R609 has a clear signal as it heads south through Opelika at sunset.
an ex Conrail SD50, now KCS, on NS local A41 as seen from train A48
This is an NS rock train loaded in Columbus, GA, bound for KCS in Meridian, MS.
If no one cuts down those trees growing beside the embankment, this shot will be impossible in a few years.
Notice the railfan-photographing engineer.
northbound train on CSX's WofA Sub from Montgomery to Atlanta crosses NS's former CofG line from Columbus to Birmingham
NS Westbound Local Freight Train A41 at Opelika, Al. on NS'S Alabama Division Columbus District
CSXT Southbound Freight Train at Opelika, Al. on CSXT'S A&WP Sub
Pine Belt local waits for CSX freight to pass before heading south