The afternoon running A746 crosses the interlocking with NS as it pulls into Opelika with 11 cars. The train will soon back into one of the spur tracks here so as to get out of the way for a southbound Q601.
The EMD SD (special duty) series are a strong and reliable kind of locomotive which still serve America's rails today. They have proved themselves reliable by clocking in several million miles of freight service over several decades.