White flags in place. a work extra clumps across the Western Railway of Alabama mainline at Opelika on a hazy summer day in Alabama nearly 40 years ago. In the background, a Southern caboose with ... (more)
Wood products - mostly logs and chips - kept the segment of the ex-CofG Roanoke branch between Opelika and Lafayette open until the late 1990s, when it was spun-off to the Pine Belt Southern. That... (more)
After storms damaged the line between Columbus and Birmingham in the mid-90s, NS rerouted traffic via Atlanta. After repairing the damage, NS decided to make the detours permanent, leaving just a... (more)