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Viewing Album:  Another Birthday in Folkston
 
By:John Perry
Dates:8/17/2007 - 8/17/2007
Album Info:My dad and I started a tradition last year that he would take me to Folkston on my birthday to do some railfanning. So this year we set out a couple days after my birthday and had a great time doing something we both love.
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CSX #7529
Title:  CSX #7529
Description:  First train that we were able to catch was a Southbound with C40-8 #7529 & SD40-2 #8090
Photo Date:  8/17/2007  Upload Date: 8/20/2007 8:48:21 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  John Perry
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CSX 7529(C40-8)
Views:  464   Comments: 1
CSX #7847
Title:  CSX #7847
Description:  Half an our later was another Southbound with C40-8W #7847, B36-7 #5918, & one of the Ex-NS (Exx-CR) B40-8s #5974
Photo Date:  8/17/2007  Upload Date: 8/20/2007 8:49:21 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  John Perry
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CSX 7847(C40-8W)
Views:  381   Comments: 1
CSX #5974
Title:  CSX #5974
Description:  B40-8 #5974
Photo Date:  8/17/2007  Upload Date: 8/20/2007 8:50:33 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  John Perry
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CSX 5974(B40-8)
Views:  391   Comments: 1
CSX #5974
Title:  CSX #5974
Description:  B40-8 #5974
Photo Date:  8/17/2007  Upload Date: 8/20/2007 8:51:22 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  John Perry
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CSX 5974(B40-8)
Views:  396   Comments: 1
Amtrak #40
Title:  Amtrak #40
Description:  A few minutes later the Southbound Silver Meteor rolled through with the typical 2 P42DCs #40 & 63
Photo Date:  8/17/2007  Upload Date: 8/20/2007 8:52:17 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  John Perry
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  AMTK 40(P42DC)
Views:  261   Comments: 0
CSX Hi-Railer
Title:  CSX Hi-Railer
Description:  While sitting around this Hi-Railer passed on by
Photo Date:  8/17/2007  Upload Date: 8/20/2007 8:53:25 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  John Perry
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  147   Comments: 0
CSX #7880
Title:  CSX #7880
Description:  Finally something went North with C40-8Ws #7880 & 7775
Photo Date:  8/17/2007  Upload Date: 8/20/2007 8:54:33 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  John Perry
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CSX 7880(C40-8W)
Views:  349   Comments: 1
CSX #7552
Title:  CSX #7552
Description:  Then by far the shortest train I've ever seen in Folkston, C40-8 #7552 leads a hopper & a heavy duty flat car carrying what Im guessing is a transformer
Photo Date:  8/17/2007  Upload Date: 8/20/2007 8:55:39 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  John Perry
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CSX 7552(C40-8)
Views:  393   Comments: 2
CSX #7703
Title:  CSX #7703
Description:  More Southbound action with a Mixed Freight lead by a pair of C40-8Ws #7703 & 7355, and a pair of SD50s #8597 & 8522
Photo Date:  8/17/2007  Upload Date: 8/20/2007 8:58:11 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  John Perry
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CSX 7703(C40-8W)
Views:  296   Comments: 1
CSX #4750
Title:  CSX #4750
Description:  Then what would be the first of many coal trains went North with SD70MAC #4750 & CW60AC #680
Photo Date:  8/17/2007  Upload Date: 8/20/2007 8:59:26 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  John Perry
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CSX 4750(SD70MAC)
Views:  291   Comments: 1
CSX #5370
Title:  CSX #5370
Description:  Next was a Intermodal moving North with a pair of ES44DCs #5370 & 5296
Photo Date:  8/17/2007  Upload Date: 8/20/2007 9:00:36 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  John Perry
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CSX 5370(ES44DC)
Views:  374   Comments: 1
CSX #5399
Title:  CSX #5399
Description:  Then another Intermodal went South with another pair of ES44DCs #5399 & 5430
Photo Date:  8/17/2007  Upload Date: 8/20/2007 9:01:36 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  John Perry
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CSX 5399(ES44DC)
Views:  391   Comments: 1
CSX #759
Title:  CSX #759
Description:  More Coal this time heading South with SD70MAC #759 & AC4400CW #352
Photo Date:  8/17/2007  Upload Date: 8/20/2007 9:03:03 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  John Perry
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CSX 759(SD70MAC)
Views:  351   Comments: 1
CSX #68
Title:  CSX #68
Description:  A Northbound empty Coal train was next with AC4400CWs #68 & 545
Photo Date:  8/17/2007  Upload Date: 8/20/2007 9:03:55 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  John Perry
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CSX 68(AC44CW)
Views:  565   Comments: 1
CSX #7882
Title:  CSX #7882
Description:  A pair of C40-8Ws, #7882 & 7890, lead this Northbound Mixed Freight
Photo Date:  8/17/2007  Upload Date: 8/20/2007 9:05:14 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  John Perry
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CSX 7882(C40-8W)
Views:  405   Comments: 1
CSX #9000
Title:  CSX #9000
Description:  Then one of CSXs 3 C44-8Ws #9000 along with AC4400CW #342 lead this Conrad Yelvington Rock Train North
Photo Date:  8/17/2007  Upload Date: 8/20/2007 9:06:26 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  John Perry
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CSX 9000(C40-9W)
Views:  201   Comments: 1
UP #2474
Title:  UP #2474
Description:  A nice suprise on this Southbound Coal train with UP SD60M #2474 in the lead along with CSX AC4400CW #543, C40-8 #7569, & AC4400CW #120
Photo Date:  8/17/2007  Upload Date: 8/20/2007 9:07:42 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  John Perry
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 2474(SD60M)
Views:  357   Comments: 0
CSX #7657
Title:  CSX #7657
Description:  More Mixed Freight with C40-8Ws #7657 & 7702 along with SD70M #4680
Photo Date:  8/17/2007  Upload Date: 8/20/2007 9:08:41 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  John Perry
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CSX 7657(C40-8W)
Views:  298   Comments: 1
CSX #7789
Title:  CSX #7789
Description:  This Ballast train had been sitting just North of the junction for 4 hours when it finally got the clear to head South where it would be laying ballast around Callahan for the rest of the day, it was lead by C40-8W #7789 & AC4400CW #335
Photo Date:  8/17/2007  Upload Date: 8/20/2007 9:09:57 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  John Perry
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CSX 7789(C40-8W)
Views:  391   Comments: 1
CSX #5231
Title:  CSX #5231
Description:  After sitting around for an hour with nothing going on this Mixed Freight went South with ES44DC #5231, HLCX SD40-2 #7228, & UP SD40T-2R #2937
Photo Date:  8/17/2007  Upload Date: 8/20/2007 9:10:57 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  John Perry
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CSX 5231(ES44DC)
Views:  345   Comments: 1
UP #2937 & HLCX #7228
Title:  UP #2937 & HLCX #7228
Description:  UP SD40T-2R #2937 & HLCX SD40-2 #7228
Photo Date:  8/17/2007  Upload Date: 8/20/2007 9:12:10 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  John Perry
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 2937(SD40T-2) HLCX 7228(SD40-2)
Views:  648   Comments: 0
CSX #8210
Title:  CSX #8210
Description:  While the Southbound was moving through, another Mixed Freight glided through with SD40-2 #8210, C40-8 #7604, & MP15AC #1163
Photo Date:  8/17/2007  Upload Date: 8/20/2007 9:13:08 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  John Perry
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CSX 8210(SD40-2)
Views:  374   Comments: 1
CSX #1163
Title:  CSX #1163
Description:  MP15AC #1163
Photo Date:  8/17/2007  Upload Date: 8/20/2007 9:14:10 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  John Perry
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CSX 1163(MP15AC)
Views:  445   Comments: 1
CSX #5368
Title:  CSX #5368
Description:  Another Intermodal with ES44DC #5368 & CW60AC #645 heading North and a nice wave from the crew
Photo Date:  8/17/2007  Upload Date: 8/20/2007 9:15:10 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  John Perry
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CSX 5368(ES44DC)
Views:  281   Comments: 1
CSX #7905
Title:  CSX #7905
Description:  Yet another Intermodal with C40-8W #7905, SD60I #8773, & C40-8 #7591 heading North (that guy wearing white at the end of the platform is my dad, had to get him in a picture)
Photo Date:  8/17/2007  Upload Date: 8/20/2007 9:16:32 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  John Perry
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CSX 7905(C40-8W)
Views:  311   Comments: 0
CSX #551
Title:  CSX #551
Description:  Last train of the day was another Northbound empty Coal train with AC4400CWs #551 & 517
Photo Date:  8/17/2007  Upload Date: 8/20/2007 9:17:29 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  John Perry
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CSX 551(AC44CW)
Views:  313   Comments: 1

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