splitting the signals at milepost 299.8
Scherer coal empties routed down the former CofG through Columbus and Birmingham instead of the usual route through Atlanta and Chattanooga; these reroutes have all the power on the point instead ... (more)
a primer unit leads 335 west on a hazy summer afternoon
With UP power on the point, NS train 198 charges through Smiths, approaching Columbus.
westbound shortly after leaving Columbus
NS 335 heads west through Smiths Station East of Opelika, AL.