Just after a summer shower, the L&N NOLA-Cincy run-through climbs the hill out of Opelika behind a cool collection of diesels- GP38-2/U25B/GP40/U23B.
Atlanta-bound run-through train 214 passes the old WofA coaling tower (still there in 2015) and bangs across the double crossing with Southern.
L&N runthroughs initiated in the early 1970s brought a little color to the West Point Route. Power was mostly GP38s and U23Bs with other B-Bs mixed in. In this shot, a portion of Auburn Universi... (more)
The lead diesel is in full shade as L&N run-through train 214 climbs around the curve and out of Opelika on a summer evening. GP38s are front and back, but in between are 4 U-boats, including 2 U... (more)
The daily L&N run-through passes the hotbox detector just west of Auburn.
