This train ran up the old Central of Georgia main from Albany to Smithville, where it swung onto the branch to Eufaula, AL, its destination. The track is good, so the engineer has his GP35 (a uni... (more)

Southern went in big for the GP35, eventually owning 76. Five, including 244, were purchased for Central of Georgia, and stood out by having three-digit numbers and Blomberg trucks. The other 71... (more)

This is a pretty good snapshot of much of the countryside of southwest Georgia - gently rolling terrain covered with pine trees and dotted with modest frame houses, and of branchline operations of... (more)

It's almost dusk, but the heat hasn't even begun to think about surrendering its grip on south Georgia. Flying a white extra flag, this train out of Albany is headed for Dawson, Cuthbert, and the... (more)