CSX freight passes behind the largest textile mill in Opelika. A major source of jobs and city revenue for decades, it doesn't have much of a future, even in 1987. I do not think anything remains of the buildings and other facilities.
Photos taken in the Deep South--primarily Alabama and Georgia--from the 1970s to the early 2000s. Featured railroads include the ICG, the West Point Route, SCL, Southern, Frisco, and even KCS.