Central Georgia pt. 2
Author: Joe Hill
Photos from around the Central Georgia area.
Photo Gallery
The CofG coaling tower is all that remains of the railroad's once sprawling complex in Macon, GA.
An NS/CSX assortment rolls G29 southward under the Hwy 49 overpass south of Oglethorpe, GA.
A trio of NS GP38s' roll through downtown Montezuma, GA on their way back to Macon.
An SD38 yard unit with no ditch lights makes a rare appearance out on the high iron.
NS #334 rolls past palm trees and the peach-accented water tower in Ft. Valley, GA.
Q124 and Q179 pass each other at 45mph on the new double track at Lilly, GA.
A nice set of deuces make good upgrade speed despite the 6000' of tonnage stretched out behind them.
A couple of N&W deadline candidates rolls a short G82 southward towards Americus, GA.
Emergency power for the Georgia Midland after the loss of their GP30.
A rare TFM unit adorns the front of a rail train in Brosnan Yard at Macon, GA
Rerouted NS 209 inches it way down the transfer track in preparation for being interchanged onto CSX for the trip to Jacksonville, FL due to wildfires on NS.
CSXT Z002-09 (aka NS #209) eases down the CSX mainline in Cordele, Ga. due to wildfires shutting down the NS main to Jacksonville, FL.
Fortunately, the train stopped in plenty of time.
One of the Tallahassee Sub. reroutes.
Brand new ballast hoppers bound for the FEC
The HOG RR puts on a colorful display passing over the NS/CSX diamonds at Cordele, GA.
The CSX geometry car tests the runaround track at Manchester, GA
A724 provides some nice older power rolling through Ideal, GA
NS #151 has just cleared the interlocking with CSX Q121 waiting impatiently in the background.
An extremely rare occurrence with the Alstom Demonstrator unit on the point. This marked the last time that I would ever see this unit again.
A sunlit sucker hole allows just enough light through to illuminate the lead unit on NS #G82
A pair of Mexican visitors make a rare appearance on the NS Albany District
Leadeps like these are getting rare!
Both the B30-7 and the out of service defect detector in the background will be gone within a year.
