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Old trestle |
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Here is a pic of the old Central of Georgia Railroad trestle over the Chattahoochee River near Columbia AL. The center span of this trestle would turn to allow river boat traffic to pass. Trains operating over this trestle were weight restricted and locomotives had to have spacer cars as the weight of locomotives coupled together was deemed as more than the bridge could stand. Here are a couple of pics of trains that operated over this trestle using spacer cars: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1999782 and http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1010597 This trestle was replaced in the early 1970's due to the coming of the nuclear plant near Columbia and the extremely heavy loads that would need to be moved to it. |
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1/1/1950 Upload Date: 8/8/2010 9:16:26 AM |
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Columbia, AL |
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Bryan Smith |
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Title: |
Dothan district local |
Description: |
The Dothan district local is seen at Albany GA enroute to Dothan AL with a coach being used as a spacer car due to weight restrictions over the Chattahoochee River which prohibited locomotives being operated over it couple together. The date is approximate but it should have been in the mid to late 1960's since the locomotives are in the Southern "tuxedo" scheme. Southern acquired the Central of Georgia in 1963 and began painting the CofG's locomotives in the Southern "tuxedo" style while lettering them for the CofG. In the late 1960's the paper mill in Cedar Springs underwent an expansion and the increased business resulted in trios of EMD's being used on the Dothan district. The spacer coach was also replaced at this time by spacer boxcars. For a view of the Dothan district local using EMD's and boxcars as spacers see: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1010597 |
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1/1/1967 Upload Date: 3/30/2010 8:35:56 PM |
Location: |
Albany, GA |
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CG 147(RS3) |
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Title: |
CofG local from Albany GA to Dothan AL |
Description: |
The Southern takeover of the CofG is evident in this 1969 look at the Dothan district local using tuxedo scheme power lettered for the Central of Georgia. This is the route that used spacer cars, seen here, due to weight restrictions over the Chattahoochee River trestle which is only 2 miles west of the location where this photo was taken. The coming of the Farley Nuclear plant near Columbia and the heavy loads destined to it would make a new trestle necessary and in a few years after this picture was taken it would be in place and would end the need for the spacer cars. |
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5/30/1969 Upload Date: 1/10/2008 5:05:19 AM |
Location: |
Hilton, GA |
Author: |
John C. Benson |
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CG 122(GP7) |
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Title: |
First train over new trestle |
Description: |
This photo shows the first train to operate over the new trestle on the former CofG line near Columbia AL. It replaced a trestle deemed too weak to handle heavy loads for the nuclear plant that was being built near Columbia. |
Photo Date: |
1/1/1971 Upload Date: 8/8/2010 9:17:10 AM |
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Columbia, AL |
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Bryan Smith |
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Title: |
Old CofG depot |
Description: |
The old CofG depot in Blakely GA is seen many years after it received a wrapping of sheet metal. This depot was torn down in the mid 1980's. |
Photo Date: |
7/1/1978 Upload Date: 8/3/2010 5:44:32 PM |
Location: |
Blakely, GA |
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Bryan Smith |
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Title: |
Westbound Southern local |
Description: |
Westbound Dothan AL district local #167 is seen between Blakely and Hilton GA with a pair of EMD's bracketing a GE U23B. |
Photo Date: |
7/1/1978 Upload Date: 8/3/2010 5:43:25 PM |
Location: |
Hilton, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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SOU 2776(GP38) |
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645 Comments: 3 |
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Title: |
Caboose seen |
Description: |
Southern bay window caboose is seen at Dothan AL. |
Photo Date: |
7/1/1978 Upload Date: 8/3/2010 5:59:13 PM |
Location: |
Dothan, AL |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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RollingStock |
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413 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Road and yard power at |
Description: |
This photo was taken on a Sunday since the yard power and road power are seen at the same time. Track work was being done at this time and the yard power was running a Hilton turn at night so as to allow track forces to work uninterrupted all day. On Sundays they reverted back to the old schedule and the job from Albany came all the way to Dothan. |
Photo Date: |
7/1/1978 Upload Date: 8/3/2010 5:59:35 PM |
Location: |
Dothan, AL |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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SOU 5023(GP38-2) |
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687 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Yard power seen |
Description: |
A GP38-2 is seen with a GP7 as yard power at Dothan AL. |
Photo Date: |
7/1/1978 Upload Date: 8/3/2010 5:59:50 PM |
Location: |
Dothan, AL |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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SOU 5023(GP38-2) |
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762 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
GE seen on westbound Dothan district local |
Description: |
Talk about fading memories. All three things seen in this photo are gone now......the GP7, the U23B, and pulpwood. |
Photo Date: |
7/1/1978 Upload Date: 8/3/2010 5:58:31 PM |
Location: |
Hilton, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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SOU 3952(U23B) |
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627 Comments: 3 |
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Title: |
Westbound Dothan AL district local |
Description: |
Westbound Dothan district local #167 is seen at Hilton GA with a GE leading a GP7. Date approximate. |
Photo Date: |
7/1/1978 Upload Date: 8/3/2010 5:45:06 PM |
Location: |
Blakely, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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SOU 8280(GP7) |
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796 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Dothan district local |
Description: |
Westbound Dothan AL district local #167 is seen at Hilton GA with a pair of EMD's and a GE. Date approximate. |
Photo Date: |
7/1/1978 Upload Date: 8/3/2010 5:45:30 PM |
Location: |
Hilton, GA |
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Bryan Smith |
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Title: |
Westbound Dothan AL district local |
Description: |
Westbound Dothan district local #167 is seen at Hilton with a B23-7 operating long hood forward. |
Photo Date: |
7/1/1978 Upload Date: 8/3/2010 5:45:43 PM |
Location: |
Hilton, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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SOU 3989(B23-7) |
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689 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
CIRR and Southern local meet |
Description: |
CIRR ALCO RS-1 #3 leads the Chattahoochee Industrial RR switch local (and another RS-1) into the Southern yard making a delivery as Southern Dothan district local #167 heads west. |
Photo Date: |
7/1/1978 Upload Date: 8/3/2010 5:46:03 PM |
Location: |
Hilton, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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CIRR 3(RS1) SOU 3989(B23-7) |
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1474 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
CIRR and Southern meet |
Description: |
CIRR ALCO RS-1 #3 leads the Chattahoochee Industrial RR switch local (and another RS-1) into the Southern yard making a delivery as Southern Dothan district local #167 heads west. |
Photo Date: |
7/1/1978 Upload Date: 8/3/2010 5:46:20 PM |
Location: |
Hilton, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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330 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Southern westbound local |
Description: |
3 EMD's all running short hood forward lead Southern Dothan district local #167 west toward Dothan AL. |
Photo Date: |
7/1/1978 Upload Date: 8/3/2010 5:46:39 PM |
Location: |
Hilton, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
Categories: |
Action |
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SOU 2773(GP38) |
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Title: |
Westbound Dothan district local |
Description: |
Southern westbound Dothan district local #167 is about ready to leave Hilton enroute to Dothan AL with 3 EMD's all running short hood forward. |
Photo Date: |
7/1/1978 Upload Date: 8/3/2010 5:50:36 PM |
Location: |
Hilton, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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SOU 2773(GP38) |
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614 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Westbound Dothan district local |
Description: |
Westbound Dothan district local #167 is about to leave Hilton with 3 EMD's all with the short hoods out. |
Photo Date: |
7/1/1978 Upload Date: 8/3/2010 5:51:05 PM |
Location: |
Hilton, GA |
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Bryan Smith |
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SOU 2773(GP38) |
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625 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Westbound Dothan district local |
Description: |
Westbound Dothan district local #167 is seen with a GP38 leading a pair of GP7's. |
Photo Date: |
7/1/1978 Upload Date: 8/3/2010 5:51:25 PM |
Location: |
Hilton, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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SOU 2773(GP38) |
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390 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Westbound Dothan district local |
Description: |
Southern train #167, the westbound Dothan district local, is seen with a GP38 leading a pair of GP7's. |
Photo Date: |
7/1/1978 Upload Date: 8/3/2010 5:51:43 PM |
Location: |
Hilton, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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SOU 2773(GP38) |
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552 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Ray Browning stepping off caboose |
Description: |
Conductor Ray Browning is seen stepping from the caboose on Dothan district local #167. Mr. Browning was without a doubt one of the nicest people you would ever meet. He took up a lot of time with a budding railfan (myself) and never tired of my endless questions.....at least he never seemed to. A few years after this photo was taken I went to work with Southern as a clerk/operator. After the many years of him seeing me trackside at Hilton, I think it was a bit of a shock for both of us the first time I handed him a set of train orders I had just copied for his train. Mr. Browning was known as "Daddy-O" to many. He passed away in the mid 1980's due to complications related to diabetes. Classy man....they just don't make'em like him any more. |
Photo Date: |
7/1/1978 Upload Date: 8/3/2010 5:52:27 PM |
Location: |
Hilton, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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Title: |
R B "Bill" Futch in the cab |
Description: |
Engineer Bill Futch is seen on the westbound Dothan district local #167. Bill worked with Southern/NS into the early 2000's before passing away from cancer. A gem of a man......very classy. |
Photo Date: |
7/1/1978 Upload Date: 8/3/2010 5:53:21 PM |
Location: |
Hilton, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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SOU 2773(GP38) |
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493 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Bobby Moree is seen |
Description: |
Brakeman Bobby Moree is seen at the grain elevator in Columbia AL. |
Photo Date: |
7/1/1978 Upload Date: 8/3/2010 5:54:07 PM |
Location: |
Hilton, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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359 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Southern train #167 |
Description: |
Southern train #167 is seen at Hilton with 3 EMD's....all long hood out. |
Photo Date: |
7/1/1979 Upload Date: 8/8/2010 8:59:47 AM |
Location: |
Hilton, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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SOU 2856(GP38AC) |
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393 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Southern train #167 |
Description: |
Southern train #167 being led by a pair of GP38's on a rainy day. |
Photo Date: |
7/1/1979 Upload Date: 8/8/2010 9:00:04 AM |
Location: |
Hilton, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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SOU 2856(GP38AC) |
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Title: |
Amtrak Crescent |
Description: |
The last of 3 sleepers on the southbound Amtrak Crescent pass over the busy street crossing next to the depot as traffic has backed up while the train stopped for boarding and detraining. |
Photo Date: |
7/1/1979 Upload Date: 5/22/2010 9:08:45 AM |
Location: |
Tuscaloosa, AL |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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Title: |
Amtrak Crescent |
Description: |
The Amtrak Crescent has stopped at the station in Tuscaloosa for boarding and detraining. An F40 leads a pair of E units with a baggage car still in the Southern paint scheme immediatly behind. |
Photo Date: |
7/1/1979 Upload Date: 5/22/2010 9:09:18 AM |
Location: |
Tuscaloosa, AL |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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693 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Amtrak Crescent |
Description: |
It's now the Amtrak Crescent as Southern has given up at the time of this photo. An Amtrak F40 leads a couple of E units and a mixture of Amtrak painted cars and several still in the Southern scheme. |
Photo Date: |
7/1/1979 Upload Date: 5/22/2010 9:09:04 AM |
Location: |
Tuscaloosa, AL |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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678 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Sleeping car on the Amtrak Crescent |
Description: |
A sleeping car in the Amtrak paint scheme trails the dining car which is still in the Southern paint scheme in this photo. It appears a slumbercoach is next to the sleeper. |
Photo Date: |
7/1/1979 Upload Date: 5/22/2010 9:09:46 AM |
Location: |
Tuscaloosa, AL |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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532 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Amtrak Crescent |
Description: |
A closeup of the baggage car on the Amtrak Crescent which is still in Southern lettering and paint scheme. |
Photo Date: |
7/1/1979 Upload Date: 5/22/2010 9:09:34 AM |
Location: |
Tuscaloosa, AL |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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549 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Dining Car on Amtrak Crescent |
Description: |
The dining car on the Amtrak Crescent still proudly shows it's Southern heritage in this view of the southbound Crescent. |
Photo Date: |
7/1/1979 Upload Date: 5/22/2010 9:09:57 AM |
Location: |
Tuscaloosa, AL |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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549 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Southern passenger depot |
Description: |
Date approximate. Even though Amtrak has taken over the Crescent, the Southern depot in Tuscaloosa AL appears little changed a few years after the takeover. |
Photo Date: |
7/1/1979 Upload Date: 5/22/2010 9:10:32 AM |
Location: |
Tuscaloosa, AL |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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774 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Southern train 167 |
Description: |
Train #167 has just crossed the Chattahoochee River in Columbia and continues toward Dothan. |
Photo Date: |
1/1/1980 Upload Date: 12/27/2005 7:13:59 AM |
Location: |
Columbia, AL |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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SOU 194(GP18) |
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1198 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Southern train 167 |
Description: |
Westbound Southern train #167 passing the MP J360 headed toward Dothan. Power includes a GP18, GP30, and a couple of U23B's. |
Photo Date: |
1/1/1980 Upload Date: 12/27/2005 7:14:46 AM |
Location: |
Columbia, AL |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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SOU 194(GP18) |
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1283 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Southern train #167 |
Description: |
Southern train #167 enroute to Dothan, with a GP38 leading a GP7 and a U-Boat, crosses the Chattahoochee River. |
Photo Date: |
1/1/1980 Upload Date: 3/5/2006 10:19:28 AM |
Location: |
Columbia, AL |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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636 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Southern train #167 |
Description: |
Southern train #167 crosses the Chattahoochee River into Alabama. A GP38 leads a GP7 and a GE U23B. |
Photo Date: |
1/1/1980 Upload Date: 3/5/2006 10:21:27 AM |
Location: |
Columbia, AL |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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1038 Comments: 7 |
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Title: |
Westbound local working |
Description: |
Southern train #167 has stopped at the State Docks in Columbia to work the grain elevator, visible on left, and the fertilizer plant, just out of sight to the right. |
Photo Date: |
1/1/1980 Upload Date: 12/31/2005 8:38:50 AM |
Location: |
Columbia, AL |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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SOU 2752(GP38) |
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748 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Train #167 |
Description: |
Southern train #167 coming off the Chattahoochee River bridge into Alabama with a GP18 leading 2 U-Boats and a GP30. All gone now. |
Photo Date: |
1/1/1980 Upload Date: 2/26/2006 9:45:22 AM |
Location: |
Columbia, AL |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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SOU 184(GP18) |
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775 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Switch engine power |
Description: |
Date approximate. Southern high nose GP38-2 holds down the Dothan switch local assignment along with GP30 2592. |
Photo Date: |
1/1/1980 Upload Date: 3/30/2010 8:37:51 PM |
Location: |
Dothan, AL |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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SOU 5120(GP38-2) |
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842 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Southern power |
Description: |
A Southern GP-30 rests at Dothan AL on a sunny day. |
Photo Date: |
1/1/1980 Upload Date: 3/5/2006 10:25:02 AM |
Location: |
Dothan, AL |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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SOU 2592(GP30) |
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945 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Southern power resting |
Description: |
a couple of Southern high hoods rest at Dothan. |
Photo Date: |
1/1/1980 Upload Date: 3/5/2006 10:27:08 AM |
Location: |
Dothan, AL |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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SOU 2592(GP30) SOU 5120(GP38-2) |
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909 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Southern GP7 |
Description: |
An ex Central of Georgia GP7 lays over in Dothan AL. |
Photo Date: |
1/1/1980 Upload Date: 3/5/2006 10:29:31 AM |
Location: |
Dothan, AL |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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SOU 8229(GP7) |
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2179 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Switch engine power |
Description: |
SOU 2881, a GP38 lacking dynamic brakes from the old Norfolk Southern Railway, rests at Dothan AL. |
Photo Date: |
1/1/1980 Upload Date: 2/26/2006 9:46:00 AM |
Location: |
Dothan, AL |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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SOU 2881(GP38) |
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976 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
A pair of GP7's |
Description: |
A pair of GP7's at Dothan AL between assignments on the coal track. It is named the coal track since steam locomotives were coaled from this track. |
Photo Date: |
1/1/1980 Upload Date: 3/5/2006 10:33:19 AM |
Location: |
Dothan, AL |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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SOU 8271(GP7) SOU 8229(GP7) |
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1115 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
End shot of GP7 |
Description: |
A face only a mother could love. |
Photo Date: |
1/1/1980 Upload Date: 3/5/2006 10:43:24 AM |
Location: |
Dothan, AL |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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SOU 8271(GP7) |
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542 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Yard scene |
Description: |
A pair of GP7's rest at Dothan AL. From right to left the tracks are the mainline, the short pass, the coal track (where the locomotives are), the house track, outside, middle, and press. |
Photo Date: |
1/1/1980 Upload Date: 3/5/2006 10:51:08 AM |
Location: |
Dothan, AL |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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731 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Old CofG depot |
Description: |
The depot at Eufaula is little changed from it's Central of Georgia days in this 1980 photo. Think they could have put that radio antenna pole in a worse place??? |
Photo Date: |
1/1/1980 Upload Date: 2/26/2006 9:47:50 AM |
Location: |
Eufaula, AL |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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1133 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Looking south |
Description: |
We are looking south (west according to the old CofG) along the Southern (ex CofG) mainlines at Ft Valley. The three tracks seen are, from the left, the pass, the eastbound mainline, and the westbound mainline furthest to the right. Seen on the right, blocking the view of the legs of the water tank, is the old passenger station. Next is the old interlocking tower that controlled the junction of the 4 CofG lines that came together at Ft Valley. On the left in the background is the old freight station that was still in service at the time of this pic. Note the train order boards. |
Photo Date: |
1/1/1980 Upload Date: 9/17/2006 10:03:43 AM |
Location: |
Fort Valley, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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660 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Southern train #138 |
Description: |
Southern train #138, on former CofG trackage, is pure Southern with the high nose SD's. This train is passing through Coumbus Junction enroute from Columbus to Macon. The line going straight away from the camera is the line to Albany. The pigs on the head end are from the ramp in Columbus and are headed to Macon to make the connection with pig train #230 and continue to Atlanta. |
Photo Date: |
1/1/1980 Upload Date: 9/17/2006 10:06:22 AM |
Location: |
Fort Valley, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
Categories: |
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SOU 3008(SD35) |
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962 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Westbound local |
Description: |
Southern train #167 westbound from Albany GA to Dothan AL at Hilton GA in 1980. |
Photo Date: |
1/1/1980 Upload Date: 11/23/2005 2:07:53 PM |
Location: |
Hilton, GA |
Author: |
Bryan Smith |
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Locomotives: |
SOU 5080(GP38-2) |
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