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Extra Sections => Vintage Rails => Topic started by: E.M. Bell on March 17, 2006, 09:45:39 PM

Title: A little Southern is good for the Soul
Post by: E.M. Bell on March 17, 2006, 09:45:39 PM
A few from the archives... back in the day... I still shoot the same locations, but the trains are just not the same.. Clicking any of the thumsb will open a larger image.

A tired looking GE leads a Southbound near Somerset Ky in 1990..back when a GE was worth looking at!

(http://jreb.org/v-web/gallery/albums/album28/sr3817somerset92.thumb.jpg) (http://jreb.org/v-web/gallery/album28/sr3817somerset92)

Southern GP50 #7007 leads train 112 at West Waddy KY in 1988

(http://jreb.org/v-web/gallery/albums/album28/SR7007waddy89.thumb.jpg) (http://jreb.org/v-web/gallery/album28/SR7007waddy89)

A classic Southern Cabb trails a Westbound at SJ Tower, North of Danville KY  1988

(http://jreb.org/v-web/gallery/albums/album28/SRcabbsjtower88.thumb.jpg) (http://jreb.org/v-web/gallery/album28/SRcabbsjtower88)

A Northbound at Cumberland Chair, just North of Somerset Ky in 1988, back when the rear of a train was a little more interesting!

(http://jreb.org/v-web/gallery/albums/album28/SRcabbnorwood88.thumb.jpg) (http://jreb.org/v-web/gallery/album28/SRcabbnorwood88)

Just to compare, here are the same locations closer to present day..

NS 4610 at Cumberland chair in 2004

(http://jreb.org/v-web/gallery/albums/album20/ns4610ns123cumchair103004.thumb.jpg) (http://jreb.org/v-web/gallery/album20/ns4610ns123cumchair103004)

168 at West Waddy KY in 2004,,

(http://jreb.org/v-web/gallery/albums/album24/ns6649ns168waddy.thumb.jpg) (http://jreb.org/v-web/gallery/album24/ns6649ns168waddy)