A pair of SD9s bracket Southern's only SD7 as they bring a transfer by what's left of the Southern station on their way to Norris Yard in Irondale. The Crescent was daily north of Birmingham,but ... (more)
White flags in place. a work extra clumps across the Western Railway of Alabama mainline at Opelika on a hazy summer day in Alabama nearly 40 years ago. In the background, a Southern caboose with ... (more)
Back in the days when Opelika generated enough traffic to keep both Southern and the West Point Route busy with local switching, a sharp Southern GP30 and crew work below the nearly-new 10th Stree... (more)
It is a fact that more 2-8-0 "Consolidations" were built than any other wheel arrangement and the Southern utilized many in several unique classes, small to lar... (more)