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[nikos1]

Glad you found the picture of use Allen, decided to upload it after about a year, didnt have luck getting them to accept it when i shot it last year.
Ive found that including something other than the train is what makes the picture for me, I like getting the Southern style station signs like the one at Cowart to give the picture a sense of place.
Whittaker was only built in 2002 or so, so i guess the elevation maps have yet to be updated. Ill be interested to see what your model of the North District looks like, i know there is someone working on it for RailWorks, his model of Inman Yard is quite impressive.

 

[nikos1]

Thanks, Nikos.

I'm near the Hamilton Mill area, between there and Braselton. The closest track to me are if I head down Mt. Moriah road from 124 and end up near the CSX yard in Dacula. I was in Commerce with a project for a while in the old Opera building right in front of the tracks. I pretty much saw a train a day when I was there. And when I have gone to Athens, it was via 441 from Commerce. I have not seen a train past the Commerce area Toyota yard though. I have also seen the weird little switcher at the Goldkist silo. I welcome anything you wish to share with me. And this morning I had nearly a whole pot of Sumatra while checking out your site and pics. Great stuff on there, and I know most of it is easily accessible to me, I just have to find my way around that area a little more.

Glad your enjoying the site!
The Goldkist switcher I think is a heavily modified Alco with a cummins primer mover or something of the sorts, a odd critter definitely, I need to get a shot of it in good light sometime.
I have never seen a NS train south of Commerce since they leased the line so dont feel bad, its very hard to catch.

A question for you if i may, what time does the train go through Commerce? I know now that its summer the light is right to get them going back towards Lula in the evening. Never shot a train in commerce other than power tied up at the siding by 441, definitely on my to do list.