RailPictures.Net Photo: AWP 731 Atlanta & West Point EMD GP40 at Opelika, Alabama by David Harris

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» Atlanta & West Point (more..)
» EMD GP40 (more..)

» US 431 overpass
» Opelika, Alabama, USA (more..)
» August, 1975

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Two GP40s and two first generation geeps are cresting the hill just east/north of Opelika. From this point forward they will mostly be dropping as they head for the Chattahoochee River at West Point, GA. Then they will have some more climbing to do on their way to Atlanta.

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Make	Plustek
Model	OpticFilm7600i