Many of the area railfans are out to catch the CSXT 911 this afternoon. The colorful First Responders unit pulls M210 south with 104 cars of loaded Kia automobiles and empty auto racks bound for... (more)

One of the more unique looking Gevos on the CSX roster is locomotive 5460 with a one of a kind logo placement on the nose. Leading local train L845 in Opelika this afternoon gives one a great vie... (more)

The Seaboard Coast Line heritage unit makes an afternoon appearance in Opelika as it passes the historic coal tower. The train it is pulling is the 46 car long M210 auto rack train comprised of e... (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)

A sunny January morning finds L845 coming into Opelika with a short section of intermodal at the front. These 7 Schneider containers and most of the other cars will be handed off to the CPKC at M... (more)

A solo CSX rebuilt locomotive is all that’s needed to pull 82 cars of Military equipment headed to Fayetteville, NC. This train has utilized the new CPKC to CSX connection through Myrtlewood, A... (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)

A Canadian visitor trails second in a 3-unit consist as it helps pull M526 into Opelika and across the diamond with NS on a glorious October afternoon. This day's train is 39 cars long with a sma... (more)

The ONE CSX locomotive makes a surprising appearance in Opelika as it leads empty coal train E041 into the historic downtown. This 110 car train is taking a detour from its normal routing over th... (more)

The Spirit of Law Enforcement locomotive has just come across the CSX-NS diamond in Opelika as it pulls a 130 car train M602. The manifest train is comprised of various mixed freight as well as a... (more)

CSX M601 clears Downtown Opelika while Frank, Tracy, and the newest Orona, Gabby, who is a year old watches the train via the very old freight loading platform. Oh, and Gabby's precious. Photo by... (more)

The class unit for FEC Gevo models, FEC 800, is trailing in the third position on this morning’s M606. The surprise visitor is mostly likely returning back from a trip to Mexico as it helps to ... (more)

My hockey loving son helped his street hockey team to win the Stanley Cup this past spring and thus got to spend 24hrs with it just like the pros. M602 just happened to be coming north that after... (more)

My son waves at the engineer of M526 as he pulls his train through downtown Opelika. The matching set of YN2 painted locomotives is a nice sight but I’m more interested in the small cut of inte... (more)

A photographic SD70MAC passes the iconic WofA coal tower in Opelika with 19 Schneider containers destined for the CPKC. While this train looks like it’s all intermodal, there is actually 90 car... (more)