January 5th, 2018
Leaving our motel in Plattsburgh, we stumbled across one of the two remaining D&H units light power and got off the highway to see it pass.
Plattsburgh, New York
(map) Plattsburgh is just south of the Canadian border on I-87.
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D&H 7303, one of two remaining D&H-painted units, runs light power as a local.
January 9th, 2018
We explored the North Carolina Coastal Railway (CLNA) on our way to Wilson, North Carolina for a meeting inspired by an article on net neutrality in Wired.
Nashville, North Carolina
(map) Nashville, North Carolina bills itself as the original Nashville and is a small town just to the west of Rocky Mount on the CLNA.
Rocky Mount, North Carolina
(map) Rocky Mount is the junction of the CSX and CLNA.
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CLNA approaches Rocky mount.
Sharpsburg, North Carolina
(map) Sharspburg is just to the south of Rocky mount on the CSX.
Elm City, North Carolina
(map) Elm City is a small community on the CSX north of Wilson, NC.
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Five CSX units pass Elm City.
Wilson, North Carolina
(map) Wilson is an inspirational community in the middle of North Carolina that created its own Internet service operated by the municipality itself.
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A CSX train passes through Wilson, North Carolina.
January 10th, 2018
We stopped to visit a friend in Lavonia, Georgia, and followed the HRT before lunch from Toccoa to a year-old wreck site in Eastanollee, before doing a bit more exploring on our way to Atlanta.
Toccoa, Georgia
(map) Toccoa is the western limit of the historic Hartland Railway, which has existed as a shortline since its creation in the 19th century.
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Hartland Rail pulls out of Toccoa heading east.
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Hartland Rail pulls out of Toccoa heading east.
Eastonollee, Georgia
(map) Eastonollee is between Toccoa and Lavonia and North-Eastern Georgia.
Martin, Georgia
(map) Martin is a small community just outside Lavonia in north-east Georgia.
Lula, Georgia
(map) Lula is north-east of Atlanta, Georgia.
January 11th, 2018
We explored along an abandoned line eastward until finding the tracks back and a CSX local working at Waycross, before heading south to the railfan platform at Folkston. After having supper with friends in Jacksonville, we finished the day at the The Ponce, a railfan-friendly hotel in Saint Augustine with its own viewing platform for the Florida East Coast.
Waycross, Georgia
(map) Waycross is on the CSX north-west of Folkston.
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CSX local at Waycross.
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CSX local at Waycross.
Folkson, Georgia
(map) Folkston is a town just north of the Florida border that has embraced trainspotting to the extent that they have built a train viewing platform complete with a permanent scanner.
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CSX northbound at the Folkston Funnel.
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CSX northbound at the Folkston Funnel.
Saint Augustine, Florida
(map) Saint Augustine is an hour south of Jacksonville on the Florida East Coast.
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Florida East Coast at Saint-Augustine, FL.
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Florida East Coast at Saint-Augustine, FL.
January 12th, 2018
We started the day on the FEC in Saint Augustine before heading to Kennedy Space Center.
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Florida East Coast at Saint-Augustine, FL.
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Florida East Coast at Saint-Augustine, FL.
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Florida East Coast at Saint-Augustine, FL.
January 21st, 2018
On our way home via Skyline Drive in Virginia, we followed a chirping SBU to a stopped CSX local in Middleton after lunch.
Kimball, Virginia
(map) Kimball is just west of the Thornton Gap entrance to Skyline Drive.
Compton, Virginia
(map) Compton, Virginia is just south-west of Front Royal.
Middletown, Virginia
(map) Middletown is near the junction of Interstate 66 and 81 near the northern entrance of Skyline Drive in north-east Virginia.
