RailPictures.Net Photo: AMTK 609 Amtrak EMD SDP40F at Elmore, Alabama by David Harris

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» Amtrak (more..)
» EMD SDP40F (more..)

» Passing L&N station
» Elmore, Alabama, USA (more..)
» June, 1975

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» AMTK 609 (more..)
» Floridian (more..)

» David Harris (more..)
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The northbound Floridian kicks up dust as it speeds through Elmore, site of the junction with a branch to Wetumpka, the county seat. The tank cars - probably carrying chemicals needed by a local quarry - were a regular sight on the siding here.

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