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13-Jun-2015 Jim Sims

The Monster Train Picks its Way, Slowly, through Athens, AL.

Athens, AL, view from South Street.

CSX train #N13, nicknamed, "The Monster Train", by a CSX dispatcher when he saw the size and weight of this train. It is indeed a monster that is muscled by beastly power - all GE locomotives, led by #830, an ES44AH, with #5121, a CW44AH, and mid-train units, #828, and #3055, both ES44AH units, with 165 hopper cars, each loaded with 120 tons of Appalachian coal have carefully and slowly eased this southbound, 9,000+ foot, coal train through seven of the nine street crossing in Athens Alabama's downtown street grid. The street crossings are only protected by flashing lights - no gates on any of them. The crew is sounding short, repeated toots of the horn so that motorists and pedestrians will remain aware of their presence. I shot this photo from the south side of South Street, as the Monster Train was approaching Green Street. There's South and East Lee Streets to go.

Canon EOS 7D ,Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS
1/640s f/8.0 at 85.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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