The highest point along the former Western Railway of Alabama mainline is hidden just behind the present day location of Opelika High School. Standing at a height of 829ft tall, the crest of the ... (more)

Running as the DPU of M601, the NC&StL heritage unit looks fantastic in the darkness as it makes its maiden journey after being released from the Waycross Paint shop and the talented workers there... (more)

The LaGrange local L817 begins to slowly pull out of the south end of Gabbettville siding which was recently extended. A solo GP38-2 is the lone unit pulling today's train as it heads south towar... (more)

M645 takes the scenic route from Birmingham to Waycross this evening as it passes through Opelika with 120 cars in tow. Standing next to the fast moving freight train is the iconic WofA concrete ... (more)

Inaugural run
CSX's newest heritage unit honoring the New York Central is seen making its first revenue run in the early morning hours as it leads manifest train M605 through Cusseta, ... (more)

A derailment near Waycross has detoured intermodal train I142 (Jacksonville,FL-Fairburn, GA) onto the AWP/WofA subdivision. Intermodal used to be a regular occurrence on this line, but stopped in... (more)

One of the many plentiful GE Dash 8 models CSX owned at the time makes its way through a cut in northern Calera as it pulls 104 cars behind it. This B’ham to New Orleans manifest train is being... (more)

Running as S142 today, this CSX intermodal train from Jacksonville will soon duck into the nearby Fairburn intermodal terminal for some work and will then continue the journey to its destination o... (more)

An afternoon running Q601 comes into view as it rounds the large curve on the north side of Opelika. A surprising pair of Canadian National visitors lead the way with over 7500 tons of freight, m... (more)

An evening fog has enveloped the city of Opelika as Q601 slices through it with 148 cars in tow. Tonight’s train has the pleasure of being lead by the CSX Spirit of First Responders unit as it ... (more)

A746 has just made it safely through the North College Street crossing in downtown Auburn. The loveliest village on the plains has certainly c... (more)

A matching set of BNSF painted locomotives have brought 98 empty covered hoppers to a stop near the control point of Middle Hanceville as they wait for northbound traffic to clear. The covered ho... (more)

It’s a cold January afternoon as A746 is in the middle of working its last customer of the day. With loaded boxcars at the head end with plywood from Norbord, the local grabs loaded center-beam... (more)

The crew of A746 has just finished dropping off their entire train at Opelika and head north as lite power. Just like the two doctors... (more)

A fast moving Q606 drops the holdout signal at Cusseta while disappearing into the night as it pulls 169 cars onward to the ultimate destination of Waycross, GA.