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Title: |
Great Walton's Covington Branch |
Description: |
While making the reverse move onto the CSX connection in Covington Ga. We see the GP9 6580 working on the shove as they cross the Spring St. grade crossing for the last time. |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/4/2009 7:57:10 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
David Stewart |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
370 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Great Walton's Covington Branch |
Description: |
Great Walton's ex Chessie GP9 6580 graces the rails of the Covington Branch one last tiem while shoving the last train onto the CSX connection in Covington Ga. |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/4/2009 7:57:11 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
David Stewart |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
364 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Great Walton's Covington Branch |
Description: |
Great Walton's ex Chessie GP9 6580 graces the rails of the Covington Branch one last time while shoving the last train onto the CSX connection in Covington Ga. |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/4/2009 7:57:15 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
David Stewart |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
421 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Great Walton's Covington Branch |
Description: |
The last train to ply the rails of the Covington branch is seen as it crossing the Old Atlanta Hwy grade crossing and onto CSXT's Georgia RR Sub Divsion where CSX local job A721 is waiting to the side on the main to couple on for the small trip to Social Circle Ga. |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/4/2009 7:57:23 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
David Stewart |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) CSX 8610(SD50-2) |
Views: |
522 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Great Walton's Covington Branch |
Description: |
The last train to ply the rails of the Covington branch is seen as it crossing the Old Atlanta Hwy grade crossing and onto CSXT's Georgia RR Sub Divsion where CSX local job A721 is waiting to the side on the main to couple on for the small trip to Social Circle Ga. |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/4/2009 7:57:25 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
David Stewart |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) CSX 8610(SD50-2) |
Views: |
567 Comments: 3 |
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Title: |
CSXT Georgia Railroad Sub Division |
Description: |
Great Walton's last train from the Covington Branch is now on CSXT's Georgia Sub main and A721s conductor lines the switch from the connection as the power slowly eases back for a coupling. |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/4/2009 7:57:26 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
David Stewart |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) CSX 8610(SD50-2) |
Views: |
534 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Great Walton's Covington Branch |
Description: |
RRPA.net member Nikos kavoori places a "Last Run" sighn on the front of Great Walton's GP9 6580 in Covington Ga. with permission from the railroad |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/4/2009 7:56:48 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
David Stewart |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
597 Comments: 3 |
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Title: |
CSXT Georgia Railroad Sub Division |
Description: |
With the GRWR crew back on board, the 567 series geeps power up as the start to move their train back towards home rails. |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/4/2009 7:57:30 PM |
Location: |
Social Circle, GA |
Author: |
David Stewart |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) HRT 8395(GP10) |
Views: |
583 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
CSXT Georgia Railroad Sub Division |
Description: |
With the GRWR crew back on board, the 567 series geeps power up as the start to move their train back towards home rails and past the old Georgia RR depot still owned and used by CSX. |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/4/2009 7:57:31 PM |
Location: |
Social Circle, GA |
Author: |
David Stewart |
Categories: |
Station,Action |
Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) HRT 8395(GP10) |
Views: |
506 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
CSXT Georgia Railroad Sub Division |
Description: |
CSX SD50-2s look on as Great Walton GP9 6580 pulls past headed for home rails. |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/4/2009 7:57:32 PM |
Location: |
Social Circle, GA |
Author: |
David Stewart |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
CSX 8501(SD50-2) CSX 8610(SD50-2) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
647 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Great Walton's Covington Branch |
Description: |
A home made "Last Run" sighn placed on the 6580 made by RRPA.net member Nikos Kavoori. It was a rushed job, but did the trick! |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/4/2009 7:56:49 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
David Stewart |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
325 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Great Walton's Social Circle Branch |
Description: |
The power from GRWR's Covington Branch funeral train has cut off the north end of their train and rumbles across the SR11 grade crossing in Monroe Ga. where it will clear on the lead in the four ground. |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/12/2009 7:01:27 PM |
Location: |
Monroe, GA |
Author: |
David Stewart |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
561 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Great Walton's Social Circle Branch |
Description: |
The power from GRWR's Covington branch assist in the days work on the Social Circle Branch. Here the GP10 8397 and GP9 6580 is seen backing into the RTEX complex to pick a freshly rebuilt SW8. |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/12/2009 7:01:40 PM |
Location: |
Monroe, GA |
Author: |
David Stewart |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
441 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Great Walton's Social Circle Branch |
Description: |
The power from GRWR's Covington branch assist in the days work on the Social Circle Branch. Here the GP10 8397 and GP9 6580 is seen backing into the RTEX complex to pick a freshly rebuilt SW8. |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/12/2009 7:01:41 PM |
Location: |
Monroe, GA |
Author: |
David Stewart |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) HRT 8395(GP10) |
Views: |
507 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Great Walton's Covington Branch |
Description: |
A home made "Last Run" sighn placed on the 6580 made by RRPA.net member Nikos Kavoori. It was a rushed job, but did the trick! |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/4/2009 7:56:50 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
David Stewart |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
308 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Great Walton's Social Circle Branch |
Description: |
A colorful trio of units trail the south bound local acrsoss the Alcovy Mtn Rd. crossing in Herndonville Ga. The RTEX SW8 227 has had a fresh rebuild and is headed for a new home in Maryland via the Great Walton and CSX. |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/12/2009 7:01:52 PM |
Location: |
Herndonville, GA |
Author: |
David Stewart |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
RTEX 227(SW8) HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
500 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Great Walton's Social Circle Branch |
Description: |
The south bound local rumbles across the Malcom Rd crossing in Social Circle Ga. and is just a few short minutes from calling it a day. This colorful trio brings up the rear of the train making a impresive and rare sight of five units on one Great Walton train! |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/12/2009 7:01:56 PM |
Location: |
Social Circle, GA |
Author: |
David Stewart |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) HRT 8395(GP10) RTEX 227(SW8) |
Views: |
527 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Great Walton's Covington Branch |
Description: |
Great Walton's GP9 6580 fires up one last time in Covington Ga. |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/4/2009 7:56:51 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
David Stewart |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
291 Comments: 3 |
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Title: |
Great Walton's Covington Branch |
Description: |
Great Walton's Covington branch power idels just afer start up while building air presure one last time in Civington Ga. |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/4/2009 7:56:52 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
David Stewart |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) HRT 8395(GP10) |
Views: |
401 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Great Walton's Covington Branch |
Description: |
Great Walton's Covington Branch power heads towards the Robinson St crossing where the last cars from the line are waiting. Here the power is seen crossing the Indian Creek bridge for the last time. |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/4/2009 7:56:56 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
David Stewart |
Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
329 Comments: 3 |
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Title: |
Great Walton's Social Circle Branch |
Description: |
A Great Walton crew and RTEX shop employee go over a few details pretaining to a future repair on GRWR GP9 6580. Notice the bent leaf spring. |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/12/2009 7:02:15 PM |
Location: |
Monroe, GA |
Author: |
David Stewart |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
364 Comments: 3 |
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Title: |
Last morning in Covington |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:04 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
1153 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Last Run Great Walton Covington Line |
Description: |
upon arriving we found that the last run would not start till later in the afternoon, so we took some shots of my homemade banner in the morning light |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:07 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
375 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Power waiting in the weeds for the last run |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:08 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
480 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Last Run Great Walton Covington Line |
Description: |
With the crew on hand at 11:14 AM, I hang my homemade sign to the railings for the last run. |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:10 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
805 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Cranking the engines in Covington for the last time |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:11 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
764 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Cranking the engines in Covington for the last time |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:12 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
376 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Interior of the GWRR GP9 6580 |
Description: |
Pretty much as built, including the pull cord horn. |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:13 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
1805 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Passing over the Dried Indian Creek trestle for the final time |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:15 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
894 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
GWRR 6580 rumbles off the Dried Indian Creek Trestle as it heads to pick|p storage cars |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:16 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
387 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Coupling onto sporage cars on the Porterdale lead |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:18 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
357 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
First generation EMD's smoke it up to get the storage cars loving |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:18 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
477 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
First generation EMD's smoke it up to get the storage cars moving |
Description: |
CSX interchange track can be seen in the b{ckground |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:19 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
768 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
A small crowd has gatwered to watch the final run of the Covington Branch. |
Description: |
From left to right, Bradley, David Stewart and Freddy Frank. I rode down here with David Stewart and we were expecting to be the only ones that witnessed the event, but a few other railfans came out to pay their respects to the line before it was too late. |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:20 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
1126 Comments: 6 |
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Title: |
pulling cars past the switch and through the field |
Description: |
Though it looks like just a grassy field, i found out the wrong way that a little ditch in the field was filled with knee deep liquid mud, thankfully the camera came out ok but i probably destroyed my shoes. |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:21 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock |
Locomotives: |
HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
411 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Rolling across the field. |
Description: |
I managed to get a closeup shot after recovering from my incident in the ditch. |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:22 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
GWRR 6580(GP9) HRT 8395(GP10) |
Views: |
740 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
The roar of 067's rattles the neighborhoods of Covington for the last time |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:25 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
713 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Smoking it up through the tree tunnel |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:26 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
522 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Backing up on rough track |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:27 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
372 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
This is the end, my only friend, the end. |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:28 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
CSX 8610(SD50-2) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
510 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Over 100 years of operation coming to an end |
Description: |
And with one final bark of the 567's, over 100 years of rail operations on the Covington branch come to a end.- |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:29 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
CSX 8610(SD50-2) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
574 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
The switch is lined for the last time, and the CSX power backs on |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:30 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
CSX 8610(SD50-2) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
548 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Rolling out of Covington for the last time |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 1:48:02 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
CSX 8610(SD50-2) GRWR 6580(GP9) HRT 8395(GP10) |
Views: |
579 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
567's get 20 cars rolling again |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 1:48:06 PM |
Location: |
Social Circle, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) HRT 8395(GP10) |
Views: |
701 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Lets roll! |
Description: |
The two 567 powered beasts put on a show that Social Circle has probably not seen since the Georgia Railrold era as they smoke and roar past the depot |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 1:48:06 PM |
Location: |
Social Circle, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) HRT 8395(GP10) |
Views: |
684 Comments: 0 |
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