The NS/BNSF combination of power at the front this train illustrates the cooperation that exists between these two railroad's in order to get coal from the mines in Wyoming to a customer in centra... (more)

Blooming Pink Crape Myrtle trees greet today’s X220 train as it races into Opelika on a sunny July afternoon. One of the 19 CSX SD70ACe models does the honors as it pulls today unit train compri... (more)

The 3314 leads Q619 out of the Opelika siding after meeting one as it begins to throttle up for the climb towards Auburn with 118 cars in tow.

A mostly EMD lash up of power pulls the MoW train of W045 into the city of Opelika this afternoon. The 28 car train is moving a variety of interesting sights such as gondolas full of scrap rails ... (more)

The EMD SD40 series model looks great on any train and tonight's Q282 was no exception. The 8360 was built for the C&O almost 48 years ago in April of 1969 and still finds itself moving freight. ... (more)

A mile long loaded grain train heads south into Opelika this evening. The AC4400/GEVO pair have complete control of the 88 cars behind them as their train crawls through downtown. Special... (more)

MoW equipment is back on the move to its next curfew location this night. The solo GEVO leading this train begins to speed up after having cleared the speed restriction across the NS diamond just... (more)

Looking like it just came off of the assembly line, this EMD six axle leads NS train 137 through Opelika. The UP 9034 is less than a year old and likely on its maiden voyage atop the Central of G... (more)

Locals 5 and 6 try to work around each other in the tiny Opelika yard. That's 6 on the main, with 5's geep and cab visible beyond the Southern main.

For many decades the Opelika depot - which sat hard against the crossing of the Western Railway of Alabama and the Central of Georgia - had long umbrella sheds that ran adjacent to both mains. The... (more)

A GP9/GP38 duo is about to clump across the Western Railway of Alabama as long-distance local train 45 works Opelika.

Local A41 heads west at Simmons Street during October 2004 behind NS 7045 and NS 5533. Today the 7045 has become a slug and the 5533 is off the roster. I hereby declare this capture a "dollar... (more)

Around the turn of the century, CSX 746 (a turn out of Montgomery that worked to Opelika or West Point, then returned to Mntgmry) ran most days with one or two B30-7s, but anything from an MP15 to... (more)

The 3510 continues to straddle the main and diverging track as the re-railing process proceeds into its 3rd lift for this locomotive. Other NS personal go about moving and setting the steel strap... (more)

This evening finds the West Point local spending the night at one of its primary customers found on the line, The West Fraser wood mill that is. This mill has been shipping via CSX for many years... (more)