No work in Auburn on this day, so the local is really rolling. Looks like a pretty big train (common in those days), so the old EMD probably had a tough go on the 12 mile climb from the Tallapoos... (more)

An SD50 teams with an SD40-2 to take grain loads south on the old West Point Route.

Southbound at North Donahue Drive with a former CR SD70MAC leading. Today the billboard is gone and the surroundings have been fancified with upscale apartments and condos.

Hot Rail
The thermal effects of a recent field weld are evident on the web and top of the rail head at this new joint. The rail has just undergone an electric flash-butt welding proc... (more)

Back when mounting/dismounting while underway was still allowed, a crew member hops aboard Georgia 753 after throwing a switch. A colleague can also be seen hanging off a covered hopper back in t... (more)

Typical late-1980s power on CSX - a mix of SD40-2s and C30-7s in FL and SBD paint - pulls a northbound train past the AME Zion Church on Auburn's west side.

Looks like they had some extra blue paint at the shop and someone decided 7509's plow was the best place for it. Photo made shortly before these signals were replaced.

L&N runthroughs initiated in the early 1970s brought a little color to the West Point Route. Power was mostly GP38s and U23Bs with other B-Bs mixed in. In this shot, a portion of Auburn Universi... (more)

CSX sporting some heritage...well borrowing some at least on this New Orleans bound freight with the S&A leading the way.

There was still a tiny remnant of a yard and a little local business in Auburn in the early 1970s. In this scene, local #5 is finishing up and about to head back onto the main for the run home to... (more)

Train 5 - the southbound leg of WofA's daily-except-Sunday local between Montgomery and West Point - is up to track speed just outside Auburn. The latter day Georgia/West Point Route locomotives ... (more)

Local A746 makes a brief stop at Mike & Ed's BBQ in Auburn on their northward trip, giving me the opportunity to capture a fine looking Dash 7.

Wheels of varying size ride along a wheel flatcar as they are most likely headed for a scrap yard to be torn down and then recycled into another form of steel.

From this perspective it’s quite easy to see the recent rail grinding that has taken place along the mainline.

Three fallen flags of the railroad industry can be seen on this covered hopper as it passes through Auburn on a bright and sunny morning.