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Title: |
Great Walton's Social Circle Branch |
Description: |
The power from GRWR's Covington branch assist in the days work on the Social Circle Branch. Here the GP10 8397 and GP9 6580 is seen backing into the RTEX complex to pick a freshly rebuilt SW8. |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/12/2009 7:01:40 PM |
Location: |
Monroe, GA |
Author: |
David Stewart |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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411 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Great Walton's Social Circle Branch |
Description: |
The power from GRWR's Covington branch assist in the days work on the Social Circle Branch. Here the GP10 8397 and GP9 6580 is seen backing into the RTEX complex to pick a freshly rebuilt SW8. |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/12/2009 7:01:41 PM |
Location: |
Monroe, GA |
Author: |
David Stewart |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) HRT 8395(GP10) |
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476 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Great Walton's Covington Branch |
Description: |
A home made "Last Run" sighn placed on the 6580 made by RRPA.net member Nikos Kavoori. It was a rushed job, but did the trick! |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/4/2009 7:56:50 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
David Stewart |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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283 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Great Walton's Social Circle Branch |
Description: |
A colorful trio of units trail the south bound local acrsoss the Alcovy Mtn Rd. crossing in Herndonville Ga. The RTEX SW8 227 has had a fresh rebuild and is headed for a new home in Maryland via the Great Walton and CSX. |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/12/2009 7:01:52 PM |
Location: |
Herndonville, GA |
Author: |
David Stewart |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
RTEX 227(SW8) HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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454 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Great Walton's Social Circle Branch |
Description: |
The south bound local rumbles across the Malcom Rd crossing in Social Circle Ga. and is just a few short minutes from calling it a day. This colorful trio brings up the rear of the train making a impresive and rare sight of five units on one Great Walton train! |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/12/2009 7:01:56 PM |
Location: |
Social Circle, GA |
Author: |
David Stewart |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) HRT 8395(GP10) RTEX 227(SW8) |
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479 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Great Walton's Covington Branch |
Description: |
Great Walton's GP9 6580 fires up one last time in Covington Ga. |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/4/2009 7:56:51 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
David Stewart |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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267 Comments: 3 |
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Title: |
Great Walton's Covington Branch |
Description: |
Great Walton's Covington branch power idels just afer start up while building air presure one last time in Civington Ga. |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/4/2009 7:56:52 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
David Stewart |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) HRT 8395(GP10) |
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362 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Great Walton's Covington Branch |
Description: |
Great Walton's Covington Branch power heads towards the Robinson St crossing where the last cars from the line are waiting. Here the power is seen crossing the Indian Creek bridge for the last time. |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/4/2009 7:56:56 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
David Stewart |
Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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310 Comments: 3 |
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Title: |
Great Walton's Social Circle Branch |
Description: |
A Great Walton crew and RTEX shop employee go over a few details pretaining to a future repair on GRWR GP9 6580. Notice the bent leaf spring. |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/12/2009 7:02:15 PM |
Location: |
Monroe, GA |
Author: |
David Stewart |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
338 Comments: 3 |
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Title: |
Last morning in Covington |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:04 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
1114 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Last Run Great Walton Covington Line |
Description: |
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 |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:07 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
351 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Power waiting in the weeds for the last run |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:08 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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454 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Last Run Great Walton Covington Line |
Description: |
With the crew on hand at 11:14 AM, I hang my homemade sign to the railings for the last run. |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:10 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
788 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Cranking the engines in Covington for the last time |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:11 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
739 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Cranking the engines in Covington for the last time |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:12 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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344 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Interior of the GWRR GP9 6580 |
Description: |
Pretty much as built, including the pull cord horn. |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:13 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
1789 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Passing over the Dried Indian Creek trestle for the final time |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:15 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
868 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
GWRR 6580 rumbles off the Dried Indian Creek Trestle as it heads to pick|p storage cars |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:16 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
360 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Coupling onto sporage 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 |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
344 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
First generation EMD's smoke it up to get the storage cars loving |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:18 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
449 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 b{ckground |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:19 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
734 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
A small crowd has gatwered 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 |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
1096 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 |
Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock |
Locomotives: |
HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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387 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
The roar of 067's rattles the neighborhoods of Covington for the last time |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:25 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
689 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Smoking it up through the tree tunnel |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:26 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
505 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Backing up on rough track |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:27 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
357 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
This is the end, my only friend, the end. |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:28 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
CSX 8610(SD50-2) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
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472 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 |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
CSX 8610(SD50-2) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
540 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
The switch is lined for the last time, and the CSX power backs on |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:30 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
CSX 8610(SD50-2) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
509 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Rolling out of Covington for the last time |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 1:48:02 PM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
CSX 8610(SD50-2) GRWR 6580(GP9) HRT 8395(GP10) |
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534 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
567's get 20 cars rolling again |
Description: |
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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 |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) HRT 8395(GP10) |
Views: |
671 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 Railrold era as they smoke and roar past the depot |
Photo Date: |
9/30/2009 Upload Date: 10/1/2009 1:48:06 PM |
Location: |
Social Circle, GA |
Author: |
Nikos Kavoori |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) HRT 8395(GP10) |
Views: |
657 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 |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) HRT 8395(GP10) |
Views: |
531 Comments: 3 |
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Title: |
Covington power backing across route 11 |
Description: |
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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 |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
478 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 |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) HRT 8395(GP10) |
Views: |
344 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 |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
135 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) |
Views: |
163 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) |
Views: |
140 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) |
Views: |
150 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 |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
180 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 |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
214 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 |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
230 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 |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
231 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Detail of GWRR lettering on hood of GP-9 at Covington |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
1/1/2010 Upload Date: 9/11/2010 11:50:24 AM |
Location: |
Covington, GA |
Author: |
Hank Stephens |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
182 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 |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
GRWR 6580(GP9) |
Views: |
204 Comments: 1 |
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