The Opelika Switch Engine crew has the consist of the excursion creeping around the wye to guarantee no damage to equipment or passengers

Name	Type	Comments	Date

Chuck Zeiler	General	I do like to hear the story to go with the photo, thanks.	6/28/2009 8:16:08 PM

David Barrentine	General	Nice	11/4/2010 1:26:22 PM

Dennis Weber	General	Good Shot.	11/4/2010 8:33:15 PM

Charles Burgess	General	Great photo!	11/5/2010 9:21:01 AM

Bryan Smith	General	When Southern ended it's steam program I remember reading someone say "Hey, look at it this way....Southern threw a 20+ year party for the railfans so we should appreciate that." I think this photo typifies that thought.	11/6/2010 7:54:00 AM

The Opelika Switch Engine crew has the consist of the excursion creeping around the wye to guarantee no damage to equipment or passengers
Southern Railway U23B # 3915, the Opelika Switch Engine, is towing the consist of Southern Railway Extra 2716 East around the east leg of the Opelika wye. As soon as the train is wyed and the Kanawha 2-8-4 is serviced, the excursion will return to Birmingham
Date: 11/14/1981	Location: Opelika, AL Map	Views: 1640	Collection Of: Bernie Feltman
Locomotives: SOU 3915(U23B) SOU 2716(2-8-4) CO 2716(2-8-4)			Author: Bernie Feltman

Picture Categories: Yard,Steam,Passenger,Action		This picture is part of album: Southern Railway steam

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