12 days earlier (11/5/2011), Swift Mill was the site of a major fire that destroyed the former plant. The haze in the photo is actually smoke arising from the smoldering ashes from the building remains between the two towers          
Due to the tracks being blocked by debris from the mill fire, trains were routed around the yard by using the tracks along the site of the engine facility on the left. A number of leads on the east end of the yard are rusty from not being used since the night of the fire. Columbus Yard's tower is just out of sight around the curve on the right.
Date: 11/17/2011 Location: Columbus, GA   Map Show Columbus on a rail map Views: 209 Collection Of:   Bernie Feltman
Locomotives: NS 5507(GP38-2)    Author:  Bernie Feltman
12 days earlier (11/5/2011), Swift Mill was the site of a major fire that destroyed the former plant. The haze in the photo is actually smoke arising from the smoldering ashes from the building remains between the two towers
Picture Categories: Yard,Track This picture is part of album:  Norfolk Southern Georgia photos
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Name Type Comments Date
Fred Stuckmann General Interesting shot. 11/18/2011 6:53:59 PM
Charles Stookey General What a sight. Sad. 11/19/2011 9:04:05 AM
Olaf Junges General Nice view, great shot! 11/22/2011 12:59:53 PM

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