Seaboard System GP16's 4626 & 4625 lead Manchester (GA) bound train #587 (aka "The Wadley Turn)          
Seaboard System GP16 #4626 was built November 1955 as Seaboard Air Line GP9 #1921 and later became Seaboard Coast Line #1020 before being rebuilt by SCL into a GP16 in December 1980. Seaboard System GP17 #4625 was built August 1960 as Seaboard Air Line GP18 #402 and later became Seaboard Coast Line #1058 before being rebuilt by SCL into a GP16 in October 1980
Date: 8/22/1984 Location: Wadley, AL Views: 615 Collection Of:   Bernie Feltman
Author:  Bernie Feltman
Seaboard System GP16's 4626 & 4625 lead Manchester (GA) bound train #587 (aka "The Wadley Turn)
Picture Categories: Action This picture is part of album:  SBD-Seaboard System Alabama/Florida action shots
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Name Type Comments Date
Fred Stuckmann General I like these units, nice shot too. 2/28/2012 12:56:19 PM
Robert Farkas General Consecutively numbered units with 4626 missing the cab "SBD" and 4625 having it. 2/28/2012 5:19:52 PM
Bryan Smith General Pulpwood racks....once common as gnats....now gone. 2/28/2012 5:59:54 PM
Charles Burgess General What a wonderful photo; Family Line's GP16s and pulpwood racks...don't get much better! 2/28/2012 8:04:10 PM
Olaf Junges General Very nice photo! 2/29/2012 4:34:19 PM
Charles Stookey General Great photo. It must have been nice to chase trains on this particular line. 2/29/2012 6:25:53 PM
Karl Rethwisch General A "matched set", nice !! 3/1/2012 5:10:40 PM

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