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By:David Stewart
Dates:2/8/2003 - 2/8/2003
Album Info:GFRR operates GF87 more comonly known as the "Beer Train" which is mostly 50' box cars loaded with Miller products from the Miller plant locateded in Albany Ga. The train travels east to Sparks Ga. where it hits NS's GS&F North District and obtains trackage rights to Langdale Yard in Valdosta Ga. where NS forwards the movement south towards Florida. Florida is were all of the contents are distrubeted and consumed. For a while the train used two former Camis Prarie B23-7s which were built for Southern Railway and retired by NS and sent to Livingston Rebuild Center where they received Chopped short hoods and there cabs reconfigured for short hood first operation. They have since been replaced by two former CN GP40-2Ws.These are a few shots of the train making its way south. At Adel GFRR run the line from Adel Ga. where it make interchange with NS to Folley Florida. The train was built and ready to go for the next days run and was sitting just west of the I75 over pass with two former Boston & Maine nee Gulford GP40-2s for power.
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HLCX 500
Title:  HLCX 500
Description:  Awaiting the next days work, Two HLCX GP40-2s leased to GFRR sit in the sun during the rest of the afternoon. The next day the train will make the run to Folley Florida
Photo Date:  2/8/2003  Upload Date: 6/4/2007 10:03:33 PM
Location:  Adel, GA
Author:  David Stewart
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Locomotives:  HATX 500(GP40-2) HATX 517(GP40-2)
Views:  733   Comments: 0
HLCX 500
Title:  HLCX 500
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/8/2003  Upload Date: 6/4/2007 10:04:26 PM
Location:  Adel, GA
Author:  David Stewart
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HATX 500(GP40-2) HATX 517(GP40-2)
Views:  558   Comments: 0
HATX 500
Title:  HATX 500
Description:  Talk about some rent-a-wrecks! They do run a little better than they look.
Photo Date:  2/8/2003  Upload Date: 6/4/2007 10:05:17 PM
Location:  Adel, GA
Author:  David Stewart
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HATX 500(GP40-2)
Views:  592   Comments: 1
HATX 500
Title:  HATX 500
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/8/2003  Upload Date: 6/4/2007 10:06:03 PM
Location:  Adel, GA
Author:  David Stewart
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HATX 500(GP40-2) HATX 517(GP40-2)
Views:  536   Comments: 0
CSP 5
Title:  CSP 5
Description:  GF87 south bound on NS GS&F
Photo Date:  2/8/2003  Upload Date: 6/4/2007 10:07:02 PM
Location:  Valdosta, GA
Author:  David Stewart
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSP 5(B23-7) CSP 6(B23-7)
Views:  547   Comments: 0
CSP 5
Title:  CSP 5
Description:  GF87 south bound on NS GS&F
Photo Date:  2/8/2003  Upload Date: 6/4/2007 10:08:03 PM
Location:  Valdosta, GA
Author:  David Stewart
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSP 5(B23-7)
Views:  350   Comments: 0
CSP 5
Title:  CSP 5
Description:  Still on GFRR trackage, GF87 awaits to enter NS main line at Sparks.
Photo Date:  2/8/2003  Upload Date: 6/4/2007 10:09:00 PM
Location:  Sparks, GA
Author:  David Stewart
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSP 5(B23-7) CSP 6(B23-7)
Views:  564   Comments: 1
CSP 5
Title:  CSP 5
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/8/2003  Upload Date: 6/4/2007 10:10:02 PM
Location:  Sparks, GA
Author:  David Stewart
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSP 5(B23-7) CSP 6(B23-7)
Views:  490   Comments: 0
CSP 5
Title:  CSP 5
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/8/2003  Upload Date: 6/4/2007 10:10:57 PM
Location:  Sparks, GA
Author:  David Stewart
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSP 5(B23-7) CSP 6(B23-7)
Views:  435   Comments: 0
CSP 5
Title:  CSP 5
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/8/2003  Upload Date: 6/4/2007 10:12:10 PM
Location:  Sparks, GA
Author:  David Stewart
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSP 5(B23-7)
Views:  520   Comments: 0
CSP 5
Title:  CSP 5
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/8/2003  Upload Date: 6/4/2007 10:13:27 PM
Location:  Ellenton, GA
Author:  David Stewart
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSP 5(B23-7) CSP 6(B23-7)
Views:  654   Comments: 3
CSP 5
Title:  CSP 5
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/8/2003  Upload Date: 6/4/2007 10:14:14 PM
Location:  Moultrie, GA
Author:  David Stewart
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSP 5(B23-7) CSP 6(B23-7)
Views:  540   Comments: 0
CSP 5
Title:  CSP 5
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/8/2003  Upload Date: 6/4/2007 10:15:08 PM
Location:  Moultrie, GA
Author:  David Stewart
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSP 5(B23-7) CSP 6(B23-7)
Views:  456   Comments: 0
CSP 5
Title:  CSP 5
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/8/2003  Upload Date: 6/4/2007 10:16:01 PM
Location:  Doerun, GA
Author:  David Stewart
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSP 5(B23-7) CSP 6(B23-7)
Views:  560   Comments: 0
CSP 5
Title:  CSP 5
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/8/2003  Upload Date: 6/4/2007 10:17:08 PM
Location:  Ticknor, GA
Author:  David Stewart
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSP 5(B23-7) CSP 6(B23-7)
Views:  430   Comments: 0
CSP 5
Title:  CSP 5
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/8/2003  Upload Date: 6/4/2007 10:18:08 PM
Location:  Ticknor, GA
Author:  David Stewart
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSP 5(B23-7) CSP 6(B23-7)
Views:  416   Comments: 0
GF87/GFRR 9459
Title:  GF87/GFRR 9459
Description:  GF job 87 passes through Bridgeboro Ga with two ex CN GP40-2Ls and a ex IC GP10 which was still in full IC colors. In recent years since the 87 job started, It has picked more work than the so called "Beer Train" started out with. More often than not, The crew would reach the hours of service law at Sparks on it's return trip back from Valdosta.
Photo Date:  4/18/2004  Upload Date: 7/14/2008 1:13:25 PM
Location:  Bridgeboro, GA
Author:  David Stewart
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  GFRR 9459(GP40-2LW)
Views:  548   Comments: 0
GF87/GFRR 9459
Title:  GF87/GFRR 9459
Description:  GF87 is sen here just two miles east of downtown Doerun Ga on it's early morning trip east.
Photo Date:  4/18/2004  Upload Date: 7/14/2008 1:13:43 PM
Location:  Doerun, GA
Author:  David Stewart
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GFRR 9459(GP40-2LW)
Views:  389   Comments: 0
GF87/GFRR 9459
Title:  GF87/GFRR 9459
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/18/2004  Upload Date: 7/14/2008 1:14:04 PM
Location:  Moultrie, GA
Author:  David Stewart
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GFRR 9459(GP40-2LW)
Views:  454   Comments: 0
GF87/GFRR 9459
Title:  GF87/GFRR 9459
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/18/2004  Upload Date: 7/14/2008 1:14:24 PM
Location:  Sigsbee, GA
Author:  David Stewart
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GFRR 9459(GP40-2LW)
Views:  325   Comments: 2
GF87/GFRR 9636
Title:  GF87/GFRR 9636
Description:  GF87 is seen here on it's return trip back to Albany Ga passing through Reed Bingham State Park. Conductor J.W. Goodwin stands guard on the front of the leading unit checking for any defects in the track from sun kinks as the train tip toes over the bridge. Although it ran several hours earlier than I would have liked.
Photo Date:  4/19/2004  Upload Date: 7/14/2008 1:14:55 PM
Location:  Sparks, GA
Author:  David Stewart
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GFRR 9636(GP40-2LW)
Views:  488   Comments: 2


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