Exhibiting just about every known form of sheet metal deterioration, 573 works the south end of Chester Yard along Court Street. Many of the structures of the West Point's main shop complex still stand beyond the coaling tower, but they've been closed for years, with all work moved to the Georgia Railroad's Atlanta shop.
Photos taken in the Deep South--primarily Alabama and Georgia--from the 1970s to the early 2000s. Featured railroads include the ICG, the West Point Route, SCL, Southern, Frisco, and even KCS.
