GC Y115 Savannah GA 6-30-21
Continuing with the GC after a brief German interlude, here's one last shot of the GP38-2 era. For just a brief bit it seemed this was the future of the Georgia Central, as it was for so many G&W properties at the time. Then came news the railroad was acquiring ex-NS B32-8s from Wabtec.
It's funny how things go. GP38-2s just seem to be good, reliable shortline power for so many lines; I even wrote an article for The Short Line magazine years ago about how I viewed this model as the "new" GP9 of sorts for modern shortlines as they displaced first generation power so many places.
Not so with the Georgia Central. They seem to be a GE team, if you will. Like someone who supports a team that in your opinion isn't very good but there's no talking that person out of why their team is so much better than anyone else's. Talking with some employees about the GP38-2s all I got was head shakes and words over what junk these units were. "The old U23Bs pulled better, I'd rather have them over these things."
Wish granted...the GP38-2s are all gone and the Georgia Central is again a "GE team."
This is the Y115 International Paper woodchip shuttle bringing in loads from Faulkville passing an old Seaboard Airline signal (although the bottom aspect appears to be ACL) that guards an NS interlocking ahead. I would not be surprised if 2138 traversed the crossing line in its former life as SOU/NS 5031.
I can feel the coastal Georgia summer heat and humidity just looking at this one. This was around 10am and the temperature was already into the 90s.
GC Y115 Savannah GA 6-30-21
Continuing with the GC after a brief German interlude, here's one last shot of the GP38-2 era. For just a brief bit it seemed this was the future of the Georgia Central, as it was for so many G&W properties at the time. Then came news the railroad was acquiring ex-NS B32-8s from Wabtec.
It's funny how things go. GP38-2s just seem to be good, reliable shortline power for so many lines; I even wrote an article for The Short Line magazine years ago about how I viewed this model as the "new" GP9 of sorts for modern shortlines as they displaced first generation power so many places.
Not so with the Georgia Central. They seem to be a GE team, if you will. Like someone who supports a team that in your opinion isn't very good but there's no talking that person out of why their team is so much better than anyone else's. Talking with some employees about the GP38-2s all I got was head shakes and words over what junk these units were. "The old U23Bs pulled better, I'd rather have them over these things."
Wish granted...the GP38-2s are all gone and the Georgia Central is again a "GE team."
This is the Y115 International Paper woodchip shuttle bringing in loads from Faulkville passing an old Seaboard Airline signal (although the bottom aspect appears to be ACL) that guards an NS interlocking ahead. I would not be surprised if 2138 traversed the crossing line in its former life as SOU/NS 5031.
I can feel the coastal Georgia summer heat and humidity just looking at this one. This was around 10am and the temperature was already into the 90s.