Seaboard Coast Line GP40-2 #1654 leads southbound train #385 (with an SP tunnel motor) meeting train #308 in the siding. The area of the woodyard in the foreground is the former site of the depot          
Seaboard Coast Line GP40-2 #1654, built April 1972 on order #7361, later became Seaboard System #6363, then CSX #6363
Date: 5/2/1979 Location: Cragford, AL   Map Show Cragford on a rail map Views: 5569 Collection Of:   Bernie Feltman
Locomotives: SCL 1654(GP40-2) SCL 1607(GP40)   Rolling Stock: ACL 112500 (Pulpwood Car) SCL 110474 (Pulpwood Car) Author:  Bernie Feltman
Seaboard Coast Line GP40-2 #1654 leads southbound train #385 (with an SP tunnel motor) meeting train #308 in the siding. The area of the woodyard in the foreground is the former site of the depot
Picture Categories: Action This picture is part of album:  SCL (Black/Yellow) Alabama/Florida Action Photos
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Name Type Comments Date
Jim Gavin General Great shot !! I never knew that the floors of the bulkhead flats sloped toward the center like that. 10/16/2009 11:44:57 PM
willis ford General Wow great picture of history. Love seeing the old wood flats but as a carmen, I am happy I dont have to be in the yard at night with them. 3/26/2011 10:31:00 PM
Eugene Cain General Wow, excellent Photo Bernie....but does anyone load Pulpwood anymore???? The slopes in the cars were to help the Wood stay in place, but it still flew off at times. 3/27/2011 1:06:08 PM
George Redmond General Great shot, Great location. 3/27/2011 3:55:24 PM
Wendy Crim General Great shot, Bernie! 3/27/2011 5:36:26 PM
Fred Stuckmann General Again, very cool. 3/27/2011 10:03:41 PM
Dennis Weber General Great Shot. 3/27/2011 10:21:22 PM
John Danielson General I can't believe the clarity of this wonderful photo! Nice work! 3/28/2011 12:14:03 AM
Karl Rethwisch General Terrific shot of BIG time RR'ing.!!! 3/28/2011 9:33:47 AM
Charles Burgess General So many great things in this photo! 3/28/2011 11:05:31 PM
Jeffrey Allen General Nice motive power and wood yard shot. 1/3/2012 10:27:38 PM
J Thompson General I sure miss scences like this 2/21/2012 1:30:27 PM
Robert Richardson General Nobody has ever mentioned the SP "Tunnel Motor" fifth out ahead of the TOFC cars. This was during the SCL-SP "run through-merger talk" era. 1/4/2015 10:18:28 PM

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