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)
The old West Point Route has never been a big coal conduit, but it used to see at least a few unit trains like this one, likely headed south for the export coal terminal at Mobile.
An empty coal train leans into the curve near the Dobbins AFB gate behind a pair of mid-1960s veterans - L&N C630 1432 and SD35 1281 (ex-SCL 1907 sent to L&N to help with a power crunch). Just ah... (more)