In 1973, you rarely had to wait long to see railroad action in Opelika. There were lots of local rail customers, Southern and Western Railway of Alabama interchanged daily, and a Southern branch ... (more)

Southern's long-distance local bumps across the Western with the usual assortment of log flats. In the background is a boxcar still in CofG colors, and the hood of a Southern diesel, one of two t... (more)

My friend David W. DeVault was standing in Virginia and photographing a train in Tennessee when Southern PA-2 6903 arrived from Memphis with the morning eastbound Tennessean for Roanoke, Lynchburg... (more)

Southern Railway U23B #3943, leading Sylacauga (AL) to Columbus (GA) "P" line long-distance local #46, eases along thru the 10 mph siding. #3943 was built June 1975 and later became Norfolk South... (more)

Southern Railway GP35 #2649 with eastbound train #46 works the east interchange at Opelika. 46 will make a set-out and then pick up cars left by the Opelika Switch Engine, the "T" line Roanoke Ro... (more)

Southern Railway GP38 #2799 leads Central of Georgia district train #46 over the crossing of the Western Railway of Alabama outside the door of the agent's office in the depot. The two friction b... (more)

Classic N&W wig wags protect the crossing at Seven Mile Ford, VA in the spring of 1962 as train 46, the eastbound “Tennessean” roars through en route to DC and New York City. A sizable consist... (more)