The Columbus turn is assembled, and headed east on the former SA&M main. Once clear of the switch, they will back around the wye to get the train headed north, then head for Columbus.
Train 746, the Montgomery-Opelika/West Point local, usually draws a pair of B30-7s, but today the crew is making do with one. That means long-hood forward for the eastbound leg.
Working for closely affiliated company Western Railway of Alabama, Georgia Railroad GP7 1019 switches industry tracks almost in the shadow of downtown.