Two unit trains are passing each other as they roll through the control point of JR Mapp this morning. The unit train on the left is that of Q220 with empty auto racks heading for the nearby Kia ... (more)

The CWR train of A011 is tied down on the Cusseta siding as the evening stars trail across the night sky. The venerable SD40-2 has been added to this train as it prepares for another day of dropp... (more)

The BNSF intermodal train of Q185 is taking a detour route today as it travels atop former Western Railway of Alabama tracks on its journey to the more)

For a moment as this westbound came through the interlocking, I thought I was capturing one of the rare loaded rock trains that happen to originate from one of the two quarries in Columbus. But as... (more)

A short timer Q611 hustles through Opelika with 6500 feet of train as it passes the iconic coal tower from the steam days of railroading. The yellow diamond on the right is a CSX speed limit sign... (more)

What's in a name
Freight train 186 is only 316 miles from Savannah as proclaimed by the Central of Georgia mile post numbering on this present day NS owned mainline. Although the name... (more)

Q606 rolls into the city of Opelika under the cover of darkness lead by a rather clean looking YN2 painted AC4400. Tonight’s Q606 measures in at over 7600 foot long train and is comprised of 125 ... (more)

The afternoon running A746 crosses the interlocking with NS as it pulls into Opelika with 11 cars. The train will soon back into one of the spur tracks here so as to get out of the way for a sout... (more)

A746 in its typical southbound orientation of long hood forward rolls into Opelika on a sunny October afternoon. Cars from the customers of Norbord and Knauf make up a majority of today’s 17 carlo... (more)

Just a little over a year from their rolling date, a pair of 115# strings of rail from the ArcelorMital rail mill in Steelton, PA have been installed along the former Western Railway of Alabama li... (more)

Standing water from a rainy week provides a nice reflection of Q601 as it heads south with 107 cars. Unfortunately the lead unit’s paint isn’t as pretty looking as the 4 trailing locomotives in i... (more)

A non-horse head Dash 9 leads still looks pretty good for being over 20 years old as it an a DC to AC conversion locomotive pull train 96Z through Opelika. This empty Herzog ballast train is head... (more)

One fifth of the PRLX SD70MAC leaser fleet being utilized by NS is at the front of train 137 as the 6200 foot long freight train slowly treks through Opelika. The long length today is quite a cha... (more)

The Chattahoochee River is riding a little high this January day as the remnants from recent days of rain flow to the Gulf. Q602 and its 7400 feet of train keep on moving though as the 2X1 DPU tr... (more)

A pair of swoosh painted SD40-2 locos of ATSF and BN heritage patiently wait for a signal to get back into the tracks of North yard where they'll pick up their interchange cars from NS.