Today we visited two railfanning hot spots, Folkston and Waycross, Georgia. Folkston was absolutely amazing! Train after train after train, CSX seems to “Fleet” trains through this area, so you may see half-dozen trains headed North and none South for several hours. I took around 200 pictures total. As for motive-power on CSX through Folkston, I saw: SD40-2’s, SD70AC’s, SD70ACe’s, C40-8W, AC44CW, ES44DC’s, various leased power and former Conrail units and pool power. I also caught a ballast cleaner on the siding, amazing how huge they are! In total I saw around 20 trains in the 2 ½ hours we where there, I spent most of my time chatting with Engineers and Conductors while waiting for the next train.
As for Waycross, we did not have a lot of time as it was near dark by the time we arrived, so I guess Waycross will have to wait until next time. With the sun setting fast, I shot a few pictures of a CSX switching job working the Y. I will upload pictures tomorrow night; I’m way too tired tonight!
See you tomorrow night, and keep an eye out for the pictures!
