Producer: Green Frog
Locations: Atlanta, Rome, Cohutta
Timeframe: 1990s
Length: 58 minutes
Sources: John M. Koch, Charlie Brown
Norfolk Southern from Atlanta to Chattanooga. Atlanta North District. Coverage from Inman Yard to Debutts Yard.
A single DVD-R. Fullscreen 4×3 aspect ratio. Live audio soundtrack. Modern production by Green Frog.
Main Chapter Menu with locations. A chapter advance function. No other extras. On/ off narration by Bob Carrera.
Plenty of power rarities in this show. Unit Coal trains use assorted leased engines. Union Pacific and LMS (Locomotive Management Services) are the common ones.
To the Trains… 👉
Begins in Atlanta on Norfolk Southern. A pair of NS yard engines. This SD9 pair is hauled by 55 and 52, on a rare mainline move past Howell Tower. Aerial and ground level views show Inman Yard. The largest NS Intermodal facility, which handles Piggybacks.
Crossing the Chattahoochie River into Atlanta. Engine 6096 is on the point.
At Nickajack Creek. A JB Hunt train that originated in Dallas. It is behind Kansas City Southern 4737 and two NS motors, plus a trailing KCS.
A Pacific 4-6-2 A&WP #290 hauls an Excursion through Dallas, GA. to Rome, for New Georgia Railroad in 1991.
Empty Coal Train at Brasswell Mountain. NS I816 leads Union Pacific 6133/ 9027/ 9046.
A pair of General Electric Dash 8 engines. Norfolk Southern C39-8 8681/ 8628. A Southbound Manifest on the Westside of Brasswell Mountain.
NS 7000 is a rare locomotive. An EMD GP40X. Leads this Work Train and proceeds towards Rome.
NS GP59 4623 nears Forestville Yard at Rome. High cube 86′ auto boxcars, several tank cars with a few autoracks. This is near Forestville Yard. 36ms.
Cohutta sees this Triple Crown RoadRailer behind NS GP60 7140. This class was purchased for this specialized service on NS. Note the Operation Lifesaver livery.
NS Dash 8 #8574 waits for the oncoming train. This meet on Missonary Ridge.
Dash8 32B #3245 is an NS only model. Has a short, high, and wide move. Only 5 miles from Chattanooga. Debuts Yard is the end of this tour.
Norfolk Southern – Volume 1, Atlanta to Chattanooga
This show features a seldom filmed line in Georgia and Tennessee. Videography is excellent. Spot on audio with well-balanced levels. Wall to Wall action. Nice assortment of hard to find locomotives. Good variety of trains.
Picture is high quality. Green Frogs digital mastering. The narrative has frequent locomotive callouts. Great location narration. Trains have various details. Could have used a map. Nevertheless, bump it up for the rare factor.
A fine program of a rural Norfolk Southern route, going to Tennessee on a single track mainline.
Rating: 5 Stars
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