Q540 drags its way out of the Chattahoochee River Valley as it departs Atlanta, GA. With only 2 of the 5 units on line, this train is only making 17 mph up the grade.
Open autoracks were still extant in the early 1980s
Back when SD40-2s led priority freights!
Solid SD40/40-2 lashup, once common; former station at right
Empties returning to Corbin
Headed for Tilford Yard
Meeting #543; note trailing unit on northbound is a U25B
NB CSX coal empties with the "Spirit of Dante" leading through Smyrna, GA.
A SB CSX mixed freight passing through sunny Smyrna, GA on a day forecasted to be cloudy.
Hay provided by farmers in the Midwest to farmers in the drought-stricken Southeast; CSX donated the transportation.
Note sign: Georgia Law/Stop/Unsafe RR Crossing
