Message in a Hopper
Someone has taken the time to help spread the message about the largest marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry by tagging this covered hopper.

A747 and Q601 wait patiently on the siding at Mt. Meigs as Q612, the second of three north bound trains, passes at track speed on the main.

A pair or Burlington Northern covered hoppers that are part of west bound train, NS 335, roll over the Opelika interlock while Railroad: Burlington Northern Railroad
Locomotive: Covered Hopper Car
Location: Opelika, Alabama, USA
Locomotive #: BN 460454
Train ID: NS 335
Photo Date: April 02, 2010

A unit pipe train snakes its way from the Dothan sub. onto track 1 of the M&M sub. This maneuver is quite a sightmore)

With the train safe across the road, the conductor radios back to his engineer and discusses how far they are about to shove in these former ACL/SCL phosphate hoppers that have now been reassigned... (more)

After picking up rail from a recent relay project, this welded rail train curves its way back to Chester Yard.

A tank car rolls into one of the 56 classification tracks at a busy Norris Yard. Thanks to the Southern Railway Historical Association and NS for allowing us to tour their yard.

With a fresh coat of paint, this boxcar pays tribute to the textile mills of West Point Stevens.

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

Y291 has just finished pulling Q518's train out of the yard and is now waiting on Q521 to move further south so it can move out of the way of Railroad: CSX Transportation (CSXT)
Locomotive: EMD SD40-2
Location: Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Locomotive #: CSXT 8870
Train ID: CSX Y291
Photo Date: July 25, 2008

ACIPCO Steel Pipe flashes across the Mulberry Fork of the Black Warrior River during ... (more)

Y291, with shoving platform, has moved from the north yard tracks on the left to track 18 so that the locos for Q518more)

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

Friendly Conductor Wes of M721 has just lined the switch and now is opening the knuckle on CEFX 16521 in order to couple the rest of his train to cars south of him.

Since Vulcan Materials purchased Florida Rock, a lot of activity (i.e. trains) are now being loaded and brought out of the quarry. A013 will shove out of the quarry and run north to West Point la... (more)