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Viewing Album:  From Wash. D.C. to Atlanta. SR's Pegrams shops, and L&N's Tilford yard.
 
By:Alan Page
Dates:4/1/1978 - 4/1/1978
Album Info:After riding the Southern Crescent from Washington, DC, my railfan buddy scouted Atlanta. On April 1, 1978, he captured the Crescent's E-8A's at Peachtree City station, SR F7A's at Pegram shops, and SCL and L&N Alco's in Tilford yard. All slides scanned with permission.
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What a lineup! SR E-8A's
Title:  What a lineup! SR E-8A's
Description:  What a lineup! The Southern's prize passenger train, the Southern Crescent, is headed by a quartet of E-8A's at Peachtree City station in Atlanta, GA.
Photo Date:  4/1/1978  Upload Date: 1/5/2016 4:38:59 PM
Location:  Atlanta, GA
Author:  Andrew J. Erlichman
Categories:  Roster,Station
Locomotives:  SOU 6916(E8A)
Views:  365   Comments: 1
Southern Railway E-8A's
Title:  Southern Railway E-8A's
Description:  Ready to head the Southern Crescent, a quartet of SR E-8A's pause at Washington Union Station.
Photo Date:  4/1/1978  Upload Date: 1/5/2016 4:48:08 PM
Location:  Washington Union Station, DC
Author:  Andrew J. Erlichman
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  SOU 6915(E8A)
Views:  245   Comments: 3
Southern Railway E-8A 6903
Title:  Southern Railway E-8A 6903
Description:  Southern Railway E-8A 6903 in a quartet of E-8's ready to lead the Southern Crescent at Washington Union Station.
Photo Date:  4/1/1978  Upload Date: 1/5/2016 5:07:50 PM
Location:  Washington Union Station, DC
Author:  Andrew J. Erlichman
Categories:  Roster,Station
Locomotives:  SOU 6903(E8A)
Views:  292   Comments: 0
Southern Railway FP7A 6133
Title:  Southern Railway FP7A 6133
Description:  Long before Pegram shops became "Terminus" in The Walking Dead, the Southern Railway's famed Atlanta locomotive shop was home to the Southern Crescent E-8A's and their F-units. On April 1, 1978, SR FP7A 6133 rested outside the shops.
Photo Date:  4/1/1978  Upload Date: 1/5/2016 5:14:11 PM
Location:  Atlanta, GA
Author:  Andrew J. Erlichman
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SOU 6133(FP7A)
Views:  1101   Comments: 0
Former Illinois Central "Southern Crescent" observation car
Title:  Former Illinois Central "Southern Crescent" observation car
Description:  A former Illinois Central observation car, now badged "Southern Crescent," rests in Atlanta, GA.
Photo Date:  4/1/1978  Upload Date: 1/5/2016 5:16:12 PM
Location:  Atlanta, GA
Author:  Andrew J. Erlichman
Categories:  Yard,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  156   Comments: 0
Former Illinois Central "Southern Crescent" observation car
Title:  Former Illinois Central "Southern Crescent" observation car
Description:  A former Illinois Central observation car, now badged "Southern Crescent," rests in Atlanta, GA. Upper front corner shows the car was now owned by the "New Orleans Chapter, N.R.H.S."
Photo Date:  4/1/1978  Upload Date: 1/5/2016 5:17:54 PM
Location:  Atlanta, GA
Author:  Andrew J. Erlichman
Categories:  Yard,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  1200   Comments: 2
SCL S2M 115
Title:  SCL S2M 115
Description:  SCL S2M 115 pauses at Tilford yard in Atlanta, GA.
Photo Date:  4/1/1978  Upload Date: 1/5/2016 5:19:33 PM
Location:  Atlanta, GA
Author:  Andrew J. Erlichman
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  SCL 115(S2M)
Views:  314   Comments: 0
L&N C420 1373 and slug
Title:  L&N C420 1373 and slug
Description:  L&N C420 1373 and slug pause at the Tilford engine facility in Atlanta, GA.
Photo Date:  4/1/1978  Upload Date: 1/5/2016 5:23:28 PM
Location:  Atlanta, GA
Author:  Andrew J. Erlichman
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  LN 1373(C420)
Views:  309   Comments: 0

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