CSX Waycross-to-Fernandina Beach train A772 runs northbound on the old Seaboard Air Line mainline with an eclectic collection of GE and EMD power as it crosses the Trout River in Jacksonville, FL.
Once the train completes work at Yulee and Fernandina Beach, it'll return to Waycross in the late afternoon as the A773.
In the foreground is old US Route 17, used at the time (and now) as a fishing pier. Hiding behind leader 3136 is the bridge tender's cabin. As an interesting operating note, this was a "one-manpower" bridge. Opening it for river traffic entailed walking to the center of the span, inserting a long wrench-like tool into a gear in the deck, and walking in circles until the span rotated into the clear. Hell of a way to make a living!
CSX Waycross-to-Fernandina Beach train A772 runs northbound on the old Seaboard Air Line mainline with an eclectic collection of GE and EMD power as it crosses the Trout River in Jacksonville, FL.
Once the train completes work at Yulee and Fernandina Beach, it'll return to Waycross in the late afternoon as the A773.
In the foreground is old US Route 17, used at the time (and now) as a fishing pier. Hiding behind leader 3136 is the bridge tender's cabin. As an interesting operating note, this was a "one-manpower" bridge. Opening it for river traffic entailed walking to the center of the span, inserting a long wrench-like tool into a gear in the deck, and walking in circles until the span rotated into the clear. Hell of a way to make a living!