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Title: |
Last Run Great Walton Covington Line |
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upon arriving we found that the last run would not start till later in the afternoon, so we took some shots of my homemade banner in the morning light |
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9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:07 PM |
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Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
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GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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345 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Power waiting in the weeds for the last run |
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9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:08 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
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HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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433 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Last Run Great Walton Covington Line |
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With the crew on hand at 11:14 AM, I hang my homemade sign to the railings for the last run. |
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9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:10 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
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GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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776 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Cranking the engines in Covington for the last time |
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9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:11 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
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Locomotives: |
HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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713 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Cranking the engines in Covington for the last time |
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9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:12 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
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Locomotives: |
HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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326 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Interior of the GWRR GP9 6580 |
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Pretty much as built, including the pull cord horn. |
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9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:13 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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1767 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Passing over the Dried Indian Creek trestle for the final time |
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9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:15 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
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Locomotives: |
HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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871 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
GWRR 6580 rumbles off the Dried Indian Creek Trestle as it heads to pickup storage cars |
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9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:16 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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344 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Coupling onto storage cars on the Porterdale lead |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:18 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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330 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
First generation EMD's smoke it up to get the storage cars moving |
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9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:18 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
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Locomotives: |
HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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427 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
First generation EMD's smoke it up to get the storage cars moving |
Description: |
CSX interchange track can be seen in the background |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:19 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
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Locomotives: |
HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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719 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
A small crowd has gathered to watch the final run of the Covington Branch. |
Description: |
From left to right, Bradley, David Stewart and Freddy Frank. I rode down here with David Stewart and we were expecting to be the only ones that witnessed the event, but a few other railfans came out to pay their respects to the line before it was too late. |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:20 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
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Locomotives: |
HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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1081 Comments: 6 |
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Title: |
pulling cars past the switch and through the field |
Description: |
Though it looks like just a grassy field, i found out the wrong way that a little ditch in the field was filled with knee deep liquid mud, thankfully the camera came out ok but i probably destroyed my shoes. |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:21 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
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Locomotives: |
HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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364 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Shoving back to the interchange, the final move has begun |
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9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:24 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
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Locomotives: |
HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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389 Comments: 5 |
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Title: |
The roar of 567's rattles the neighborhoods of Covington for the last time |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:25 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
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Locomotives: |
HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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672 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Smoking it up through the tree tunnel |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:26 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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496 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Backing up on rough track |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:27 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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348 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
This is the end, my only friend, the end. |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:28 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
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Locomotives: |
CSX 8610(SD50-2) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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440 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Over 100 years of operation coming to an end |
Description: |
And with one final bark of the 567's, over 100 years of rail operations on the Covington branch come to a end. |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:29 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
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Locomotives: |
CSX 8610(SD50-2) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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512 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
The switch is lined for the last time, and the CSX power backs on |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:30 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
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Locomotives: |
CSX 8610(SD50-2) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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476 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
CSX power backing up, thats the last id see of my sign |
Description: |
The CSX crews removed the sign to connect the MU cables, I hope someone saved it. |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:32 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
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Locomotives: |
CSX 8128(SD40-2) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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354 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Rolling out of Covington for the last time |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 1:48:02 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
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Locomotives: |
CSX 8610(SD50-2) GRWR 6580(GP9) HRT 8395(GP10) |
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500 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
567's get 20 cars rolling again |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 1:48:06 PM |
Location: |
Social Circle, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) HRT 8395(GP10) |
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649 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Lets roll! |
Description: |
The two 567 powered beasts put on a show that Social Circle has probably not seen since the Georgia Railroad era as they smoke and roar past the depot |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 1:48:07 PM |
Location: |
Social Circle, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) HRT 8395(GP10) |
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633 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Great Walton power passing the depot |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 1:48:08 PM |
Location: |
Social Circle, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) HRT 8395(GP10) |
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363 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Give it up, give all you got |
Description: |
The geeps put out a cloud of smoke that can be seen from miles as they tackle the hills and dales of northeast Georgia |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 1:48:09 PM |
Location: |
Social Circle, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) HRT 8395(GP10) |
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509 Comments: 3 |
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Title: |
Great Walton meet! |
Description: |
In a scene that hasnt happened in a long while, the Covington train notches up as it passes the Monroe train. Once the Covington train is passed, the 6555 and 4537 will follow it to Monroe |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/2/2009 8:53:11 PM |
Location: |
Social Circle, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6555(GP9) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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411 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Covington power backing across route 11 |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/2/2009 8:53:17 PM |
Location: |
Social Circle, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
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Locomotives: |
HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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451 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
HRT 8395 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/2/2009 8:53:23 PM |
Location: |
Social Circle, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) HRT 8395(GP10) |
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329 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
GRWR 6580 |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 12/6/2009 11:46:41 AM |
Location: |
Monroe, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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126 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Dust and smoke, i love backwoods railroading |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/2/2009 8:53:38 PM |
Location: |
Monroe, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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129 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
GRWR GP9 6580 |
Description: |
Phase lll GP9 |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/2/2009 3:23:43 AM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
David Stewart |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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161 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
GRWR GP9 6580 |
Description: |
Phase lll GP9 |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/2/2009 3:23:26 AM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
David Stewart |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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136 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
GRWR GP9 6580 |
Description: |
Phase lll GP9 |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/2/2009 3:23:11 AM |
Location: |
Monroe, GA |
Author: |
David Stewart |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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149 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Rear shot of GRWR unit at Covington |
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Photo Date: |
1/1/2010 Upload Date: 9/11/2010 11:50:45 AM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Hank Stephens |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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166 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Roster Shot of Covington assigned geep. |
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Photo Date: |
1/1/2010 Upload Date: 9/11/2010 11:50:46 AM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Hank Stephens |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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201 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
The Covington Branch in its heyday under Great Walton control with GRWR Geep coupled to inbound woodchip cars in the yard in downtown. |
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Photo Date: |
1/1/2010 Upload Date: 9/11/2010 11:50:19 AM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Hank Stephens |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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220 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Various shots of Hartwell and Great Walton County RR over the years |
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Photo Date: |
1/1/2010 Upload Date: 9/11/2010 11:50:24 AM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Hank Stephens |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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221 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Detail of GWRR lettering on hood of GP-9 at Covington |
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Photo Date: |
1/1/2010 Upload Date: 9/11/2010 11:50:24 AM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Hank Stephens |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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172 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Great Walton painted Geep sits in the sun at Covington in the early 2000s |
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Photo Date: |
1/1/2010 Upload Date: 9/11/2010 11:50:25 AM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
William Wes Downs |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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194 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
GRWR 6580 |
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Photo Date: |
3/27/2010 Upload Date: 3/29/2010 8:01:23 AM |
Location: |
Social Circle, GA |
Author: |
Stephie Kolata |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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238 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
GRWR #6580 |
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Photo Date: |
4/8/2012 Upload Date: 4/17/2012 7:55:25 PM |
Location: |
Social Circle, GA |
Author: |
Mick Nussbaum |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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386 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
GP-9s |
Description: |
The GRWR has a line of mostly stored serviceable GP-9 or GP-9 rebuild locomotives at Social Circle. There are 5 GP-9s in the line, including 2 GP10 rebuilds. Not visible in the photo is GRWR 8302. Certainteed Plastics is the plant behind the GPs. This customer gets in plastic in hopper cars to make vinyl siding. |
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8/24/2012 Upload Date: 8/25/2012 9:59:27 PM |
Location: |
Social Circle, GA |
Author: |
Kevin Wood |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 4537(GP9R) GRWR 6555(GP9) GRWR 6580(GP9) HRT 8395(GP10) |
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602 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
GRWR 6580 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
8/1/2015 Upload Date: 9/12/2015 6:06:29 PM |
Location: |
Social Circle, GA |
Author: |
Charles Burgess |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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111 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
GRWR 6580 |
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Photo Date: |
8/1/2015 Upload Date: 8/20/2015 5:01:29 AM |
Location: |
Social Circle, GA |
Author: |
Allan Williams Jr. |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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116 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
GRWR 6580 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/24/2016 Upload Date: 11/16/2016 8:37:09 PM |
Location: |
Social Circle, GA |
Author: |
Chris Thompson |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
155 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
GRWR 6580 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/24/2016 Upload Date: 11/16/2016 8:37:15 PM |
Location: |
Social Circle, GA |
Author: |
Chris Thompson |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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139 Comments: 0 |
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