As the nocturnal Mahrt Turn waits for the dispatcher to give them a track warrant south to the mill, this very friendly crew parks the train on the Alabama side of the Chattahoochee River and allo... (more)
With no track warrant coming their way anytime soon and a blessing from the friendly crew for a photo to be taken, the opportunity presents itself to illuminate the nighttime running Mahrt Turn as... (more)
With my friend Britt driving to get ahead of the train for the next photo location, this allowed for me to try a pace/reverse pan shot of the lead unit as we fly by it at 40mph.
After dropping off the Conductor, the Mahrt Turn pulls ahead as it prepares to uncouple from its first 20 cars and drop them off onto the State Dock's lead track.
While some of us get to enjoy this year's Labor Day, others still have to keep the economy going which is what we see today as the daily Mahrt Turn heads for the State Dock's lead to set out its f... (more)