RailPictures.Net Photo: CSX 7079 CSX Transportation (CSXT) GE C30-7 at Loachapoka, Alabama by David Harris

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» CSX Transportation (CSXT) (more..)
» GE C30-7 (more..)

» Day Lily Street
» Loachapoka, Alabama, USA (more..)
» December, 1996

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The curve through Loachapoka is superelevated, which is great for southbounds running downhill at 50+, but tough on the lower, inside rail when northbounds drag up the grade at 10-12 mph. This southbound is the first move over a quicky patch of a broken rail, but - in something of a no-win situation - they're moving at a crawl to see how the patch holds up, but the lower speed greatly increases the stress on that patch.

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