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Santa Claus (with a strong resemblance to Manchester, GA based engineer John Douglas) exits the cab of U36B #1776 with a bag of goodies for the crowd |
| Description: |
Lineville Subdivision train #587 (The Wadley Turn) is arriving to a large crowd gathered at the depot. For many years, on the last Saturday before Christmas, the engineer of this train made it his personal mission to spread joy (and goodie bags) along his run. On this day, SCL Bicentennial 1776, the pride of the SCL motive power fleet, was spotless inside and out - Bicentennial paint |
| Photo Date: |
12/22/1973 Upload Date: 12/3/2011 2:22:07 PM |
| Location: |
Roanoke, AL |
| Author: |
Bernie Feltman |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCL 1776(U36B) |
| Views: |
1215 Comments: 4 |
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Seaboard Coast Line U36B #1776 has a guest engineer who greatly favors long time Manchester (GA) railroader John Douglas. Photo taken in front of the depot |
| Description: |
Lineville Subdivision train #587 (The Wadley Turn) is departing Wadley on its return run to Manchester (GA) Yard (northbound ran as #588). No local work will be performed on this run as there are crowds to visit and goodie bags to toss to children trackside !! For many years, on the last Saturday before Christmas, the engineer of this train made it his personal mission to spread joy (and goodie bags) along his run. - Bicentennial paint |
| Photo Date: |
12/22/1973 Upload Date: 12/3/2011 2:22:09 PM |
| Location: |
Wadley, AL |
| Author: |
Bernie Feltman |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCL 1776(U36B) |
| Views: |
849 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
A goodie bag (to the upper left of Santa Claus) is flying from the cab of SCL U36B #1776. Santa spotted Lineville (AL) Supervisory Agent-Operator H. R. Feltman and his grandson, Tom, amongst the crowd and made sure to toss a bag in their direction |
| Description: |
This scene would be repeated constantly between Wadley and Manchester (GA) Yard as train #587 traversed the Lineville Subdivision on this day. - Bicentennial paint |
| Photo Date: |
12/22/1973 Upload Date: 12/3/2011 2:22:11 PM |
| Location: |
Wadley, AL |
| Author: |
Bernie Feltman |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCL 1776(U36B) |
| Views: |
861 Comments: 6 |
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| Title: |
Seaboard Coast Line Bicentennial U36B #1776, with Santa Claus at the throttle, is arriving to a huge crowd outside the depot |
| Description: |
Lineville Subdivision train #587 (The Wadley Turn), with lots of goodie bags onboard, is on the first leg of its run to Manchester (GA) Yard (northbound ran as #588). - Bicentennial paint |
| Photo Date: |
12/22/1973 Upload Date: 12/3/2011 2:22:13 PM |
| Location: |
Roanoke, AL |
| Author: |
Bernie Feltman |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCL 1776(U36B) |
| Views: |
1032 Comments: 7 |
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| Title: |
Santa Claus (with a strong resemblance to Manchester, GA based engineer John Douglas) exits the cab of U36B #1776 with a wave for the crowd |
| Description: |
Santa's Train, The Wadey Turn (southbound to Manchester as SCL #587) has pulled in front of the depot pulling only a caboose and hauling LOTS of goodie bags for the children trackside - Bicentennial paint |
| Photo Date: |
12/22/1973 Upload Date: 12/25/2011 9:14:45 AM |
| Location: |
Roanoke, AL |
| Author: |
Bernie Feltman |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,Winter |
| Locomotives: |
SCL 1776(U36B) |
| Views: |
834 Comments: 6 |
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Snow is on the roof of the depot as SCL U36B #1776 prepares to depart for Manchester (GA) Yard with southbound train #587 |
| Description: |
Between the locomotive and the phone booth on the depot wall is a young man who received many candy bags during the day - Bicentennial paint |
| Photo Date: |
12/21/1974 Upload Date: 12/3/2011 2:22:15 PM |
| Location: |
Wadley, AL |
| Author: |
Bernie Feltman |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCL 1776(U36B) |
| Views: |
751 Comments: 5 |
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| Title: |
Santa Claus (with a strong resemblance to Manchester, GA based engineer John Douglas) cracks the throttle of U36B #1776 as The Wadley Turn departs southbound |
| Description: |
With nothing but the crew and candy in plastic bags as its load, Manchester (GA) bound train #587 departs southbound. The train is in front of the depot and the Tallapoosa River is just beyond the tree line on the other side of the locomotive - Bicentennial paint |
| Photo Date: |
12/21/1974 Upload Date: 12/3/2011 2:22:17 PM |
| Location: |
Wadley, AL |
| Author: |
Bernie Feltman |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCL 1776(U36B) |
| Views: |
846 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
Seaboard Coast Line U36B #1776 has a guest engineer who greatly favors long time Manchester (GA) railroader John Douglas. Photo taken in front of the depot |
| Description: |
The blur to the left of Santa's hand is a bag of candy that Santa was tossing to my grandfather, fellow Seaboard Coast Line employee H. R. Feltman, who Santa spotted amongst the crowd - Bicentennial paint |
| Photo Date: |
12/21/1974 Upload Date: 12/25/2011 9:14:33 AM |
| Location: |
Wadley, AL |
| Author: |
Bernie Feltman |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,Winter |
| Locomotives: |
SCL 1776(U36B) |
| Views: |
645 Comments: 5 |
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My great friend, Jim Matuska (http://matuskarailart.com) painted this beauty to serve as the cover illustration for the 4th Quarter 2011 edition of Lines South (ACL/SAL/SCL Historical Society Magazine). - Bicentennial paint |
| Description: |
For several years, SCL trains 587 & 588 (The Wadley Turn) operated a Santa Train on the last Saturday before Christmas. As I prepared my Lines South article about the Manchester, Georgia based Santa Train, I realized that I needed a much better illustration than my photos. Jim Matuska captured the spirit of the train perfectly by using a compilation of my photos, taken over several years, of this annual train. Thank you, Jim and Merry Christmas - Bernie |
| Photo Date: |
12/20/1975 Upload Date: 12/25/2011 9:14:27 AM |
| Location: |
Abanda, AL |
| Author: |
Bernie Feltman |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,Winter |
| Locomotives: |
SCL 1776(U36B) SCL 1799(U36B) |
| Views: |
1722 Comments: 5 |
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