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By:Bryan Smith
Dates:5/1/2011 - 5/1/2011
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Mural
Title:  Mural
Description:  Someone did a great job of painting this railroad scene on the wall of a building in downtown Griffin. It depicts the arrival of one of the numerous Central of Georgia passenger trains that passed through here in the post war era.
Photo Date:  8/21/2011  Upload Date: 8/22/2011 8:18:02 PM
Location:  Griffin, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
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Views:  198   Comments: 1
Mural
Title:  Mural
Description:  Closeup of passenger running to catch the train as depicted on a huge mural in downtown Griffin.
Photo Date:  8/21/2011  Upload Date: 8/22/2011 8:18:57 PM
Location:  Griffin, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
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Views:  159   Comments: 0
Mural
Title:  Mural
Description:  Closeup of ticket shown on mural in downtown Griffin. It clearly shows passage on board the Nancy Hanks, the crbck Central of Georgia passenger train that operated between Savannah and Atlanta via Macon and Griffin.
Photo Date:  8/21/2011  Upload Date: 8/22/2011 8:19:25 PM
Location:  Griffin, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
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Views:  173   Comments: 0
Q101 headed south
Title:  Q101 headed south
Description:  CSX train Q101, double stacks, is seen passing over a country road on a bridge still lettered for the ACL.
Photo Date:  8/21/2011  Upload Date: 8/22/2011 8:14:21 PM
Location:  Junction City, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  CSX 507(AC44CW)
Views:  260   Comments: 3
Critter seen at sand plant
Title:  Critter seen at sand plant
Description:  This thing may have been around for years but this is the first time I have scen it. Unique looking.
Photo Date:  8/21/2011  Upload Date: 8/22/2011 8:13:56 PM
Location:  Junction City, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
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Views:  257   Comments: 1
Q551 pulling out of the yard
Title:  Q551 pulling out of the yard
Description:  Q551 is seen headed south at Manchester. They had barely gotton out of town when the dispatcher notified them and told them to put their train in the siding at Woodland and continue south engine lite to rescue a phosphate train that had stalled on the mainline between Woodland and Santee. This would be the second time the phosphate train required some help. Earlier they had gotten a push from Rupert to Mauk. This would be the last time as the dispatcher told them to help them into Manchester then go back and get on their train at Woodland and continue south.
Photo Date:  8/21/2011  Upload Date: 8/22/2011 8:17:17 PM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  CSX 8867(SD40-2)
Views:  215   Comments: 2
Emergency water
Title:  Emergency water
Description:  This hose reel and emergency water station is located on the south end of the CSX yard at Manchester.
Photo Date:  8/21/2011  Upload Date: 8/22/2011 8:16:53 PM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
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Views:  326   Comments: 1
Northbound phosphate train
Title:  Northbound phosphate train
Description:  This northbound phosphate train fell down on the double track between Rupert and Mauk and had to get some help from a southbound that cut off from their train and coupled to the rear of this one. Even witi a total of 5 locomotives providing tractive effort, they were not moving very fast and all 5 locomotives were working very hard.
Photo Date:  8/21/2011  Upload Date: 8/22/2011 8:15:00 PM
Location:  Mauk, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 173(AC44CW)
Views:  265   Comments: 1
Giving a phosphate train a puqh
Title:  Giving a phosphate train a puqh
Description:  These 2 locomotives are pushing a northbound phosphate train. They had been on a southbound but were used to help a very heavy phosphate train get over some tough grades.
Photo Date:  8/21/2011  Upload Date: 8/22/2011 8:15:27 PM
Location:  Mauk, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Action
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Views:  207   Comments: 1
Work train
Title:  Work train
Description:  A NS work train is seen at Hilton GA. It is being widely reported that GWI will soon takeover operation of this line from Albany GA to Hilton GA. NS has been busy the past few weeks gathering up crossties and any type track equipment. I would assume this is in regards to the impending takeover by GWI and NS is removing anything they can use elsewhere.
Photo Date:  8/22/2011  Upload Date: 9/10/2011 12:14:27 PM
Location:  Hilton, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  NS 5535(GP38-2)
Views:  435   Comments: 3
Work train
Title:  Work train
Description:  "Top Gon" coal car bumped back to work train duty seen at Hilton GA. It was being used to transport old crossties.
Photo Date:  8/22/2011  Upload Date: 9/10/2011 12:15:06 PM
Location:  Hilton, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Roster
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Views:  219   Comments: 0
NS local
Title:  NS local
Description:  The NS eastbound local is seen backing toward the CIRR yard to make a pick up as they prepare to head east to Albany GA.
Photo Date:  9/10/2011  Upload Date: 9/10/2011 12:15:39 PM
Location:  Hilton, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 5535(GP38-2)
Views:  427   Comments: 3
NS Local
Title:  NS Local
Description:  The NS eastbound local is seen backing toward the CIRR yard to make a pick up as they prepare to head east to Albany GA.
Photo Date:  9/10/2011  Upload Date: 9/10/2011 12:16:09 PM
Location:  Hilton, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 5535(GP38-2)
Views:  269   Comments: 0
Coal train power
Title:  Coal train power
Description:  A UP unit is part of the locomotive consist used to bring a coal train to Hilton GA. Note under the number and over the top part of the UP herald there is a sticker that reads "NS Lease".
Photo Date:  9/20/2011  Upload Date: 9/20/2011 7:36:10 PM
Location:  Hilton, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 9175(C40-8)
Views:  361   Comments: 0
Close up of sticker showing it as a lease unit
Title:  Close up of sticker showing it as a lease unit
Description:  This UP unit was in the locomotive consist used by NS to bring a coal train to Hilton GA. Note the sticker over the top part of the UP herald denoting this as a "NS Lease" unit.
Photo Date:  9/20/2011  Upload Date: 9/20/2011 7:36:35 PM
Location:  Hilton, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 9175(C40-8)
Views:  465   Comments: 0
Coal train power
Title:  Coal train power
Description:  NS has just brought down a coal train to Hilton GA and the 3 units rest before going back to Albany on the local. The middle unit is a UP unit but has a stencil over the UP logo stating it is a "NS Lease".
Photo Date:  9/20/2011  Upload Date: 9/20/2011 7:35:39 PM
Location:  Hilton, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 2645(SD70M)
Views:  299   Comments: 0
UP lease unit
Title:  UP lease unit
Description:  Please excuse the awful lighting. It was near dusk and at this angle I was looking into what was left of the sun. This is the conductors side of a UP unit that shows being leased to the NS. And on this one they made sure to place that sticker right across the UP herald.
Photo Date:  9/20/2011  Upload Date: 9/20/2011 7:37:00 PM
Location:  Hilton, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 9175(C40-8)
Views:  422   Comments: 0
Roster shot
Title:  Roster shot
Description:  Straight on roster shot of a former Southern Railway SD40-2 complete with high short hood.
Photo Date:  10/22/2011  Upload Date: 11/13/2011 11:03:27 AM
Location:  Hilton, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NS 3234(SD40-2)
Views:  307   Comments: 0
Eastbound NS local
Title:  Eastbound NS local
Description:  A former Conrail GP38-2 leads two former Southern Railway jnits as they depart Hilton enroute to Albany GA.
Photo Date:  10/22/2011  Upload Date: 11/13/2011 11:08:09 AM
Location:  Hilton, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 5276(GP38-2) NS 5230(GP38-2)
Views:  289   Comments: 1
One of NS's newest
Title:  One of NS's newest
Description:  One of NS's newest locomotives is seen departing Hilton after bringing down a coal train that was delivered to the CIRR. Not the best shot but it does prove one of the newest came calling.
Photo Date:  10/29/2011  Upload Date: 11/14/2011 6:16:02 AM
Location:  Hilton, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 1021(SD70ACe)
Views:  304   Comments: 0
Eastbound NS local
Title:  Eastbound NS local
Description:  The NS eastbound local has just left Hilton GA headed to Albany with a former Conrail unit leading 2 former Southern Railway units.
Photo Date:  11/1/2011  Upload Date: 11/14/2011 6:16:58 AM
Location:  Luke, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 5230(GP38-2)
Views:  213   Comments: 2
Southbounds
Title:  Southbounds
Description:  Q125 on the left is getting a new crew and is about to blast off for Waycross. The head end of Southbound autorack train Q237 is on the right. The locomotives are still coupled to the first 30 cars. The 32nd car derailed as they were pulling into Manchester. Another southbound from Atlanta left their train at Persico and came to Manchester engine lite and pulled the bottom 40 cars of Q237 back past the junction switch at Manchester so train could continue to operate as repairs were made and the derailed cars rerailed.
Photo Date:  11/12/2011  Upload Date: 11/13/2011 8:12:56 AM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
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Views:  275   Comments: 2
Track damage
Title:  Track damage
Description:  Track damage evident after an autorack on southbound Q237 derailed. It appeared they derailed a couple of hundred yards north of this spot at a switch where the a crossover to the yard branches off the mainline. The derailed car appears to have been pulled on the ground for about 200-300 yards before it was noticed and the train stopped.
Photo Date:  11/12/2011  Upload Date: 11/13/2011 8:10:52 AM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
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Views:  298   Comments: 1
Derailment
Title:  Derailment
Description:  Close up of track damage evident after an autorack on southbound Q237 derailed. It appeared they derailed a couple of hundred yards north of this spot at a switch where the a crossover to the yard branches off the mainline. The derailed car appears to have been pulled on the ground for about 200-300 yards before it was noticed and the train stopped.
Photo Date:  11/12/2011  Upload Date: 11/13/2011 8:11:52 AM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
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Views:  235   Comments: 1
Derailment
Title:  Derailment
Description:  The sun peaks over the mountains at Manchester to reveal a minor derailment which occured on CSX Q237 as they were passing through the siding at Manchester. Hulcher rerailing equipment can be seen to the left. Q125 is seen in the background getting a new crew.
Photo Date:  11/12/2011  Upload Date: 11/13/2011 8:09:51 AM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
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Views:  301   Comments: 2
Passing
Title:  Passing
Description:  Q125 has just got a new crew at Manchester and is seen splitting the ACL era searchlight signals at the north end of Woodland as they meet a northbound stack train.
Photo Date:  11/12/2011  Upload Date: 11/13/2011 8:14:27 AM
Location:  Woodland, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  CSX 289(AC44CW)
Views:  318   Comments: 3
Stack trains meeting
Title:  Stack trains meeting
Description:  Q125 is seen on the mainline going away from me as they meet Q144 at Talbotton as I battle the sun for pics.
Photo Date:  11/12/2011  Upload Date: 11/13/2011 8:15:31 AM
Location:  Talbotton, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 211(AC44CW) CSX 289(AC44CW)
Views:  393   Comments: 2
More southbound stacks
Title:  More southbound stacks
Description:  A CSX Q025 is seen southbound and splitting the ACL era signals at the south end of Brownsand after having met 2 manifest freights in the siding.
Photo Date:  11/12/2011  Upload Date: 11/13/2011 8:16:40 AM
Location:  Brownsand, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  CSX 5385(ES40DC)
Views:  370   Comments: 3
Southbound stacks roaring by
Title:  Southbound stacks roaring by
Description:  Southbound CSX stack train Q025 passes Brownsand....and in a hurry.
Photo Date:  11/12/2011  Upload Date: 11/13/2011 8:17:50 AM
Location:  Brownsand, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 5385(ES40DC)
Views:  315   Comments: 0
Tunnel of trees
Title:  Tunnel of trees
Description:  A southbound empty grain train is tied up in the siding at Ideal awaiting a fresh crew that will arrive shortly. The fall colors of the trees give a tunnel feel to this area.
Photo Date:  11/12/2011  Upload Date: 11/13/2011 8:22:44 AM
Location:  Ideal, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  CSX 5439(ES40DC)
Views:  336   Comments: 3
Crossing the old CofG
Title:  Crossing the old CofG
Description:  Northbound Q542 is seen passing the diamond at the Oglethorpe over the old CofG now NS.
Photo Date:  11/12/2011  Upload Date: 11/13/2011 8:26:36 AM
Location:  Oglethorpe, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  CSX 5271(ES40DC)
Views:  375   Comments: 1
Southbound rock train
Title:  Southbound rock train
Description:  CSX train K729 is seen approaching Ideal GA where they will meet an empty grain train. Close behind is Q237 which was involved in a minor derailment in Manchester earlier.
Photo Date:  11/12/2011  Upload Date: 11/13/2011 8:23:38 AM
Location:  Ideal, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Action
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Views:  163   Comments: 1
Q237 passing
Title:  Q237 passing
Description:  Right on the heels of a rock train is Q237 seen here. While Q237 is carded as an autorack train, there were several manifest cars scattered throughout the train as seen here.
Photo Date:  11/12/2011  Upload Date: 11/13/2011 8:24:41 AM
Location:  Ideal, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 5290(ES40DC)
Views:  412   Comments: 1
Northbound empties
Title:  Northbound empties
Description:  A northbound empty grain train is seen leaving Ideal in a pure south Georgia scene. Fall colors and red dirt road....no doubt where this is at.
Photo Date:  11/12/2011  Upload Date: 11/13/2011 8:25:44 AM
Location:  Ideal, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 5439(ES40DC)
Views:  342   Comments: 3
More northbound stacks
Title:  More northbound stacks
Description:  Q124 is seen here just south of Montezuma having just met 2 southbounds at Dooly. The lead GE unit, a GE wide cab, has experienced engine troubles (Surprise!!!) and is dead. The trailing EMD is providing all the power. The crew of Q124 talked with the mechanical department in Jacksonville to no avail. They were moving slowly when I took this pic as they were climbing a grade but soon picked up speed as they crested the hill. An exasperated dispatcher said he would see what he could do about finding a locomotive for them. The train was 4000ft long but only 2400 tons so it must have been mostly empties. The crew said they could make it...slowly...until they got to Rupert where they said they didn't know if they would be able to make the grades between Rupert and Mauk.
Photo Date:  11/12/2011  Upload Date: 11/13/2011 8:27:26 AM
Location:  Montezuma, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 7856(C40-8W)
Views:  232   Comments: 2
Q648 arriving
Title:  Q648 arriving
Description:  Q648 is seen arriving Cordele and is in the siding as southbound Q237 holds the main. Q237 is carded as an autorack train but had several manifest cars scattered throughout as seen here. They are following a slow moving 100 car rock train that only has a couple of hours to get to Fitzgerald before going on the law.
Photo Date:  11/12/2011  Upload Date: 11/13/2011 8:28:30 AM
Location:  Cordele, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  CSX 4709(SD70MAC)
Views:  248   Comments: 0
Northbound stacks
Title:  Northbound stacks
Description:  A northbound stack train passes through the siding having just met a southbound coal train.
Photo Date:  11/27/2011  Upload Date: 11/30/2011 6:22:19 AM
Location:  Talbotton, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 5395(ES40DC)
Views:  340   Comments: 1
Southbound coal train
Title:  Southbound coal train
Description:  A southbound coal train enters the double track at Mauk GA. This double track segment runs for about 10 miles before ending at Rupert GA.
Photo Date:  11/27/2011  Upload Date: 11/30/2011 6:22:58 AM
Location:  Mauk, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 359(AC44CW)
Views:  220   Comments: 1
Northbound phosphate train
Title:  Northbound phosphate train
Description:  4 big UP's make quick work of a heavy northbound phosphate train seen here on douole track at Charing GA.
Photo Date:  11/27/2011  Upload Date: 11/30/2011 6:23:38 AM
Location:  Charing, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 7826(AC45CCTE) UP 7614(ES44AC)
Views:  373   Comments: 0
Southbound `oal
Title:  Southbound `oal
Description:  The sun makes an appearance on an otherwise cloudy day as a southbound coal train rounds the curve coming into Ideal GA.
Photo Date:  11/27/2011  Upload Date: 11/30/2011 6:24:17 AM
Location:  Ideal, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 359(AC44CW)
Views:  200   Comments: 2
Southbound manifest
Title:  Southbound manifest
Description:  A southbound NS manifest is seen at Oglethorpe. The rear of the train is passing over the NS/CSX diaQond at Oglethorpe. This train will soon pass through Americus enroute to Albany.
Photo Date:  11/27/2011  Upload Date: 11/30/2011 6:25:02 AM
Location:  Oglethorpe, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 9102(C40-9W)
Views:  223   Comments: 0
Northbound empty rock hoppers
Title:  Northbound empty rock hoppers
Description:  A northbound of empty rock hoppers is seen at the north end of the siding atBartlett GA. These hoppers could be headed toward the rock mines in the Junction City area just a few miles north of here.
Photo Date:  11/27/2011  Upload Date: 11/30/2011 6:25:44 AM
Location:  Bartlett, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 862(ES44AC-H)
Views:  340   Comments: 0
Northbound empty coal train
Title:  Northbound empty coal train
Description:  Right on the heels of a northbound empty hopper train is this empty coal train.
Photo Date:  11/27/2011  Upload Date: 11/30/2011 6:26:11 AM
Location:  Bartlett, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 354(AC44CW)
Views:  318   Comments: 0
Southbound coal train
Title:  Southbound coal train
Description:  A southbound coal train is seen on the double track near Lhlly GA.
Photo Date:  11/27/2011  Upload Date: 11/30/2011 6:26:53 AM
Location:  Lilly, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 539(AC44CW)
Views:  221   Comments: 1
Problems
Title:  Problems
Description:  I'm not sure what happened here. The crew of this train, Q648, at the north end of Lilly was alerting approaching trains of men and machinery near the tracks as they approached. Q648's train was in the siding which is to my back in this photo and the locomotives had pulled out of the siding and had been uncoupled from each other as seen here. There didn't appear to be any track damage as trains continued to pass by here on the mainline. Perhaps one of the locomotives had derailed in the siding and had been derailed at this point. I never did here anything over the scanner to indicate exactly what the problem had been.
Photo Date:  11/27/2011  Upload Date: 11/30/2011 6:27:21 AM
Location:  Lilly, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 423(AC44CW)
Views:  365   Comments: 2
Last NS power
Title:  Last NS power
Description:  This is the last NS power I was able to photograph in Hilton before GWI took over operations of the line the first of 2012. The locomotives are tied up in the passing track and we are looking east toward Albany in this shot.
Photo Date:  12/6/2011  Upload Date: 1/7/2012 8:56:57 AM
Location:  Hilton, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  NS 5564(GP38-2)
Views:  357   Comments: 2
FRA research car
Title:  FRA research car
Description:  An FRA research car makes a quick stop at the old SCL depot at Saffold. Next up is Dothan and Montgomery.
Photo Date:  1/5/2012  Upload Date: 1/8/2012 4:38:27 AM
Location:  Saffold, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories: 
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Views:  161   Comments: 1
Q681 rolling by
Title:  Q681 rolling by
Description:  Q681 is seen southbound blasting by the old SCL depot at Saffold GA.
Photo Date:  1/5/2012  Upload Date: 1/8/2012 4:38:54 AM
Location:  Saffold, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 4528(SD70MAC)
Views:  174   Comments: 1
Meeting
Title:  Meeting
Description:  Q689 arrives via the old way at Manchester and meets a northbound waiting to go to Birmingham. Q689 will swap crews and wait for a southbound stack train to pass them before continueing to Waycross.
Photo Date:  1/15/2012  Upload Date: 1/17/2012 5:40:26 AM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 5271(ES40DC)
Views:  407   Comments: 2
Northbound autorack taking the siding
Title:  Northbound autorack taking the siding
Description:  A northbound autorack is about to head in the south end of the siding at Woodland and meet a southbound stack train and a manifest train.
Photo Date:  1/15/2012  Upload Date: 1/17/2012 5:41:09 AM
Location:  Woodland, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories: 
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Views:  207   Comments: 1


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