Nostalgia & History > Gulf Breeze on ex-L&N

Aug 90
Headed north just south of Atmore,Al on the CSX ex-L&N main.
The train operated from 1989-1995 between Mobile and Birmingham and connected with the Crescent in Birmingham.

Gary

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Is the first car one of the ill-fated automats that was on the Pere Marquette for awhile?

-John

I think it's just a regular lounge car...

Nice shot, Gary!

RC Lundgren

Excellent action shot!  Signal in the background is a plus.
Thanks for the interesting photo posting.
ALLEN

Just North of the North Switch at Nokomis, Al. Spent a lot of time sitting in that siding!

Steve Panzik
Chiloquin, Or

ln844south Wrote:
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> Just North of the North Switch at Nokomis, Al.
> Spent a lot of time sitting in that siding!
>
> Steve Panzik
> Chiloquin, Or

Steve - a question on those signals.
When I arrived at this spot the signals were dark, great, I thought they would come on when the train was near and give me some warning but all of the sudden I looked up and the Gulf Breeze was at the signals and they were still dark.
They didn't come on till the train had passed them.
Was this normal on L&N signals in this area ?
Thanks.
Gary

Looking good.
Bob

Gary,

    It was normal, at least on the M&M subdivision and I would guess on the rest of the L&N.
    IF a train was coming at you and you see dark signals, they will light up red or stop when the oncoming train enters the OS or control point.
    I've  gone by both intermediate and absolute signals that were lit as I faced them,and see the backside light up in my rear view mirror after I passed them.

Steve.
   

Good shot of a seldom photographed train.

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I wonder if that lounge is one of those ex-Army Hospital cars?  I seem to remember Amtrak got a whole bunch of those in the early 70s and made significant interior revisions to them.