Led by a clean Dash 9, NS 922 heads west through Opelika just before the Thanksgiving break begins.
Q619 stops in Opelika before getting blocks south to Montgomery.
Two days after torrential rains drenched the area, the front of the 6195 is reflected in a pool of rainwater along the roadbed as A41 prepares to head west.
A41's power makes a reverse move over the AL Highway 169 bridge. The boxcar is actually coupled to the front of the lead unit so it can be set off at a spur with a westbound switch (hence the car ... (more)
A41 rolls through Opelika on a blustery November afternoon through the fall colors at the P319.9.
Q192 drops the signal at the south end of the siding in Opelika.
A Casey-led 187 rumbles through the Opelika interlocker on the way to Birmingham. Also, this is one of 10 NS SD70M's in this body style; a good catch indeed!
With "maintenance in the way," as the dispatcher put it, out of the way, Q617 proceeds south from Opelika into the Opelika, Notasulga, and Chehaw blocks south.
SOO 4511 pulls forward past the MoW equipment before backing to the rest of the train. According to the engineer, the unit was built in 1974.
The A41 crew guides their northern visitor past the East Alabama Paving aggregate piles at the P-318.
A41 works the house track in Opelika
A rare train in the area, Q669 slows to take the siding in Opelika.
