Seaboard System GP16 #4979 on the Shop Track          
Seaboard System GP16 #4979 was built February 1951 as Atlantic Coast Line #141 and later became Seaboard Coast Line #729. In November 1982, unit was released from SCL's GP16 rebuild program as Western Railway of Alabama #4979. Unit later became CSX #1860 before going to Iowa Interstate (IAIS as #495
Date: 11/11/1984 Location: Manchester, GA   Map Show Manchester on a rail map Views: 325 Collection Of:   Bernie Feltman
Locomotives: SBD 4979(GP16)    Author:  Bernie Feltman
Seaboard System GP16 #4979  on the Shop Track
Picture Categories: Roster This picture is part of album:  SCL/SBD (Grey) Georgia roster-still photos
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Name Type Comments Date
Ken Roble General You can see the off shade of grey where SBD painted out the 'WA" sub letters. Was this at or near the engine facility? 6/29/2012 7:09:49 PM
Charles Stookey General Great roster shot. Nice looking unit. 6/30/2012 1:17:54 AM
Olaf Junges General Very nice! 6/30/2012 6:07:06 PM
Charles Burgess General Super photo; love the Seaboard System! 7/1/2012 2:05:46 PM
Bryan Smith General SBD squeezed all they could out of these units. Nice shot. 7/5/2012 9:25:42 AM

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