The BOMB TRAIN, as called by the crews runs from the nuclear powerplant in Eastern Georgia to a waste dump in the western Canadian Rockies.
While on my way to Disney World, I stopped by my friend Nikos' house and we went to check out the GCL. While checking out the interchange we heard a distant airhorn. So we sat around to see what was coming. 10 minutes later a headlight appears and a single GP9 with about 10 freight cars rolled around the corner.
As the train rolled by we realized that this was no ordanary run.... It was the bomb train. I snapped a shot of the empty containers heading back for a load of "death in a can."
After that last cars rolled across the crossing, we jumped in my Porsche
and headed to the other side of town where we cought the train switching out the cars for the afternoon local.
Nikos and I made a shot little hike to the top of a grass hill and watched it roll by.
We catch back up to the train 15 minutes later as it crosses a swampy canal. For this late in the morning, you wouldn't belive how bad the mosquitoes were!!!
The tracks of the GCL run through Nikos' grandparents backyard so we stopped by for a piece of cherry pie and an original view that no other railfan can get. DAMN THAT PIE WAS GOOD!!!
After grabbing a piece for the road we ran ahead of the bomb one last time. We cought it stumbiling down a hill over some bad tracks. I wouldn't want to be here if this thing were full!!!
enjoy,
Steve
While on my way to Disney World, I stopped by my friend Nikos' house and we went to check out the GCL. While checking out the interchange we heard a distant airhorn. So we sat around to see what was coming. 10 minutes later a headlight appears and a single GP9 with about 10 freight cars rolled around the corner.
As the train rolled by we realized that this was no ordanary run.... It was the bomb train. I snapped a shot of the empty containers heading back for a load of "death in a can."
After that last cars rolled across the crossing, we jumped in my Porsche
and headed to the other side of town where we cought the train switching out the cars for the afternoon local.
Nikos and I made a shot little hike to the top of a grass hill and watched it roll by.
We catch back up to the train 15 minutes later as it crosses a swampy canal. For this late in the morning, you wouldn't belive how bad the mosquitoes were!!!
The tracks of the GCL run through Nikos' grandparents backyard so we stopped by for a piece of cherry pie and an original view that no other railfan can get. DAMN THAT PIE WAS GOOD!!!
After grabbing a piece for the road we ran ahead of the bomb one last time. We cought it stumbiling down a hill over some bad tracks. I wouldn't want to be here if this thing were full!!!
enjoy,
Steve
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