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Central of Georgia 811
Title:  Central of Georgia 811
Description:  This picture is of the Seminole in Opelika, Al in early 1949. Notice the pullman green baggage cars.
Photo Date:  1/1/1949  Upload Date: 12/10/2019 1:34:42 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Thomas Hogan
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CG 811(E8A)
Views:  824   Comments: 1
Lee Timber, just prior to opening,
Title:  Lee Timber, just prior to opening,
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/20/1973  Upload Date: 4/3/2011 10:19:16 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Bernie Feltman
Categories:  Yard,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  1291   Comments: 7
The Western Railway of Alabama - Central of Georgia crossing was formerly double-tracked diamonds on both railroads.  This is the Western Railway of Alabama engineer's eastbound view
Title:  The Western Railway of Alabama - Central of Georgia crossing was formerly double-tracked diamonds on both railroads. This is the Western Railway of Alabama engineer's eastbound view
Description:  The Southern Railway depot is on the far right. The Western Railway of Alabama freighthouse and depot are beyond the passenger shed to the right of the Stop Board.
Photo Date:  10/1/1973  Upload Date: 3/19/2011 6:57:37 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Bernie Feltman
Categories:  Yard,Station,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  1395   Comments: 8
Western Railway of Alabama #16542, a 50-ton capacity pulpwood car,
Title:  Western Railway of Alabama #16542, a 50-ton capacity pulpwood car,
Description:  Western Railway of Alabama friction bearing pulpwood car #16542
Photo Date:  10/1/1973  Upload Date: 4/3/2011 10:19:06 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Bernie Feltman
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  1654   Comments: 1
The conductor is preparing to toss a register slip and grab train oders from the back of Georgia Railroad caboose #2871 trailing New Orleans - Hamlet train #214
Title:  The conductor is preparing to toss a register slip and grab train oders from the back of Georgia Railroad caboose #2871 trailing New Orleans - Hamlet train #214
Description:  Georgia Railroad caboose #2871, complete with friction bearings, is a yormer Louisville & Nashville caboose
Photo Date:  10/15/1973  Upload Date: 3/19/2011 3:33:22 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Bernie Feltman
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  1320   Comments: 11
Seaboard Coast Line caboose #00866 brings up the rear of the Hamlet section of train #214.  The Atlanta section is to the left of 866 and has Georgia Railroad #2871 trailing
Title:  Seaboard Coast Line caboose #00866 brings up the rear of the Hamlet section of train #214. The Atlanta section is to the left of 866 and has Georgia Railroad #2871 trailing
Description:  Train #214 orginated in New Orleans and contained traffic for Hamlet, NC. As per standard practice, the train was normally double-cabbed with the trailing section clearing Montgomery's Chester Yard of Atlanta bound cars. Once in Atlanta, the cut would be made between 866 and the trailing insulated box car, and, after a brake test, 214 would resume its journey to Hamlet
Photo Date:  10/15/1973  Upload Date: 3/19/2011 5:50:59 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Bernie Feltman
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  1910   Comments: 12
GA 751 heads northbound road train at the north end of Opelika siding
Title:  GA 751 heads northbound road train at the north end of Opelika siding
Description:  More AWP in the 70s
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/12/2010 6:58:19 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GA 751(GP40)
Views:  858   Comments: 1
AWP 573 in middle of consist of northbound AWP-WofA road train at Opelika.
Title:  AWP 573 in middle of consist of northbound AWP-WofA road train at Opelika.
Description:  More AWP in th` 70s
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/12/2010 6:58:21 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AWP 573(GP7)
Views:  1172   Comments: 1
GA 1041 leads a southbound road train by the old coal tower at the north end of Opelika siding near dark
Title:  GA 1041 leads a southbound road train by the old coal tower at the north end of Opelika siding near dark
Description:  More AWP in the 70s
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/12/2010 6:58:35 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GA 1041(GP9)
Views:  881   Comments: 1
AWP 730 leads northbound road train under bridge at Opelika, AL
Title:  AWP 730 leads northbound road train under bridge at Opelika, AL
Description:  More AWP in the 70s
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/12/2010 6:58:03 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AWP 730(GP40)
Views:  816   Comments: 1
AWP 727 leads a road train north through downtown Opelika in the 70s.
Title:  AWP 727 leads a road train north through downtown Opelika in the 70s.
Description:  More AWP in the 70s
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/12/2010 6:58:04 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AWP 727(GP40)
Views:  845   Comments: 1
GA 752 leads northbound around the curve and out of downtown Opelika
Title:  GA 752 leads northbound around the curve and out of downtown Opelika
Description:  More AWP in the 70s
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 1/1/1974 12:00:00 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GA 752(GP40)
Views:  764   Comments: 1
GA 754
Title:  GA 754
Description:  More AWP in the 70s
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/12/2010 6:58:15 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GA 754(GP40)
Views:  743   Comments: 2
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/20/2010 2:09:24 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  484   Comments: 1
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/20/2010 2:09:21 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  462   Comments: 1
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/20/2010 2:09:31 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  493   Comments: 1
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/20/2010 2:09:35 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  426   Comments: 1
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/20/2010 2:09:26 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  516   Comments: 1
More Shots from the 70s
Title:  More Shots from the 70s
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/12/2010 6:56:26 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AWP 4976(GP16)
Views:  987   Comments: 1
A new Uceta rebuilt GP16 stands in as the Opelika Switcher in the early 80s
Title:  A new Uceta rebuilt GP16 stands in as the Opelika Switcher in the early 80s
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/12/2010 6:56:30 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AWP 4976(GP16)
Views:  1071   Comments: 1
Front of the Opelika Switcher tied up in house track at Opelika.  Note te train order signal in the rear at the agency built into the end of the WofA freighthouse.
Title:  Front of the Opelika Switcher tied up in house track at Opelika. Note te train order signal in the rear at the agency built into the end of the WofA freighthouse.
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/12/2010 6:56:31 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AWP 4976(GP16)
Views:  958   Comments: 1
More Shots from the 70s
Title:  More Shots from the 70s
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/12/2010 6:56:25 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AWP 4976(GP16)
Views:  766   Comments: 1
More Shots from the 70s
Title:  More Shots from the 70s
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/12/2010 6:56:32 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WRA 6046(GP38-2)
Views:  699   Comments: 2
FLS painted WA sublettered unit works as Opelika Switcher in early 80s.
Title:  FLS painted WA sublettered unit works as Opelika Switcher in early 80s.
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/12/2010 6:56:33 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WRA 6046(GP38-2)
Views:  848   Comments: 2
GA 6052 is second unit on road train running over the old CofGA diamond in Opelika behind AWP painted unit.
Title:  GA 6052 is second unit on road train running over the old CofGA diamond in Opelika behind AWP painted unit.
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/12/2010 6:56:34 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GA 6052(GP38-2)
Views:  926   Comments: 3
More Shots from the 70s
Title:  More Shots from the 70s
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/12/2010 6:56:11 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GA 6052(GP38-2)
Views:  614   Comments: 2
More AWP in 70s
Title:  More AWP in 70s
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/12/2010 6:56:13 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  440   Comments: 1
More AWP in 70s
Title:  More AWP in 70s
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/12/2010 6:57:25 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GA 753(GP40)
Views:  1069   Comments: 1
More AWP in 70s
Title:  More AWP in 70s
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/12/2010 6:57:19 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GA 1022(GP7)
Views:  762   Comments: 1
More AWP in 70s
Title:  More AWP in 70s
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/12/2010 6:56:21 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GA 1022(GP7)
Views:  667   Comments: 2
More AWP in 70s
Title:  More AWP in 70s
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/12/2010 6:57:20 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GA 1022(GP7)
Views:  711   Comments: 1
More AWP in 70s
Title:  More AWP in 70s
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 12/6/2011 6:57:27 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  570   Comments: 1
More AWP in 70s
Title:  More AWP in 70s
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/12/2010 6:57:13 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AWP 727(GP40)
Views:  774   Comments: 1
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/20/2010 2:09:20 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  382   Comments: 1
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/20/2010 2:09:20 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Gleen Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  372   Comments: 1
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/20/2010 2:21:50 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Gleen Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  371   Comments: 0
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/20/2010 2:21:51 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Gleen Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  384   Comments: 0
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/20/2010 2:21:45 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Gleen Marsh
Categories:  Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  333   Comments: 0
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 1/1/1974 12:00:00 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Gleen Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  368   Comments: 0
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/20/2010 2:21:44 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Gleen Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  336   Comments: 0
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/20/2010 2:21:47 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Gleen Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  379   Comments: 0
More AWP in 70s
Title:  More AWP in 70s
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/12/2010 7:00:12 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WRA 701(GP40)
Views:  693   Comments: 1
More AWP in 70s
Title:  More AWP in 70s
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/12/2010 7:00:15 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WRA 701(GP40)
Views:  864   Comments: 1
More AWP in 70s
Title:  More AWP in 70s
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/12/2010 7:00:17 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  353   Comments: 1
More AWP in 70s
Title:  More AWP in 70s
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/12/2010 6:59:39 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  396   Comments: 1
More AWP in 70s
Title:  More AWP in 70s
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/12/2010 7:00:01 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  516   Comments: 1
More AWP in 71s
Title:  More AWP in 71s
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/12/2010 7:00:06 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WRA 707(GP40)
Views:  803   Comments: 1
More AWP in 70s
Title:  More AWP in 70s
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/12/2010 7:00:08 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  413   Comments: 1
More AWP in 70s
Title:  More AWP in 70s
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/12/2010 6:57:14 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GA 756(GP40-2)
Views:  786   Comments: 2
More AWP in 70s
Title:  More AWP in 70s
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/12/2010 6:57:15 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AWP 729(GP40)
Views:  961   Comments: 1


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