Two icons of the South come together on a spring-like day in Claxton, GA: black high-nose locomotives and the Baptist Church. The Georgia Central, a Genesee & Wyoming property, has a roster of mor... (more)
Southern Railway U23Bs in jackass paint; ohhh, the humanity! Steve Hayworth is probably rolling in his grave....oh well, at least it was still running at this point. By this time the Uboats were... (more)
Georgia Central U23B's 3938, 3910 await their next assignment in the Ex Seaboard yard in Savannah. Photo taken with permission..
A helper set has finished a push and waits to return to Binghamton. As I recall these were the very first U-23Bs. Note the short "wings", indicative of the very early production units.
A quick run to the mechanical foreman who was a friend of mine got these hostlers stopped in their tracks on the north end of the diesel shop; at this time this was the last U-boat in the eagle sc... (more)
The FGLK heads North to Lyons where they will interchange cars with CSX.
Crewless train. We can surmise the "hog law" got them and a new crew is due from Binghamton.
Units have similar horsepower
Marked as a late production model by the FB-2 trucks and the rounded headlight casing, this unit sits under a spiderweb on now-useless wires.
CMGN 8903 leads Train 702 through the beginning of a snow storm that dumped 11 inches on the area.
