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Viewing Album:  The Johnny Ray Files--The Norfolk Southern 1990s
 
By:Hank Stephens
Dates:1/1/1989 - 1/1/1995
Album Info:Norfolk Southern inherited many Deep South pulp and timber branches, and seemed to have a penchant for keeping them going when CSX and others did not. The Johnny Ray was no different, making a living providing pulpwood and woodchips from two woodyards on the line, and sawmill and an occasional load of lumber for a local building supply distributor. Even the historical society that garnered the Victorian style depoo in Lafayette, AL had its ex Southern bay window caboose delivered by the hardworking NS Lafayette Turn, the inheritor to the Johhny Ray and Roanoke Rocket locals that polished the rails so many years before. All photos taken by Glenn Marsh and from his collection.
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When two heads are better than one!
Title:  When two heads are better than one!
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Photo Date:  6/1/1989  Upload Date: 7/23/2010 11:30:21 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
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A run by of the Columbus based LaFayette Turn near Danway
Title:  A run by of the Columbus based LaFayette Turn near Danway
Description:  LaFayette bound GE 3536 were from a vantage point near MP T-329 about a mile north of Danway ( T-328 ) .
Photo Date:  1/1/1993  Upload Date: 6/29/2010 2:56:56 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
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Views:  146   Comments: 0
A run by of Columbus based LaFayette Turn near Danway.
Title:  A run by of Columbus based LaFayette Turn near Danway.
Description:  LaFayette bound GE 3536 were from a vantage point near MP T-329 about a mile north of Danway ( T-328 ) .
Photo Date:  1/1/1993  Upload Date: 6/29/2010 2:56:56 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
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A run by by a Columbus based LaFayette Turn
Title:  A run by by a Columbus based LaFayette Turn
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Photo Date:  1/1/1993  Upload Date: 6/29/2010 2:56:58 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
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A run by of Columbus based LaFayette Turn near Danway
Title:  A run by of Columbus based LaFayette Turn near Danway
Description:  LaFayette bound GE 3536 were from a vantage point near MP T-329 about a mile north of Danway ( T-328 ) . The BF of dressed lumber was picked up at Dudley in Salem and carried to L:aFayatte and back to save a few switching moves in Opelika.
Photo Date:  1/1/1993  Upload Date: 6/29/2010 2:56:54 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
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Views:  173   Comments: 1
A run by of a Columbus based LaFayette Turn near Danway
Title:  A run by of a Columbus based LaFayette Turn near Danway
Description:  LaFayette bound GE 3536 were from a vantage point near MP T-329 about a mile north of Danway ( T-328 ) . The BF of dressed lumber was picked up at Dudley in Salem and carried to L:aFayatte and back to save a few switching moves in Opelika.
Photo Date:  1/1/1993  Upload Date: 6/29/2010 2:56:55 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
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Locomotives:  NS 3536(B32-8)
Views:  521   Comments: 1
NW and ex CR units lay over in the transfer yard at Opelika.
Title:  NW and ex CR units lay over in the transfer yard at Opelika.
Description:  NW and ex CR units lay over in the transfer yard at Opelika. A washout during flooding on the nearby Greenville Branch stranded equipment north of Columbus on that line, so NS had to leave units for CSX to ferry up to LaGrange on its AWP-WofA Sub, then over the Lineville to Durand. This went on for several weeks until the bridge could be repaired on the Greenville Branch.
Photo Date:  1/1/1993  Upload Date: 6/29/2010 2:58:11 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
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Locomotives:  NW 1386(GP40) NS 5542(GP38-2)
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NW 1386 lays over in Opelika for deadhead to the Greenville line over CSX
Title:  NW 1386 lays over in Opelika for deadhead to the Greenville line over CSX
Description:  NW and ex CR units lay over in the transfer yard at Opelika. A washout during flooding on the nearby Greenville Branch stranded equipment north of Columbus on that line, so NS had to leave units for CSX to ferry up to LaGrange on its AWP-WofA Sub, then over the Lineville to Durand. This went on for several weeks until the bridge could be repaired on the Greenville Branch.
Photo Date:  1/1/1993  Upload Date: 6/29/2010 2:58:12 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
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Locomotives:  NW 1386(GP40)
Views:  330   Comments: 1
short hood view--NW units actually ran high short hood forward so this is the front.
Title:  short hood view--NW units actually ran high short hood forward so this is the front.
Description:  Two unit set that laid over in LaFayette near the end of NS ownership of the line
Photo Date:  1/1/1993  Upload Date: 6/29/2010 2:58:09 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
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Locomotives:  NW 1386(GP40)
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Ex-CR unit makes up one half of the rescue powe waiting at Opelika for Columbus based Lafayette Turn in the last days of NS ownership of the line.
Title:  Ex-CR unit makes up one half of the rescue powe waiting at Opelika for Columbus based Lafayette Turn in the last days of NS ownership of the line.
Description:  NW and ex CR units lay over in the transfer yard at Opelika. A washout during flooding on the nearby Greenville Branch stranded equipment north of Columbus on that line, so NS had to leave units for CSX to ferry up to LaGrange on its AWP-WofA Sub, then over the Lineville to Durand. This went on for several weeks until the bridge could be repaired on the Greenville Branch.
Photo Date:  1/1/1993  Upload Date: 6/29/2010 2:58:10 PM
Location:  Lafayette, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
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Locomotives:  NS 5542(GP38-2)
Views:  397   Comments: 0
Untitled
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Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 7/20/2010 9:55:18 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
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Views:  137   Comments: 0
Untitled
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Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 7/20/2010 9:55:21 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
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Views:  136   Comments: 0
Untitled
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Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 7/20/2010 9:55:22 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
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Views:  133   Comments: 0
Untitled
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Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 7/20/2010 9:55:24 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
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Views:  125   Comments: 0
The last caboose to move on the Lafayette Branch takes up the rear of a long T-line local, aka the Roanoke Rocket. The cab was retired in place and shipped on the local to LaFeyette for eventual set up and display at the converted depot to museum grounds
Title:  The last caboose to move on the Lafayette Branch takes up the rear of a long T-line local, aka the Roanoke Rocket. The cab was retired in place and shipped on the local to LaFeyette for eventual set up and display at the converted depot to museum grounds
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Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 7/20/2010 9:55:25 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
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Views:  283   Comments: 1
Untitled
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Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 7/20/2010 9:55:12 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
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Views:  136   Comments: 1
Untitled
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Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 7/20/2010 9:55:13 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
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Views:  159   Comments: 1
SOU X320 tails up the Lafayette turn as it heads north on CSX trackage right to Roanoke Jct.
Title:  SOU X320 tails up the Lafayette turn as it heads north on CSX trackage right to Roanoke Jct.
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Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 7/20/2010 9:55:14 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  268   Comments: 1
Untitled
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Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 7/20/2010 9:55:15 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
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Views:  110   Comments: 0
Untitled
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Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 7/20/2010 9:55:16 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
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Views:  139   Comments: 0
Untitled
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Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 7/20/2010 9:55:16 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
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Views:  149   Comments: 0
Untitled
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Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 7/20/2010 9:55:17 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
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Views:  145   Comments: 0
Untitled
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Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 7/20/2010 9:55:58 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
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Views:  127   Comments: 0
Untitled
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Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 7/20/2010 9:55:58 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
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Views:  128   Comments: 0
Untitled
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Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 7/20/2010 9:55:59 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
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Views:  121   Comments: 0
Empy woodchip cars snake onto the ex CofGA T-line at Roanoke Junction with the next destinaton being spotted at Langley Lumber Co. in Lafayette, AL. The main to the right is the AWP-WofA Sub of CSX
Title:  Empy woodchip cars snake onto the ex CofGA T-line at Roanoke Junction with the next destinaton being spotted at Langley Lumber Co. in Lafayette, AL. The main to the right is the AWP-WofA Sub of CSX
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Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 7/20/2010 9:56:00 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
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Views:  133   Comments: 1
A GP pulls a late era turn from Columbus
Title:  A GP pulls a late era turn from Columbus
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Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 7/19/2010 10:43:05 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
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Views:  136   Comments: 0
A GP pulls a late era turn from Columbus
Title:  A GP pulls a late era turn from Columbus
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Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 7/19/2010 10:44:01 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
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Views:  156   Comments: 0
A GP pulls a late era turn from Columbus
Title:  A GP pulls a late era turn from Columbus
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Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 7/19/2010 10:44:02 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
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Views:  146   Comments: 0
A GP pulls a late era turn from Columbus
Title:  A GP pulls a late era turn from Columbus
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Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 7/19/2010 10:44:39 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
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Views:  119   Comments: 0
A GP pulls a late era turn from Columbus
Title:  A GP pulls a late era turn from Columbus
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Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 7/19/2010 10:44:55 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
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Views:  144   Comments: 0
A GP pulls a late era turn from Columbus
Title:  A GP pulls a late era turn from Columbus
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Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 7/19/2010 10:44:56 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
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Views:  123   Comments: 0
A GP pulls a late era turn from Columbus
Title:  A GP pulls a late era turn from Columbus
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Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 7/19/2010 10:44:57 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
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Views:  136   Comments: 1
A GP pulls a late era turn from Columbus
Title:  A GP pulls a late era turn from Columbus
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Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 7/19/2010 10:44:58 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
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Views:  123   Comments: 1
A GP pulls a late era turn from Columbus
Title:  A GP pulls a late era turn from Columbus
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Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 7/19/2010 10:43:12 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
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Views:  126   Comments: 1
A GP pulls a late era turn from Columbus
Title:  A GP pulls a late era turn from Columbus
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Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 7/19/2010 10:43:20 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
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Views:  156   Comments: 2
A GP pulls a late era turn from Columbus
Title:  A GP pulls a late era turn from Columbus
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Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 7/19/2010 10:43:21 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
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Views:  121   Comments: 0
A GP pulls a late era turn from Columbus
Title:  A GP pulls a late era turn from Columbus
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Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 7/19/2010 10:43:22 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
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Views:  119   Comments: 0
A GP pulls a late era turn from Columbus
Title:  A GP pulls a late era turn from Columbus
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Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 7/19/2010 10:43:23 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
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Views:  167   Comments: 0
A GP pulls a late era turn from Columbus
Title:  A GP pulls a late era turn from Columbus
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Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 7/19/2010 10:43:24 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
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Views:  131   Comments: 0
A GP pulls a late era turn from Columbus
Title:  A GP pulls a late era turn from Columbus
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Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 7/19/2010 10:43:04 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
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Views:  135   Comments: 1
A GP pulls a late era turn from Columbus
Title:  A GP pulls a late era turn from Columbus
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Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 7/19/2010 10:44:00 AM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Glenn Marsh
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Views:  135   Comments: 1
Dogwoods are in full bloom on these 1990s track shots.
Title:  Dogwoods are in full bloom on these 1990s track shots.
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 6/29/2010 5:07:04 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
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Views:  125   Comments: 0
Dogwoods are in full bloom on these 1990s track shots.
Title:  Dogwoods are in full bloom on these 1990s track shots.
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Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 6/29/2010 5:07:11 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
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Views:  136   Comments: 0
Dogwoods are in full bloom on these 1990s track shots.
Title:  Dogwoods are in full bloom on these 1990s track shots.
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Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 6/29/2010 5:07:03 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
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Views:  114   Comments: 0
Dogwoods are in full bloom on these 1990s track shots.
Title:  Dogwoods are in full bloom on these 1990s track shots.
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 6/29/2010 5:07:05 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
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Views:  118   Comments: 0
Dogwoods are in full bloom on these 1990s track shots.
Title:  Dogwoods are in full bloom on these 1990s track shots.
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 6/29/2010 5:07:06 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
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Views:  136   Comments: 0
Dogwoods are in full bloom on these 1990s track shots.
Title:  Dogwoods are in full bloom on these 1990s track shots.
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 6/29/2010 5:07:06 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
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Views:  108   Comments: 0
Dogwoods are in full bloom on these 1990s track shots.
Title:  Dogwoods are in full bloom on these 1990s track shots.
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 6/29/2010 5:07:07 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
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Views:  132   Comments: 0
Dogwoods are in full bloom on these 1990s track shots.
Title:  Dogwoods are in full bloom on these 1990s track shots.
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1995  Upload Date: 6/29/2010 5:07:08 PM
Location:  Opelika, AL
Author:  Hank Stephens
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Views:  114   Comments: 0

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