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Viewing Album:  Railfanning the FL funnel with Bill.
 
By:Michael Appleby
Dates:2/1/2014 - 2/1/2014
Album Info:Bill Metzger, trains magazine "map of the month" illustrator, brings me on a trip to the folkston funnel on my second visit. Good people, and a good bit of traffic.I really enjoyed it. 5 hours there and 9-11 trains.
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K658
Title:  K658
Description:  ethanola empties into Folkston.
Photo Date:  2/1/2014  Upload Date: 2/1/2014 10:39:29 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 399(AC44CW)
Views:  118   Comments: 0
CSXT 399 closeup.
Title:  CSXT 399 closeup.
Description:  399 leading K658
Photo Date:  2/1/2014  Upload Date: 2/1/2014 10:43:22 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,Track,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 399(AC44CW) CSX 368(AC44CW)
Views:  143   Comments: 0
Q457
Title:  Q457
Description:  457 with CSXT 5280
Photo Date:  2/1/2014  Upload Date: 2/1/2014 10:48:24 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 5280(ES44DC)
Views:  90   Comments: 0
New Orleans Public belt
Title:  New Orleans Public belt
Description:  Q457 had this car in the consist.
Photo Date:  2/1/2014  Upload Date: 2/1/2014 10:52:24 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  121   Comments: 0
Q037
Title:  Q037
Description:  5412 on 037. It was VERY foggy.
Photo Date:  2/1/2014  Upload Date: 2/1/2014 10:56:14 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,Track,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 5412(ES44DC) CSX 5263(ES44DC)
Views:  139   Comments: 0
US&S R2 signal.
Title:  US&S R2 signal.
Description:  Rare sight, a squared off signal. Dont know where it was located, but is at folkston.
Photo Date:  2/1/2014  Upload Date: 2/1/2014 11:04:34 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives: 
Views:  734   Comments: 0
Q458
Title:  Q458
Description:  458 with a decent lashup. Loved the colors!
Photo Date:  2/1/2014  Upload Date: 2/1/2014 11:08:23 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  105   Comments: 0
UP 7976
Title:  UP 7976
Description:  Up engines go figure, with a trailing Genset on 458 today.
Photo Date:  2/1/2014  Upload Date: 2/1/2014 11:13:32 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 7976(AC45CCTE) UP 4379(SD70M)
Views:  243   Comments: 0
458.
Title:  458.
Description:  another angle.
Photo Date:  2/1/2014  Upload Date: 2/1/2014 11:16:49 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  56   Comments: 0
PRLX 2002
Title:  PRLX 2002
Description:  2002 genset on 458 today
Photo Date:  2/1/2014  Upload Date: 2/1/2014 11:22:08 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  PRLX 2002(PR22B)
Views:  135   Comments: 0
Going away.
Title:  Going away.
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/1/2014  Upload Date: 2/1/2014 11:25:57 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  71   Comments: 1
Q180
Title:  Q180
Description:  180 with a good leader.
Photo Date:  2/1/2014  Upload Date: 2/1/2014 11:29:04 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  69   Comments: 0
STOP
Title:  STOP
Description:  a site on the CSX, reds.
Photo Date:  2/1/2014  Upload Date: 2/1/2014 11:34:50 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives: 
Views:  136   Comments: 0
Signal shotx.
Title:  Signal shotx.
Description:  Old R2 signal socket on a R2 body from folkston, when taken down in 2002
Photo Date:  2/1/2014  Upload Date: 2/1/2014 11:38:29 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives: 
Views:  66   Comments: 0
Top head.
Title:  Top head.
Description:  These signals governed train movements to folkston in later 2002 when removed, and found a home a 100 feet away.
Photo Date:  2/1/2014  Upload Date: 2/1/2014 11:42:46 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives: 
Views:  67   Comments: 0
Q027
Title:  Q027
Description:  027 with 5345
Photo Date:  2/1/2014  Upload Date: 2/2/2014 10:12:41 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 5345(ES44DC)
Views:  103   Comments: 1
going away!!!
Title:  going away!!!
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/1/2014  Upload Date: 2/2/2014 10:17:01 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,Track,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 820(ES44AC-H)
Views:  137   Comments: 0
A couple.
Title:  A couple.
Description:  A couple from SC lives it up, enjoying the sight of a SB intermodal cruising along.
Photo Date:  2/1/2014  Upload Date: 2/2/2014 10:20:32 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  78   Comments: 0
Bill.
Title:  Bill.
Description:  Bill metzger is a good friend of mine. Charging his life head on, Bill isloves the rails for trails. Being a pennsylvania native, he has also worked for contract companies inspecting high and wide loads. Now, for 10 years, Bill has been the designr and illustrator of the TRAINS magazine Map of the month. I take my hat off to him. He is a funny man, and will knock you sideways.
Photo Date:  2/1/2014  Upload Date: 2/2/2014 10:27:04 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  154   Comments: 0
AMTK P053
Title:  AMTK P053
Description:  Heading through the slow order, 53 heads south.
Photo Date:  2/1/2014  Upload Date: 2/2/2014 10:31:28 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,Track,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 818(P40DC) AMTK 832(P40DC)
Views:  139   Comments: 0
U009.
Title:  U009.
Description:  A New Orlando Utilities train heads south toward the FL border.
Photo Date:  2/1/2014  Upload Date: 2/2/2014 10:37:32 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  78   Comments: 1
CSXT 461 leads U009
Title:  CSXT 461 leads U009
Description:  Behind him would be another SB...I think 155.
Photo Date:  2/1/2014  Upload Date: 2/2/2014 10:41:13 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  83   Comments: 2
Q155
Title:  Q155
Description:  Medium clear for a NB on track 1.
Photo Date:  2/1/2014  Upload Date: 2/2/2014 10:47:35 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  65   Comments: 0
Q452
Title:  Q452
Description:  We went to the B&B after to check the place out. But heres Q452 storming into folkston.
Photo Date:  2/1/2014  Upload Date: 2/2/2014 10:51:22 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  68   Comments: 1
Medium clear.
Title:  Medium clear.
Description:  452 prepares to take the jesup sub on a medium clear.
Photo Date:  2/1/2014  Upload Date: 2/2/2014 10:54:33 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  66   Comments: 0
MKT.
Title:  MKT.
Description:  The MKT still lives.
Photo Date:  2/1/2014  Upload Date: 2/2/2014 10:57:19 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  65   Comments: 0
Alberta
Title:  Alberta
Description:  ALNX 396151
Photo Date:  2/1/2014  Upload Date: 2/2/2014 11:02:35 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  87   Comments: 0
CP
Title:  CP
Description:  CP 603856
Photo Date:  2/1/2014  Upload Date: 2/2/2014 11:06:00 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  51   Comments: 0
Dixies caboose.
Title:  Dixies caboose.
Description:  Another caboose getting its restoration done for a new life as a lodge.
Photo Date:  2/1/2014  Upload Date: 2/2/2014 11:10:43 AM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  84   Comments: 0

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