The lead diesel is in full shade as L&N run-through train 214 climbs around the curve and out of Opelika on a summer evening. GP38s are front and back, but in between are 4 U-boats, including 2 U... (more)

This nostalgic UP shield is starting to show its age as it’s still in the original paint applied to it by the Pacific Car & Foundry back in September of 1980. While this logo was once a smooth ... (more)

A coal train with a pair of SD40-2s and a U30C illustrates typical CSX unit train power of the late '80s, just before the C40 invasion. It's a bit odd, in that it is southbound on the former WofA... (more)

Pine Belt 3986 sits out of the way in a siding as SD70s head west on the main.

An interesting early-NS power set is eastbound, with U23B 3941 leading an NS B23-7, a pair of GP38s (one in NS/one in SOU) and four SOU GP30s.

CSX Fs head for Montgomery with the Alabama Reunion Train, which is finishing up a two-week tour of the state with car interiors converted to displays about Alabama history.

You might guess from this photo that wood products were once a traffic staple on Southern's ex-Central of Georgia line through Opelika.

A pair of new GEs head down the old CofG still in primer.

For many months, the ex-CofG Columbus, GA-Birmingham main was out of service north of Childersburg, and traffic was down to just a pair of long-range locals that reached B'ham via ex-Southern line... (more)

Having finished its work in Opelika, A48 heads out through the southside industrial park and toward the end of its run at Columbus, GA.

When a freight car is built to haul heavier than normal loads such as this tank car carrying 297000 lbs of Vinyl acetate, a normal two axle truck will not do. Thus the distinctive three axle truc... (more)

The conductor of today's Q619 gives a friendly wave as his 7400 foot train composed of 119 cars is about to dash through the city of Opelika on its way to Chester Yard in Montgomery.

Frog Foliage
A solitary colorful leaf sits comfortably in the throat of a No.10 self guarded frog as its presence makes one wonder when the last time a flanged wheel made it over this ... (more)

Big C-Cs purchased during Family Lines spending spree in the late '70s/early '80s lead a southbound past the old West Point Route coaling tower at Opelika. Things look rough, but it won't be long ... (more)