Photo 48
Much like Camilla serves as the mid-day meeting point on the Thomasville line, Adel seems to serve a similar purpose on the Albany, GA - Perry/Foley, FL, route. Here are two more of the GFRR widecabs, sitting at the north end of the yard.
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Photo 49
Meanwhile, here's the other set of power - one widecab and one butt-ugly HATX leaser (HATX 517, another ex-B&M unit).
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Photo 50
The lease unit is apparently low on coolant, as there's a hose running into the engine compartment and water is running out the bottom. Seems to be more than full...
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Photo 51
A view from the less photogenic end. Not too long after I arrive, the crew reappears, restarts HATX 517, and puts together the northbound train. Whew, at least the lease unit isn't going on the south train where it might ruin some really good shots.
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Photo 52
Between Adel and Sparks (as well as south to Valdosta), the GFRR uses Norfolk Southern track. Here's the northbound with 517 in the lead, coming through the wye in downtown Adel and getting ready to enter the NS.
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Photo 53
Speaking of the NS, this SD40-2 (NS 6124) is tied down in Adel, not far from where the GFRR enters the line.
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Photo 54
Right about 1600h, the southbound got a crew and headed down the line from Adel. Despite the track being much better than on the Thomasville line, they're still probably only making 25mph.
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Photo 55
The green and orange scheme really looks quite good in the afternoon Georgia light.
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Photo 56
South of Adel at Greggs, the two motors are really pounding away to make it up the grade.
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Photo 57
A shot from the other end of Greggs
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Photo 58
Honest, the sign made me do it!
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Photo 59
Here we are in downtown Barney, GA. I'm not exactly sure what the building is, but it's full of all sorts of old equipment (not railway equipment, though...)
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Photo 60
Between Barney and Morven is another good-sized hill. Fortunately, both motors are still working at this point, but that won't last long.
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Photo 61
I waited in Morven for quite some time before the train finally showed up. When it did appear, it sounded like it was working abnormally hard for gently rolling track. Turns out one of the units had tripped off, and they were running with just a single unit at this point.
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Photo 62
Passing the old station in Morven, long ago converted for other uses. The train wouldn't make the next town - Quitman - in daylight, due to only having a single working unit.
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Photo 63
Lacking anywhere better to put these, I decided to add them here. I went searching for the GFRR's operations in Valdosta up to Nashville, GA, but had little luck. I did find these two classic CSX GE B30-7s (both ex-SCL), though, idling in the Valdosta yard.
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Photo 64
Not only are they neat old units, but they're in sequential order - 5501 and 5502! Also note the caboose stored on the left.
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Photo 65
A better look at 5502 and all the plated-over light holes.
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Photo 66
Further north, I found this local sitting on the siding in Cordele under some nicely clearing skies.
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Photo 67
Cordele is a busy crossroads for the NS, the CSX, and the Heart of Georgia RR (the HOG). It didn't take too many minutes to get this westbound CSX manifest.
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Photo 68
As I mentioned, NS is also a player in Cordele. I didn't actually catch any moving trains, but I did find this GP59 sitting on the south end of town.
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