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By:Rob Furney Jr
Dates:11/9/2007 - 11/11/2007
Album Info:Great weather and a day off from work leads to another trip back up to the Funnel.
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A Northbound climbing the hill
Title:  A Northbound climbing the hill
Description:  A couple more dash 8s ascend the grade up to Martin St.
Photo Date:  11/10/2007  Upload Date: 11/13/2007 10:15:04 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Rob Furney Jr
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Locomotives:  CSX 7755(C40-8W)
Views:  374   Comments: 1
Rolling past Main St.
Title:  Rolling past Main St.
Description:  An ex-con in fresh paint.
Photo Date:  11/10/2007  Upload Date: 11/13/2007 10:15:23 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Rob Furney Jr
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Locomotives:  CSX 7356(C40-8W)
Views:  324   Comments: 1
Q238
Title:  Q238
Description:  CSX Q238 rolls uphill at Martin St.
Photo Date:  11/10/2007  Upload Date: 11/13/2007 10:15:48 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Rob Furney Jr
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Locomotives:  CSX 486(AC44CW)
Views:  369   Comments: 1
The Southbound parade begins
Title:  The Southbound parade begins
Description:  CSX 4680 leads the first Southbound train of the afternoon.
Photo Date:  11/10/2007  Upload Date: 11/13/2007 10:19:03 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Rob Furney Jr
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Locomotives:  CSX 4680(SD70M)
Views:  454   Comments: 1
Scorching the rails
Title:  Scorching the rails
Description:  A veteran SD40-2 leads an AC44CW in run 6 with a Southbound stack train from Waycross. The sound they made as they screamed by was great! The aging GE was really living up to its reputation with all that smoke.
Photo Date:  11/10/2007  Upload Date: 11/13/2007 10:19:41 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Rob Furney Jr
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Locomotives:  CSX 8427(SD40-2)
Views:  419   Comments: 1
CSX 8427
Title:  CSX 8427
Description:  It still amazes me to see SD40-2s still leading hot shots like this. What a wonderful sight!
Photo Date:  11/10/2007  Upload Date: 11/13/2007 10:20:12 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Rob Furney Jr
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Locomotives:  CSX 8427(SD40-2)
Views:  392   Comments: 1
Crowley trailers
Title:  Crowley trailers
Description:  I always love to see the lone doublestack sticking up for contrast. The wall of double stacks coming is neat too.
Photo Date:  11/10/2007  Upload Date: 11/13/2007 10:24:49 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Rob Furney Jr
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Views:  108   Comments: 1
Sanding the iron
Title:  Sanding the iron
Description:  An older dash 8 throws some sand down for traction at Martin St.
Photo Date:  11/10/2007  Upload Date: 11/13/2007 10:25:17 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Rob Furney Jr
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Views:  238   Comments: 1
Another stack train
Title:  Another stack train
Description:  GEVO 5313 leads an older GE on a stack at Martin St.
Photo Date:  11/10/2007  Upload Date: 11/13/2007 10:25:40 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Rob Furney Jr
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Locomotives:  CSX 5313(ES44DC)
Views:  365   Comments: 1
Power bounce
Title:  Power bounce
Description:  SD70AC 4721 leads a long battery of power South at the depot.
Photo Date:  11/10/2007  Upload Date: 11/13/2007 10:26:11 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Rob Furney Jr
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Locomotives:  CSX 4721(SD70MAC)
Views:  406   Comments: 1
A little foreign power thrown in the mix
Title:  A little foreign power thrown in the mix
Description:  Freshly painted CN GP38 lends the most literal meaning to "foreign" power! This one really snuck up on me. I wish I could have gotten a better shot of it.
Photo Date:  11/10/2007  Upload Date: 11/13/2007 10:26:41 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Rob Furney Jr
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  IC 9621(GP38-2)
Views:  486   Comments: 3
More stacks North
Title:  More stacks North
Description:  A newer SD70MAC leads an AC4400 at Martin St.
Photo Date:  11/10/2007  Upload Date: 11/13/2007 10:27:03 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Rob Furney Jr
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Locomotives:  CSX 4799(SD70MAC)
Views:  279   Comments: 0
NB Mixed with and old friend
Title:  NB Mixed with and old friend
Description:  3044 comes back again on a northbound mixed.
Photo Date:  11/10/2007  Upload Date: 11/13/2007 10:33:10 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Rob Furney Jr
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Views:  307   Comments: 0
Northbound power bounce
Title:  Northbound power bounce
Description:  Some real antiques bring a mixed past the viewing platform.
Photo Date:  11/11/2007  Upload Date: 11/13/2007 10:33:35 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Rob Furney Jr
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Views:  356   Comments: 1
Shifter heading North
Title:  Shifter heading North
Description:  An old Seaboard System MP15DC gets towed up to Waycross
Photo Date:  11/11/2007  Upload Date: 11/13/2007 10:33:55 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Rob Furney Jr
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Locomotives:  CSX 1211(MP15T)
Views:  346   Comments: 2
P097 at speed
Title:  P097 at speed
Description:  The Meteor couldn't cross over at Folkston today, so it barely slowed down through town. Nice sight, and great horns as it prepared to pass Q456 at Martin St.
Photo Date:  11/11/2007  Upload Date: 11/13/2007 10:34:25 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Rob Furney Jr
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Locomotives:  AMTK 121(P42DC)
Views:  376   Comments: 0
CSX 4676
Title:  CSX 4676
Description:  4676 single handedly gets Q456 rolling again after the meteor clears the junction. She was really working hard, and spun quite a few times.
Photo Date:  11/11/2007  Upload Date: 11/13/2007 11:18:51 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Rob Furney Jr
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Locomotives:  CSX 4676(SD70M)
Views:  422   Comments: 1
Rolling North again
Title:  Rolling North again
Description:  4676 had her job cut out for her, but by the the time she hit the junction, she had things rolling along about 25-30 mph!
Photo Date:  11/11/2007  Upload Date: 11/13/2007 11:19:14 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Rob Furney Jr
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Locomotives:  CSX 4676(SD70M)
Views:  384   Comments: 1
Auto Max
Title:  Auto Max
Description:  First time catching these at Folkston! Or anywhere for that matter!
Photo Date:  11/11/2007  Upload Date: 11/13/2007 11:19:42 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Rob Furney Jr
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  108   Comments: 0
Southbound mixed
Title:  Southbound mixed
Description:  Things were really rolling for a Sunday! An AC4400 and a Dash 9 lead another mixed Southbound.
Photo Date:  11/11/2007  Upload Date: 11/13/2007 11:20:14 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Rob Furney Jr
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Locomotives:  CSX 140(AC44CW) CSX 9031(C40-9W)
Views:  529   Comments: 1
The Rocket
Title:  The Rocket
Description:  3044 comes back South with the Fernandina Rocket again!
Photo Date:  11/11/2007  Upload Date: 11/13/2007 11:20:49 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Rob Furney Jr
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Views:  304   Comments: 0
A772
Title:  A772
Description:  The Southbound Rocket crosses Martin St.
Photo Date:  11/11/2007  Upload Date: 11/13/2007 11:21:17 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Rob Furney Jr
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Locomotives:  CSX 512(AC44CW)
Views:  348   Comments: 1
Dash 8s
Title:  Dash 8s
Description:  Some Dash 8s smoke it up as they lead an empty phosphate train back to Jax.
Photo Date:  11/11/2007  Upload Date: 11/13/2007 11:21:49 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Rob Furney Jr
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Locomotives:  CSX 7681(C40-8W) CSX 7789(C40-8W)
Views:  498   Comments: 1
The last train
Title:  The last train
Description:  Last train of the morning, and my last train before having to leave. The triple-two brings a sibling Northbound with the City of Lakeland's hoppers.
Photo Date:  11/11/2007  Upload Date: 11/13/2007 11:22:19 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Rob Furney Jr
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Locomotives:  CSX 222(AC44CW)
Views:  298   Comments: 1
Thanks for a great weekend
Title:  Thanks for a great weekend
Description:  So long Folkston, for little while anyway. Last car, last train. The empty Lakeland hoppers rattle on their way back to the mines in Kentucky.
Photo Date:  11/11/2007  Upload Date: 11/13/2007 11:22:51 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Rob Furney Jr
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Views:  82   Comments: 0
Florida Central
Title:  Florida Central
Description:  Finally!!! I finally caught a train at Ocala, and it was a Florida Central to boot!! Granted, the engines were parked for the day, but I've never been able to catch a FL Central engine before, let alone anything at Ocala.
Photo Date:  11/11/2007  Upload Date: 11/13/2007 11:23:24 AM
Location:  Ocala, FL
Author:  Rob Furney Jr
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FCEN 63(CF7)
Views:  435   Comments: 2
FCEN 53
Title:  FCEN 53
Description:  No. 53 joins her sister at the yard office in Ocala.
Photo Date:  11/11/2007  Upload Date: 11/13/2007 11:23:55 AM
Location:  Ocala, FL
Author:  Rob Furney Jr
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Locomotives:  FCEN 53(CF7)
Views:  477   Comments: 2


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