCL 01095, this caboose would end up outside CSX’s Tilford yard as focal piece for a small park next to the f... (more)

Newly cut in Safetran Vader hood signals stand tall at the now dispatcher control point of South End Opelika Siding while they display their most commonly seen signal indication here. That of cou... (more)