Southern Cresent

Duluth, GA
Southeastern Railway Museum
www.srmduluth.org/

Southern #6901 E8

Built in 1951 by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors. Routinely powered the Atlanta-Washington D.C. portion of the famous Crescent passenger train. Was lead engine when operation of the Crescent formally changed from the Southern Railway to Amtrak in 1979. Originally numbered 2924.

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Lampy [deleted] says:

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

sweet !!!!!
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Conrail Kid says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Covered Wagons, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
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hunter1828 says:

Great shot. Green, white & gold Southern engines are one of the things I would list that are definitive images of the South. I was lucky enough to have ridden the Crescent from New Orleans to Atlanta in the late 70s before Amtrak took over. This brings back a lot of memories.

RWT
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*Mandana says:

great capture and perspective!

(gallery & instructions)
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galessa's plastics says:

wonderful!
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

TheLastUnicornJAM says:

nice colors and great angle!

seen in amateur shutterbugs!
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Kenny Shackleford says:

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fantartsy JJ * Busy off and on* says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called AMERICA, AMERICA! 777+ members & growing!, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
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fantartsy JJ * Busy off and on* says:

Thank you for posting this fantastic photo in Planes, Trains and Motor Vehicles @ America, America!

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mstanley2710 says:

Nice shot!
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

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Taken in Howell Wood, Duluth (map)
Taken with a Nikon E4800.
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