Southern Railway FP7A #3499 leads a westbound New Georgia Railroad excursion train (Extra 3499 West) out of the yard and down Roosevelt Avenue          
Southern Railway FP7A #3499 was built June 1950 as Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway (CNO&TP) #6147
Date: 11/21/1987 Location: Albany, GA   Map Show Albany on a rail map Views: 755 Collection Of:   Bernie Feltman
Locomotives: SOU 3499(FP7A)    Author:  Bernie Feltman
Southern Railway FP7A #3499 leads a westbound New Georgia Railroad excursion train (Extra 3499 West) out of the yard and down Roosevelt Avenue
Picture Categories: Passenger,Action This picture is part of album:  Southern Railway Georgia action shots
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Charles Burgess General That's something you won't see anymore in Albany...great shot! 5/31/2013 4:48:41 PM
David Friedlander General Southern still ran passenger service in 1987? 5/31/2013 6:06:11 PM
Robert Farkas General so much for side-of-the-road running usually being streetcars. Good catch. 5/31/2013 7:44:32 PM
Bryan Smith General I remember seeing this. The night before they actually ran a turn from Albany to Americus using this equipment and I was at the old CofG yard office when it came by headed north. There was an eastbound and westbound mainline in Albany that by the 1980's were just 2 more yard tracks although they retained their names from the past. They loaded the train this particular evening at the old passenger station and came storming out on the westbound mainline headed to Americus. Some of the old timers said it reminded them of the Seminole or City of Miami storming out of town. 6/2/2013 8:43:09 AM
David Friedlander General Southern still ran passenger service in 1987? 6/2/2013 9:25:53 AM
David Friedlander General I refreshed the page and it posted the comment a second time. Sorry. Bernie explained it as New Georgia Railroad. I never knew someone other than Amtrak was running cars this late in the game. You learn something everyday. Thanks for sharing this photo! 6/2/2013 9:31:10 AM
Olaf Junges General Outstanding photo! 6/3/2013 7:49:31 AM

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