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Title: |
Manchester Railroad Days |
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An old hand car seen at Manchester during Railroad Days. Note the stenciling. Is this an authentic CofG relic?? |
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10/17/2009 Upload Date: 10/18/2009 9:02:40 AM |
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Manchester, GA |
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Bryan Smith |
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Title: |
Live steamer seen |
Description: |
The North Georgia Live steamer group set up and operated a steam driven locomotive....just a little smaller than some we have seen. |
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10/17/2009 Upload Date: 10/18/2009 9:03:01 AM |
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Manchester, GA |
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Bryan Smith |
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230 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Live steamer |
Description: |
With no water tank to furnish the water, a water hose will have to do as the North Georgia Live Steamer group attend to their locomotive. Very nice group that I am sure puts in a lot of time and effort to bring us these unique locomotives. |
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10/17/2009 Upload Date: 10/18/2009 9:03:22 AM |
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Manchester, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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210 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
And while the steamer takes a drink, look what shows up |
Description: |
No respect!!! The minute the live steamer needs to get a drink of water, here comes a diesel.....or perhaps a gas powered Briggs and Stratton. In any event, the "diesel" couldn't wait to show off in front of the steam engine and even gave the steamer a blast of his air horn as he passed it. |
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10/17/2009 Upload Date: 10/18/2009 9:03:40 AM |
Location: |
Manchester, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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243 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Q685 blowing through |
Description: |
Q685 is back on the move after experiencing an emergency air application. They are on the main and about to meet northbound stack train Q154. |
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10/17/2009 Upload Date: 10/18/2009 8:34:20 AM |
Location: |
Brownsand, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
CSX 7396(C40-8W) |
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167 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Meeting |
Description: |
Q685 holds the main and is about to blow by Q154 who has been cooling his heels while Q685 works through an emergency air application. |
Photo Date: |
10/17/2009 Upload Date: 10/18/2009 8:34:37 AM |
Location: |
Brownsand, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
CSX 7396(C40-8W) |
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215 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Tropicana reefers |
Description: |
Six Tropicana reefers seen in the middle of a very long Q154. |
Photo Date: |
10/17/2009 Upload Date: 10/18/2009 8:34:53 AM |
Location: |
Brownsand, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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Roster |
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299 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Stencilling seen on Tropicana reefer |
Description: |
Refrigeration units controlled from space??? What will they come up with next?? |
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10/17/2009 Upload Date: 10/18/2009 8:35:07 AM |
Location: |
Brownsand, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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205 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
CSX northbound |
Description: |
A CSX northbound manifest is seen leaning into a curve. |
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10/17/2009 Upload Date: 10/18/2009 8:40:44 AM |
Location: |
Junction City, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
CSX 453(AC44CW) |
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292 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Meeting |
Description: |
Northbound 336 eases by on the mainline as southbound 335 waits in the siding to head toward Columbus GA. |
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10/17/2009 Upload Date: 10/18/2009 8:37:28 AM |
Location: |
Howard, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
Categories: |
Action |
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NS 9174(C40-9W) |
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237 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Northbound passing staging yard |
Description: |
A northbound manifest passes a recently built staging yard just north of Junction City. Numerous quarries in the area send out solid trainloads of rock. The staging yard is used to facilitate these movements. |
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10/17/2009 Upload Date: 10/18/2009 8:37:55 AM |
Location: |
Junction City, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
Categories: |
Yard |
Locomotives: |
CSX 7702(C40-8W) |
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263 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Empty coal train |
Description: |
An northbound empty coal train waits on the siding for a southbound Auto Rack train. |
Photo Date: |
10/17/2009 Upload Date: 10/18/2009 8:36:53 AM |
Location: |
Brownsand, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
CSX 917(ES44AC-H) |
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326 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Carloads of pipe |
Description: |
40+ carloads of pipe are seen in the NS yard in Hilton GA possibly enroute to a project near Griffin GA. This pipe originated from Berg Steel Pipe in Panama City FL and came to Dothan via the Bayline and from Dothan to Hilton via the Chattahoochee Bay RR both of which are G&W roads. In this photo I am looking east toward Albany. |
Photo Date: |
3/19/2010 Upload Date: 3/20/2010 8:34:06 AM |
Location: |
Hilton, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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205 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Carloads of pipe |
Description: |
40+ carloads of pipe are seen in the NS yard in Hilton GA possibly enroute to a project near Griffin GA. This pipe originated from Berg Steel Pipe in Panama City FL and came to Dothan via the Bayline and from Dothan to Hilton via the Chattahoochee Bay RR both of which are G&W roads. |
Photo Date: |
3/19/2010 Upload Date: 3/20/2010 8:34:30 AM |
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Hilton, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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237 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Carloads of pipe |
Description: |
40+ carloads of pipe are seen in the NS yard in Hilton GA possibly enroute to a project near Griffin GA. This pipe originated from Berg Steel Pipe in Panama City FL and came to Dothan via the Bayline and from Dothan to Hilton via the Chattahoochee Bay RR both of which are G&W roads. In this photo I am looking east toward Albany. |
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3/19/2010 Upload Date: 3/20/2010 8:34:50 AM |
Location: |
Hilton, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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260 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Coal train power |
Description: |
Power used to bring a coal train from Albany GA to Hilton GA is seen at Hilton. The local that runs between Albany and Hilton will pick up the power later on and return it to Albany. |
Photo Date: |
4/19/2010 Upload Date: 4/25/2010 5:39:13 PM |
Location: |
Hilton, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
Categories: |
Yard |
Locomotives: |
NS 2737(SD70M-2) |
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114 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Coal train power |
Description: |
Three NS units have just brought a coal train from Albany GA to Hilton GA and delivered it to the Chattahoochee Industrial RR with a final destination of the Georgia Pacific paper mill at Cedar Springs GA. The 3 locomotives sit at the junction switch that leads to the CIRR on the west end of the NS yard.. |
Photo Date: |
5/21/2010 Upload Date: 5/22/2010 9:03:19 AM |
Location: |
Hilton, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
Categories: |
Yard |
Locomotives: |
NS 8774(C40-9) |
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442 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Three SD40-2's |
Description: |
Business on the Hilton GA district has picked up enough that three SD40-2's are needed to handle it. These three are seen picking up out of the CIRR yard at Hilton. |
Photo Date: |
5/25/2010 Upload Date: 6/4/2010 8:25:35 AM |
Location: |
Hilton, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
Categories: |
Action |
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NS 3442(SD40-2) |
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312 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Three SD40-2's |
Description: |
Business on the Hilton GA district has picked up enough that three SD40-2's are needed to handle it. These three are seen picking up out of the CIRR yard at Hilton. |
Photo Date: |
5/25/2010 Upload Date: 6/4/2010 8:25:56 AM |
Location: |
Hilton, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
NS 3442(SD40-2) |
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275 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Law caught NS local on the move again |
Description: |
An extra crew has arrived and is working on completing the tasks of G91 from yesterday. They are in the process of gathering up 140+ cars for Albany GA and have just coupled onto 28 carloads of pipe on the former CofG/Southern mainline to Dothan AL. The Chattahoochee Bay, whose lead locomotive can be seen to the left, has just arrived with the 28 carloads and as soon as the NS pulls them past the switch, the CHAT locomotives will go get the rest of their train. They had to cut it off due to not being able to get up the hill into Hilton due to tonnage. |
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6/16/2010 Upload Date: 6/16/2010 8:27:29 PM |
Location: |
Hilton, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
Categories: |
Action |
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NS 8414(C40-8W) |
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271 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Law caught NS local moving again |
Description: |
An extra crew has taken over for a law caught G91's crew from yesterday and are working to gather up the 140+ cars at Hilton that need to go to Albany GA. |
Photo Date: |
6/16/2010 Upload Date: 6/16/2010 8:27:52 PM |
Location: |
Hilton, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
Categories: |
Yard |
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NS 8414(C40-8W) |
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270 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
NS local and coal train power |
Description: |
The NS Albany-Hilton turn has coupled their locomotives onto a set of locomotives that brought down a coal train earlier and are about to head east to Albany. |
Photo Date: |
6/23/2010 Upload Date: 6/25/2010 8:38:20 PM |
Location: |
Hilton, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
Categories: |
Action |
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NS 7545(ES40DC) |
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112 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
NS local and coal train power |
Description: |
The NS Albany-Hilton turn has coupled their locomotives onto a set of locomotives that brought down a coal train earlier and are about to head east to Albany. |
Photo Date: |
6/23/2010 Upload Date: 6/25/2010 8:39:05 PM |
Location: |
Hilton, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
NS 3442(SD40-2) |
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128 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
NS local and coal train power |
Description: |
The NS Albany-Hilton turn has coupled their locomotives onto a set of locomotives that brought down a coal train earlier and are about to head east to Albany. |
Photo Date: |
6/23/2010 Upload Date: 6/25/2010 8:39:31 PM |
Location: |
Hilton, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
Categories: |
Yard |
Locomotives: |
NS 3442(SD40-2) |
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117 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
NS local |
Description: |
The Albany to Hilton turn is swinging off the NS mainline and headed toward the CIRR yard with a SD40-2/GP50 combination. |
Photo Date: |
6/27/2010 Upload Date: 7/13/2010 6:14:37 AM |
Location: |
Hilton, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
NS 6077(SD40-2) |
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334 Comments: 3 |
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Title: |
Can you see me now??? |
Description: |
Extra large lettering seen on the end of a boxcar at Hilton GA. |
Photo Date: |
7/1/2010 Upload Date: 7/13/2010 6:15:24 AM |
Location: |
Hilton, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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267 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Special locomotive and load |
Description: |
The NS Albany to Hilton turn has a special locomotive and a special load as seen swinging toward the CIRR yard. The special load will end up at Alabama Power's Farley nuclear plant near Columbia AL. |
Photo Date: |
7/2/2010 Upload Date: 7/13/2010 6:16:03 AM |
Location: |
Hilton, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
NS 6077(SD40-2) |
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433 Comments: 5 |
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Title: |
High value load placard |
Description: |
Close up of placard warning of a high value load and restrictions pertaining to it. |
Photo Date: |
7/2/2010 Upload Date: 7/13/2010 6:16:20 AM |
Location: |
Hilton, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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310 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Roster shot |
Description: |
Straight on roster shot at Hilton GA. Just what is this....a lease unit....demonstrator??? |
Photo Date: |
7/2/2010 Upload Date: 7/13/2010 6:16:43 AM |
Location: |
Hilton, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
GMTX 9057(SD60) |
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381 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Coal train power |
Description: |
NS recently delivered a 100 car coal train to the Chattahoochee Bay short line with a final destination of Panama City FL. The train operated with 5 big locomotives.....4 GE's and a lone EMD. They are seen here swinging out of the south end of the CIRR yard. |
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7/25/2010 Upload Date: 8/3/2010 9:32:06 PM |
Location: |
Hilton, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
NS 9115(C40-9W) |
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198 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Coal train power |
Description: |
Five big units that brought down a coal train destined for Panama City FL rest in the passing track at Hilton awaiting the local out of Albany that will carry them back to Albany. A cut of pipe from Panama City enroute to the Griffin GA area can be seen on the other end of the pass. |
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7/27/2010 Upload Date: 8/3/2010 9:32:43 PM |
Location: |
Hilton, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
NS 9115(C40-9W) |
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227 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Former CofG depot |
Description: |
I a not sure what the former Central of Georgia depot in Smithville is being used for but it looks well kept. The metal roof is perhaps not quite historically accurate but we'll certainly take it in order to preserve history. |
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8/4/2010 Upload Date: 8/7/2010 8:17:27 AM |
Location: |
Smithville, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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153 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
BV&E junction |
Description: |
We are looking south toward Albany GA on the old CofG at Americus GA. This location was known as Hope in the past and is now known as BV&E Junction (The Buena Vista and Ellaville Railroad was the name of the original line that ran west out of Americus and was named for 2 towns it passed through. The BV&E RR was brought under CofG control in 1895. Perhaps NS saw fit to honor the past with the naming of the junction) The line on my right would have been part of the BV&E RR and now goes to Columbus GA although it appears to be little used if used at all. The line on my left goes to Ft Valley and Macon. Many years ago there was double track between this point and about 2 miles south of Americus at a point known as Opto. If you down the track you can see the track now known as the old main line and is now a yard track. |
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8/4/2010 Upload Date: 8/7/2010 8:18:44 AM |
Location: |
Americus, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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452 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
NS switch engine |
Description: |
The Americus switch engine is seen at the former freight depot. The old Southwestern freight depot sat just beyond the depot seen in this photo and was torn down a few years ago. The depot seen in this photo sits on the site of the old passenger station. Remnants of the foundation are visible in the pavement between the street and the depot. |
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8/4/2010 Upload Date: 8/7/2010 8:19:02 AM |
Location: |
Americus, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
Categories: |
Station |
Locomotives: |
NS 5530(GP38-2) |
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347 Comments: 3 |
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Title: |
NS local G91 |
Description: |
A very late NS Hilton turn eases toward the CIRR yard. |
Photo Date: |
9/9/2010 Upload Date: 9/16/2010 9:21:12 AM |
Location: |
Hilton, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
NS 9103(C40-9W) |
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143 Comments: 3 |
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Title: |
DPU unit on Q602 |
Description: |
The DPU unit on Q602 is about to disappear behind the trees in Cordele. |
Photo Date: |
9/19/2010 Upload Date: 9/26/2010 8:19:08 AM |
Location: |
Cordele, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
CSX 864(ES44AC-H) |
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346 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
DPU unit on Q602 |
Description: |
And shoving the rear of Q602 through Cordele is CSX 864. Yard power in the form of a wide cab 6 axle GE can be seen in the background. |
Photo Date: |
9/19/2010 Upload Date: 9/26/2010 8:18:48 AM |
Location: |
Cordele, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
CSX 864(ES44AC-H) |
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447 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Q602 headed south |
Description: |
Southbound Q602 is seen in the waining light as it passes through Cordele headed south to Waycross. |
Photo Date: |
9/19/2010 Upload Date: 9/26/2010 8:18:10 AM |
Location: |
Cordele, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
Categories: |
Yard |
Locomotives: |
CSX 917(ES44AC-H) |
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430 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Q602 southbound |
Description: |
The undalating terrain of the CSX Fitzgerald sub is evident in this "over the shoulder" shot of Q602 headed south toward Fitzgerald and Waycross. They are about to knock down the green signal and pass under I-75 seen in the distance. |
Photo Date: |
9/19/2010 Upload Date: 9/26/2010 8:18:28 AM |
Location: |
Cordele, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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191 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Old semaphore |
Description: |
Although it seems locked into this position and never changes, is this the last active semaphore in Georgia??? |
Photo Date: |
9/19/2010 Upload Date: 9/26/2010 7:22:30 AM |
Location: |
Cordele, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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527 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
No trains but great looking railroad |
Description: |
No trains in this view but I am always amazed at the great looking modern railroad at Lilly. CSX recently extended the siding and created a section of double track. Note the double crossovers, concrete ties, and modern signaling. All we need now are the trains. |
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9/19/2010 Upload Date: 9/26/2010 7:21:14 AM |
Location: |
Lilly, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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199 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Woodchip gond still lettered for SCL |
Description: |
And for all the modern railroading on the CSX Fitzgerald sub (sections of double track, concrete ties, new signaling, etc), there are still reminders of the past. |
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9/19/2010 Upload Date: 9/26/2010 7:21:54 AM |
Location: |
Montezuma, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
Categories: |
Roster |
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226 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Old passenger cars |
Description: |
A couple of old passenger cars while away the time at Shellman. Prior to the Georgia Southwestern becoming part of G&W, they ran several excursions using these cars. The combination of NS taking a hard line on passenger trains over lines it still owned and the G&W takeover ended this practice and now the cars sit doing nothing. I understand they are for sale but have no takers. |
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9/19/2010 Upload Date: 9/26/2010 7:23:19 AM |
Location: |
Shellman, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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818 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Old passenger car |
Description: |
A couple of old passenger cars while away the time at Shellman. Prior to the Georgia Southwestern becoming part of G&W, they ran several excursions using these cars. The combination of NS taking a hard line on passenger trains over lines it still owned and the G&W takeover ended this practice and now the cars sit doing nothing. I understand they are for sale but have no takers. |
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9/19/2010 Upload Date: 9/26/2010 7:22:57 AM |
Location: |
Shellman, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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752 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Empty Scherer coal train |
Description: |
Right on the heels of a northbound manifest, an empty northbound Scherer coal train passes through Austell. |
Photo Date: |
9/25/2010 Upload Date: 9/26/2010 8:20:41 AM |
Location: |
Austell, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
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136 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Meeting on double track |
Description: |
A Northbound NS train can be seen passing through Austell while a southbound approaches on the other main. |
Photo Date: |
9/25/2010 Upload Date: 9/26/2010 8:20:24 AM |
Location: |
Austell, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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204 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
NS train #198 |
Description: |
Eastbound NS train #198 had stopped in Douglasville to set off 5 cars and now has the green signal and is taking advantage of it. An intermodal is behind them and Amtrak's Crescent will be leaving Atlanta soon therefore #198 needs to get to Austell and double track to avoid tying both of them up. |
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9/25/2010 Upload Date: 9/26/2010 8:20:00 AM |
Location: |
Douglasville, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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Locomotives: |
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323 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Northbound intermodal train #230 gets the green light |
Description: |
Northbound 230 is about to head out of the siding after meeting a southbound coal train. |
Photo Date: |
10/2/2010 Upload Date: 10/11/2010 7:00:21 PM |
Location: |
Jenkinsburg, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
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109 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Head end of southbound coal train |
Description: |
Northbound Intermodal #230 is in the siding as a Plant Scherer bound coal train glides by on the mainline. |
Photo Date: |
10/2/2010 Upload Date: 10/11/2010 6:59:15 PM |
Location: |
Jenkinsburg, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
BNSF 6099(ES44AC) |
Views: |
242 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Southbound coal train |
Description: |
Northbound Intermodal #230 is in the siding as the DPU unit on a Plant Scherer bound coal train glides by on the mainline. |
Photo Date: |
10/2/2010 Upload Date: 10/11/2010 6:59:48 PM |
Location: |
Jenkinsburg, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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Action |
Locomotives: |
CSX 5951(B40-8) |
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