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Viewing Album:  The Glenn Marsh Files--West Point Route in the 70s and 80s
 
By:Hank Stephens
Dates:1/1/1970 - 1/1/1980
Album Info:This is the AWP-WofA in the first and second generation diesel era just before SCL backed Family Lines System began to disband and erase the true character of this Deep South railroad. Pictures taken by Glenn Marsh and from his collection
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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:  548   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:  828   Comments: 1
Chester Yard switcher in Montgomery, AL when Chester was still an active terminal for AWP-WofA operations.
Title:  Chester Yard switcher in Montgomery, AL when Chester was still an active terminal for AWP-WofA operations.
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/12/2010 6:56:23 PM
Location:  Montgomery, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AWP 728(GP40)
Views:  791   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:  540   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:  393   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:  422   Comments: 2
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:  482   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:  456   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:  642   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:  725   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:  590   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:  423   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:  359   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:  518   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:  613   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:  310   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:  220   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:  739   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:  477   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:  356   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:  388   Comments: 1
GA SW unit works Hulsey Yard leads at an interstate overpass near downtown Atlanta
Title:  GA SW unit works Hulsey Yard leads at an interstate overpass near downtown Atlanta
Description:  This shot was on I-20 East of the 20-85-75 junction about a mile or two. The date is approximately 1974 as we were headed to Vidalia, Georgia for a Plant Tour at Georgia Power's Edwin I.Hatch Nuclear Facility near Baxley, Ga. It was the old Atlanta Belt Line between Moreland Ave and Boulevard SE.
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/12/2010 6:57:12 PM
Location:  Atlanta, GA
Author:  Glenn Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GA 904(NW2)
Views:  650   Comments: 4
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:  342   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:  402   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:  310   Comments: 1
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:  374   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:  546   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:  148   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:  145   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:  470   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:  199   Comments: 1
More AWP in 70s
Title:  More AWP in 70s
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/12/2010 7:00:11 PM
Location:  Ryland Acres (subdiv, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  136   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:  422   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:  536   Comments: 1
GA , WofA and L&N units at Chester Yard service tracks
Title:  GA , WofA and L&N units at Chester Yard service tracks
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/12/2010 6:57:16 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GA 1026(GP7) WRA 707(GP40) LN 1035(GP30)
Views:  1255   Comments: 2
GA 754 leads north bound road train nearing Roanoke Jct where the old CofGa Lafayette Bvanch pulls away
Title:  GA 754 leads north bound road train nearing Roanoke Jct where the old CofGa Lafayette Bvanch pulls away
Description:  More AWP in the 70s
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/12/2010 6:58:02 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GA 754(GP40)
Views:  557   Comments: 1
WofA Bicentennial Caboose rolls by Main Street in Opelika in the late 70s
Title:  WofA Bicentennial Caboose rolls by Main Street in Opelika in the late 70s
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/30/2010 11:11:44 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  468   Comments: 0
Scenes on the WofA in the 70s--a rare look at the diesel era of the West Point Route
Title:  Scenes on the WofA in the 70s--a rare look at the diesel era of the West Point Route
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1980  Upload Date: 7/8/2010 2:41:35 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AWP 733(GP40-2)
Views:  685   Comments: 1
Scenes on the WofA in the 70s--a rare look at the diesel era of the West Point Route
Title:  Scenes on the WofA in the 70s--a rare look at the diesel era of the West Point Route
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1980  Upload Date: 7/8/2010 2:41:34 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AWP 733(GP40-2)
Views:  633   Comments: 2
AWP way cars posted Oct 11, 2010
Title:  AWP way cars posted Oct 11, 2010
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1980  Upload Date: 10/11/2010 7:59:29 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  372   Comments: 1
AWP way cars posted Oct 11, 2010
Title:  AWP way cars posted Oct 11, 2010
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1980  Upload Date: 10/11/2010 7:59:28 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  382   Comments: 1
AWP way cars posted Oct 11, 2010
Title:  AWP way cars posted Oct 11, 2010
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1980  Upload Date: 10/11/2010 7:59:30 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  591   Comments: 3
AWP way cars posted Oct 11, 2010
Title:  AWP way cars posted Oct 11, 2010
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1980  Upload Date: 10/11/2010 7:59:31 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  354   Comments: 3
AWP way cars posted Oct 11, 2010
Title:  AWP way cars posted Oct 11, 2010
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1980  Upload Date: 10/11/2010 7:59:32 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  566   Comments: 4
AWP way cars posted Oct 11, 2010
Title:  AWP way cars posted Oct 11, 2010
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1980  Upload Date: 10/11/2010 7:59:33 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  415   Comments: 1
WofA caboose #160 tails up a local at West Point, GA on the Lanett, AL side of the state line. The siding of West Point actually straddles the GA-AL state line, with most of it actually physically in AL.
Title:  WofA caboose #160 tails up a local at West Point, GA on the Lanett, AL side of the state line. The siding of West Point actually straddles the GA-AL state line, with most of it actually physically in AL.
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1980  Upload Date: 10/11/2010 8:00:48 AM
Location:  Lanett, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  415   Comments: 1
SOU picture posted Oct 11, 2010
Title:  SOU picture posted Oct 11, 2010
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1980  Upload Date: 10/11/2010 8:00:49 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  342   Comments: 1
AWP way cars posted Oct 11, 2010
Title:  AWP way cars posted Oct 11, 2010
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1980  Upload Date: 10/11/2010 7:59:34 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  374   Comments: 3
AWP way cars posted Oct 11, 2010
Title:  AWP way cars posted Oct 11, 2010
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1980  Upload Date: 10/11/2010 7:59:36 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  457   Comments: 4
WofA northboud local hammers CofGA diamond at Opelika in the 1970s
Title:  WofA northboud local hammers CofGA diamond at Opelika in the 1970s
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1980  Upload Date: 7/8/2010 2:41:26 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AWP 727(GP40)
Views:  1032   Comments: 2

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