Western Railway of Alabama GP40 #701 leads train #211 past the coal tower and over the Southern Railway crossing. 211 served as the long-distance local between Atlanta and Montgomery, AL. All th... (more)
Restricting A Lunar aspect on this Safetran absolute signal is illuminated by the lead engine of Q601 as it is given permission to take the siding at the North End of Opelika for a me... (more)
Southern Railway GP50 #7013 leads eastbound Central of Georgia district train #138 over the newly installed interlocking-controlled crossing of the Western Railway of Alabama. Prior to installing... (more)
Southern Railway GP50 #7013, later to become Norfolk Southern #7013, was eventually chosen for the GP38-3 rebuilding program and became Norfolk Southern #5819
Southern Railway GP38-2 #5219 is tied down with its branch line (yellow-belly) caboose on the engine track. The power at Opelika served dual assignments, first as the daily Opelika Switcher, then... (more)
Southern Railway B23-7 #4020 works adjacent to the Western Railway of Alabama main line. The locomotive served a joint assignment, working 1st trick as the Southern Railway Opelika Switch Engine ... (more)
Colorado Fuel & Iron Created from the merger of the Colorado Coal and Iron Company with the Colorado Fuel Company, in 1892, CF&I was the first integrated and largest steel mill west o... (more)
NS 137 turns compass WSW while negotiating the crossing with the former Western of Alabama behind the trees to the right. The siding at Opelika will eventually turn northwest for a straight shot t... (more)
Southern Railway GP35 #2649 with eastbound train #46 works the east interchange at Opelika. 46 will make a set-out and then pick up cars left by the Opelika Switch Engine, the "T" line Roanoke Ro... (more)
Southern Railway GP38 #2799 leads Central of Georgia district train #46 over the crossing of the Western Railway of Alabama outside the door of the agent's office in the depot. The two friction b... (more)
Southern Railway GP38 #2801 leads Macon, GA bound freight #136 across the Western Railway of Alabama crossing at the former Central of Georgia depot
An EMD SD60 white-brow sandwich has just come around the 15 mph curve as it passes in-front of the Opelika siding and some kudzu. ... (more)
With their train waiting for help from A746, Q611 and its exquisite consist of EMD power rest on the Opelika siding while another railfan takes time to capture this moment.
Westbound at Simmons Street.
CSX Q619 heads south through Opelika behind a pair of KCS SD70ACes and CSX 1118 (SW1500) in tow.
