CSXT A 781 now at the end of the line to reverse and run around it's train for return trip.

CSXT A 781 now works toward the end of the line to reverse

CSXT A 781 has stopped at the only customer on the line, Edgar Materials. They operate a few sand pits in the area. Friendly CSX Crew!

CSXT A 781 has stopped at the only customer on the line, Edgar Materials. They operate a few sand pits in the area.

CSXT A 781 works down the Edgar branch, a former ACL route between Palatka and Hawthorne.

CSXT A 781 works down the Edgar branch, a former ACL route between Palatka and Hawthorne.

CSXT A 781 works down the Edgar branch, a former ACL route between Palatka and Hawthorne.

CSXT A 781 works down the Edgar branch, a former ACL route between Palatka and Hawthorne.

CSXT A781 as as far as they can go and about to reverse on the run around for the journey back to the S line and Baldwin.

CSXT A781 works Edgar Minerals, currently the only customer left on this line. Cover hoppers of sand are hauled off. Some sand is also trucked to FEC's Wilbur Wright Branch and transloaded.

CSXT A781 rolls across a sandy crossing as it arrives at Edgar Minerals, currently the only customer left on this line.

The Edgar Branch features rolling hills remains of ancient sand dunes from a time when the sea was higher. The sand is now a main commodity for mining in this area.

A781 rolls out of a tunnel of trees on the scenic Edgar Branch

Since 1980's I've wanted to get a shot of the local on the Edgar branch. 30 plus years later I finally do it. The route used to connect to Palatka, trimmed back to Edgar in the early 1980's.

The locomotive on the Cordele local should feel right at home. This unit probably spent many years running fast freights up and down the Fitzgerald Subdivision. CSX 2699 was built for the Seaboa... (more)