Western Railroad Discussion > georgia on my mind..........

thanks to a great heads-up by tferk, i caught the ns's "central of georgia" heritage motor leading w/b racks at kingman, az on the bnsf's seligman sub this morning.

the usual graffiti was also present on the racks..........

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Nice video and catch!

texchief1

Nice to see the NS "Central of Georgia" in your area 66, NICE catch!

Larry

Thanks for sharing.

I haven't seen the CofG heritage locomotive yet here in its home territory.

Growing up, the Central of Georgia was my main railroad and I remember that paint scheme well. The Southern had a lot more trains, but it ran on the other side of town.

I had to be content with a slow CofG drag across the foot of the main street in town with a bridge on either side. My parent did not like it, but I enjoyed the whole, drawn out affair.

I am glad you caught it.  Symbol is V-CLORIC1-08A.

Ted Ferkenhoff
Flagstaff, AZ

Nice catch! We lensed it on the Needles Sub a few hours after you caught it here.
GK

thanks for the comments gents.  it's great when we get those "heads-up" on these moves.

be safe............

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ts1457 Wrote:
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> Thanks for sharing.
>
> I haven't seen the CofG heritage locomotive yet
> here in its home territory.
>
> Growing up, the Central of Georgia was my main
> railroad and I remember that paint scheme well.
> The Southern had a lot more trains, but it ran on
> the other side of town.
>
> I had to be content with a slow CofG drag across
> the foot of the main street in town with a bridge
> on either side. My parent did not like it, but I
> enjoyed the whole, drawn out affair.

great memories.

i'm looking at a n.s. southern map and have a question: was macon originally the c.o.g.'s yard or was it the southern's?

it sure looked like the "central of georgia" was appropriately named............

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ts1457 Wrote:
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> Thanks for sharing.
>
> I haven't seen the CofG heritage locomotive yet
> here in its home territory.
>
>
Interesting comment.  I've gotten it twice.  Once south of Galesburg, IL, leading a BNSF coal drag and thought I  was lucky to get it then.  The second time, it was trailing on a UP manifest in Rosenburg, TX.  

Thanks for posting, 66.  

Nick Tharalson,
Marion, IA

goneon66 Wrote:
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> i'm looking at a n.s. southern map and have a
> question: was macon originally the c.o.g.'s yard
> or was it the southern's?

The hump yard was built right after Southern took over the Central of Georgia. I'm not that familiar with Macon, but I think the land used mostly came from the Southern.
 

interesting and thanks for the info.

looking at my n.s. map and all of its predecessors, i can sure see why the n.s. wanted the c.o.g. and that hump yard at macon........

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/11/24 07:57 by goneon66.

goneon66 Wrote:
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> interesting and thanks for the info.
>
> looking at my n.s. map and all of its
> predecessors, i can sure see why the n.s. wanted
> the c.o.g. and that hump yard at macon........
>
> 66

Actually, CEO Brosnan did not want it but believed that the ICC was forcing it on the Southern. 

He was brutal toward the CofGA employees.

However IMO the combination made the Southern a much stronger railroad, just as you view the merged network.

Not my favorite location, but good catch nonetheless.
—Mac



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/13/24 10:33 by MacBeau.

not my favorite 10-20 either, but it was close with sun behind me.

actually, i have scored a few good meets at this location.........

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goneon66 Wrote:
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> not my favorite 10-20 either, but it was close
> with sun behind me.
>
> actually, i have scored a few good meets at this
> location.........
>
> 66

Well, whatever one may think about the location, that's the most photographer-friendly fence I ever saw - all below the railhead.
Fred