Shortlines & Industrial Railroads of the South.
Author: Robert Duncan Sr.
The South is gifted with many shortlines, critters and dinkys. Here are a few.
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Not a clue, I just picked a type and typed it. At Mead Paper, replaced a few years ago.
Glad I shot her at her prime. I reckon she'll be orange one day.
44 tonner? Date around 1998 sometime.
The ATN has a hodgepodge of power in it's first months. Here a former snowbird enjoys the relativly mild winters of Ala.
The ATN brings a train to feed the chickens in Ivalee, Ala.
The ATN's Ivalee Express.
2nd unit on the Ivalee Chickenfeed Express.
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Sorry, not really an SP loco. A recent addition to the ATN sits in B'ham.
An ex B'ham Sou. loco feeds the chickens in North Ala. now.
The one-man crew at the Tyson plant does it all. Engineer, Conductor and Switchman, and pretty good at all of it.
A grab shot of the ATN.
The NRHS Express has arrived in Blue Ridge. Tomorrow, they will complete the trip to Tate, Ga.
Engineer Carl poses on his trusty steed for the gazillion GERFS who just departed his train. Supposedly Carl is retiring at the end of this year. He WILL be missed!
Shoot or be shot seems to be the theme of the day.
NEXT, on Heraldo: Railfans behaving badly! Where's a cop when ya need one???
Grain mover in West Ga. Ex-Cargill/N utrena Feeds from Poinciana, FL; exx-SP 1324, exxx-SP 1952.
No idea what the plans are for these ol' gals. I suspect they are parts donors for others in the stable.
The other of H&MC's locomotives.
1 of 2 locomotives for the Huntsville & Madison County RR.
Rusting away in the Sequatchie Valley.
Hmmm, something got lost in the shrinking. Anyhooo, look what I caught. Talk about an Ugly Stick!
How to roll a repaired set of trucks under an aging GE.
Cylinder out of an ATN EMD? Always wondered what one looked like.
A busy afternoon in the ATI engine house.
Parked in the ATN's engine yard.
Just finished switching at the ATN yard.
A tunnel motor rest| at the ATN engine yard.
North facing power for the Blue Ridge Scenic.
Still switching for Pilgrim's Pride. Time to feed the chickens!
Remote switching at Sloss.
Both switchers in action this fine afternoon in the (formerly) Smoke City.
Shoving slag fer a living ain't glamorous, but it pays the bills don't it Jason?
The Pilgrim ain't got as much pride as usual, his switcher is on the ground. Dunno what the shovel is for. Can you re-rail a little GE with a shovel?
Still shoving for TVA. Ex- Chattahoochie Valley.
All of FMIX locomotives were running today. This was 3 of 4.
The road power set switches at the plant.
Almost finished with the daily grind.
Lil' Belle switches around the plant.
Switchin' around/before the Rockwood Turn comes in.
The road crew passes thru the Ozone.
The Franklin Minerals local is in the zone, the Ozone!
The road crew puts up the locomotives while the parts donor watches on.
4 of the 5 Franklin Minerals locomotives are visible somewhere in this photo. See if you can find them.
FIMX on the high bridge.
...A mountain Railroad, with an Engineer so brave.
Mountain railroading at it's worst! Fuzzy head provided by Big Ed, TRBD.
Parked outside Precision Metals
The start of a new paint job on an ex-CSX GE.
Waiting for work at the Nashville end.