On this beautiful 2010 afternoon, NS Local A41 works the transfer track in Opelika while in the background CSX WO45 prepares to work south spraying vegetation along the right of way.

A GP38-2 teams with an SD50 on the westbound long-distance local.

It’s been a long night for this NS re-rail crew as they’ve had to move a loaded tank car and locomotive back onto the track after the two rolled a rail in downtown Opelika earlier in the day. ... (more)

The Southway Crane & Rigging machine digs in as it begins to lift the A-end of GATX tank car number 69610 who fell in-between the gauge earlier in the day. more)

The NS 713 RP-E4C slug motor and its GP40-2 master unit take a break on a spur track at the west end of the NS yard in Columbus. The dark bluish sky contrasts nicely against the white Rose Hill B... (more)

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)

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)

With A41's lone tank car now safely out of the way, the re-railing crews will now begin the process of picking up the SD40-2 assigned to this week's NS A41 local. Since the rail it was riding ato... (more)

It has been a rough week for NS in the city of Opelika. After a 22 car derailment on the previou... (more)

It's been a rough week for this particular NS locomotive. First it was involved in a grade crossing collision with a cement truck on Monday and then it derailed onto the ground on Thursday after ... (more)

The 3333 has had a little bit of nose work done when compared to a fellow SD40-2 seen within the confines of the NS Columbus yard. Both of these ‘70s built six axle veterans look great today as... (more)

Local A41 heads west at Royal City behind a blue GP38-2 and a former N&W SD40. Still a healthy local in 2005, the A41's of today pale in comparison.

A classic high-hood beauty from EMD has just come out of the fueling tracks and with the power of NS 137 out of the way, can head into the yard to pick up its short train of two more)

Local A41 heads west at Simmons Street in Opelika behind a nice pair of ex-Conrail motors. Since this picture was taken NS A41, like so many locals, has been cut back and now operates on a reduced... (more)

Just two days short of 10 years ago, NS A41 heads west at Edwards Road as it approaches downtown Opelika. Today, local A41 (like so many others) has become a victim of the present times, running o... (more)