Young Railfans. Good Times. Sons Mike and Jeff can still be found at trackside today, forty-seven years later, but it's uncertain as to whether or not the local road switcher is still in service. ... (more)

CBRY 201 pulls the loaded train into the smelter dump that's just outside of Hayden Yard.

Now loaded, the smelter job goes back down the hill with GP18 201 on the rear of the train. To the left is Copper Basin's Hayden Yard where all their trains originate out of.

The Copper Basin smelter train runs up the hill with CBRY 201 leading. The 201 is an ex Rock Island F7B that they rebuilt into a GP18.

The Copper Basin starts its day by running the smelter train around its yard so it can go up the hill and into the mine at Hayden.

GNRR GP18 #8705 & GP38-2 #9706 bring the Tate - Marietta local by Jamerson Road south of Woodstock

Georgia Northeastern's Tate - Marietta local meanders south through the farmland at Gober with eight loads of crushed marble for the mines at Whitestone

Engineer Kenny gets his train underway departing Tate for Marietta

Georgia Northeastern's Tate - Marietta south local passes the old Tyson feed mill in rural Gober

Most of the GNRR roster lugs a loaded grain train north a couple miles south of Woodstock

The Blue Ridge Scenic excursion train from Blue Ridge nears its destination to McCaysville. GP18 8705 still in its Georgia Northeastern scheme was originally built for the NKP.

This Mid-Atlantic unit is an alumnus of Norfolk & Western. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

A&R 300 is a GP18 that was built new for the Aberdeen & Rockfish in August, 1963. 61 years later, it remains in service.

A shortline unit that wears the original scheme, was bought new by its owner and is still working after so many years is rare indeed. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.

Starting as one of L&N tiny fleet of the model, through SBD, then CSX this unit has wound up on a struggling shortline. It must have not lasted long as I never saw it again.