The old Illinois Central 1401, now with SMW marking on the cab, rests in the St. Mary Railroad West yard, as the blue hour fades to night in Waresboro, Georgia.
--SMW 1402 rumbles through Waresboro
This SW14 is one of the few that ICG rebuilt in the late 70's that did not get a new angular Paducah Cab.
Spring Flowers dot the road bed along the St. Mary's West between Waycross and Pearson.
A lease unit provides back-up power on the St. Marys Railroad West in Waresboro, Georgia.
St. Marys Railway West SW14 EndCab Switcher 1402 awaits it's next assignment on a siding in Waresboro, Georgia.
Fireman (Conductor for modern railroaders) view looking West.
We were pulling 76 stored cars back to Waresboro Siding to make way for the track gang.
Unit is Canadian built and is on a 1 year lease from Progress Rail. She will be relettered SMRW in the near future. We had the hood door open to facilitate refilling the coolant which was drained ... (more)
St Marys has recently acquired CSX's ex-SAL route from Waycross to Pearson, GA