The Montgomery to West Point local is back in Chehaw again for the weekend. The cross ties, which designate the end of usable track, are located at just the right spot so that two 6-axle locomoti... (more)

The 8130, which still wears a faded version of the YN2 paint scheme, is coupled up with a fellow six axle in Chehaw this evening. This pair of veteran SD40-2 models were built for the SCL in the ... (more)

A pair of EMD six axle units make up the local train of A746 which is seen spending the weekend in Opelika. Tomorrow this train will continue working the handful of customers located along this l... (more)

Recent rains from the day before have left their mark on the ground with a noticeably large puddle. The constant vibrations from both 645 prime movers idling away inside the SD40-2 long hoods is h... (more)

Night lights
Having parked here the night before, the power for A746 rests in the desolate area of Chehaw. Aside from some newly installed illumination along the mainline, the light t... (more)

With Q619 on the mainline and its conductor on the ground, this freight train will begin the long and arduous process of detaching from its cars so it can retrieve the units from A746 resting on t... (more)

Resting on the Opelika siding, A746 waits for a crew which will be arriving in a few minutes to begin its nocturnal operation. Since the CSX MoW has a curfew in effect for their tie replacement, ... (more)

In this unusual view local A746 shoves a struggling Q618 up the hill between Chehaw and Loachapoka with a pair of B30-7's. Q618, lead by a pair of KCS motors (ID: 432151), stalled on the hill some... (more)

Local A746 makes a brief stop at Mike & Ed's BBQ in Auburn on their northward trip, giving me the opportunity to capture a fine looking Dash 7.

With his work at Auburn complete, local A746 continues on south toward Montgomery. Sadly, this classic scene once known as "the cotton patch" at Chadwick Lane has succumbed to an RV park that I co... (more)

In the waning afternoon light a pair of Dash 8 standard cab units idle away on the West Point Siding with the short local train of A746 as the train waits for a new crew to finish today’s work.

Local A746 heads south through Loachapoka on a perfect afternoon during March of 2011.

The power for today’s A746 has just dropped off a cut of coil cars for the Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia automotive assembly plant and now returns to the mainline in the last few rays of rema... (more)

Local A746 blows through Auburn northbound early in the morning behind a pair of B30-7s. He'll be back south later in the day after finishing his work up the road from here.

The power of A746 and its re-crew are about to make a swing move onto the West Point Siding with, of all things at the point, a rare SD80MAC. Soon these locomotives will return to their train as ... (more)