Western Railway of Alabama train #208, the daily Montgomery, AL to Atlanta, GA train, moved traffic from WofA Chester Yard to A&WP Hulsey Yard. Power was typically whatever Georgia Road group locomotives that were serviceable at call time. Today, in run 8 and down to 18 mph, #208 is climbing the grade into Auburn, AL
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.