A NS ballast cleaner with an assortment of unique looking equipment rests on the Opelika house track in preparation of tomorrow's cleaning.

A746 rolls through Opelika at blistering 10MPH due to a truck driver getting his rig stuck underneath a bridge further down the line.

Having spotted empty woodchip hoppers on the two spurs to the left, the 4550 is about to pull back onto the main and call it a day after working local customer West Fraser during a hot summer afte... (more)

Local railfans gather for a day of watching trains in downtown Opelika and wave as Q618 starts a trio of north bounds.

Q192 starts moving north again after meeting a 7000' long Q145.

Ray gets a shot of Q618 as it passes the statuesque WofA coaling tower.

R609 makes another regular appearance on the WofA with an all YN3 consist including a MP15DC third out.

This Dash 7 has just finished pulling a work train and now is tied down in Opelika for the weekend. Later that week it would be involved in a car collision while running long hood forward, no one... (more)

This BNSF sandwich leads 132 cars over the Opelika interlock on a beautiful March afternoon with the Opelika Courthouse in the background.

Q614 passes through downtown Opelika during a rare, south Alabama snow fall.

A41 glides past and is about to enter into downtown Opelika as an overzealous fan to the far right waves them through.

Q614 leans into a super-elevated curve on its way out of Opelika during a freak snow storm in southern Alabama. Note the silhouette of three other railfans (Railroad: CSX Transportation (CSXT)
Locomotive: GE AC4400CW
Location: Opelika, Alabama, USA
Locomotive #: CSXT 114
Train ID: CSX Q614
Photo Date: January 19, 2008

In preparation of the upcoming tie replacement, new 80 foot, 136 lb/yd rails are seen here being unloaded from a rail flatcar. These new rails will wait to be installed at the 7th street grade cr... (more)

After coming to a stop, A025's conductor steps off the welded rail train. The train has just finished laying some new rail along the A&WP sub, which is also preparing for a tie replacement schedu... (more)

Brakeman, Randy, shows off his car riding experience as he directs A746 to spot cars in an unusually full Opelika yard.