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Union Pacific locomotives do not typically see this much green as it is abundant in North Georgia in Spring. In fact, some areas are so overgrown that they resemble a jungle. Spring saw surprisingly many UP locomotives on CSX trains on the Abbeville Subdivision - some of which are featured in this video. Among those were the military trains S838 and S871. The former carried explosives, and loads of the latter included a plethora of American tanks, from lightly armored personal carriers M113 over Bradley infantry vehicles to Abrams M1A2 heavy tanks and their recovery helpers. Naturally, in this video we chase this very interesting train for 25 track miles from Elberton, GA to Hull, GA.
The regular manifest Q583 shown in the video had four UP units, two at the head end and two as mid-train distributed power. The train was lead by a good-looking EMD SD70ACe.
A curiosity in the video is manifest Q606, which is not regularly running this line. Originating in New Orleans, LA and usually bound for Waycross, GA, this one went to Hamlet, NC.
Eventually, Q580 is the only train in the video that appeared in its usual format, although even he had a special thing to offer - an ST70AH trailing.
Enjoy!