A&WP 290 Steam Excursion (Part 3 of 5)

I want to make sure that all who watch this video know I'm not taking credit for filming this video. New Georgia Steam Excursions, from Pentrex is the video Im sharing this from. I have no intent of infringing on somebodys copyright. I only wish to share these clips with fellow railfans who appreciate these shots for what they are. From what I can find after over a year of searching there isnt any footage available to the public of 290 while she was running so as long Ill share these clips for as long as I can.

Now that I've placed my disclaimer, here we go:

This is part 3 of 5 of the excursion A&WP 290 ran from Atlanta, Ga to Montgomery, Al. This was the first (& I Believe last) time the locomotive ran on her home rails. This is also a special occurrence seeing that 290 is wearing her original whistle that she wore while carrying the Crescent between Atlanta and Montgomery. This trip, locomotive & rail line hold a special place in my heart seeing that the A&WP (now CSX A&WP Subdivision) are my home rails and if you look at any of my recent videos youll see that the A&WP is my primary railfaning line that I was born & raised on. The other significance to this trip is that this is the last time I saw mainline steam running. Its been over 17 years now and, like most of us, Id love to hear a whistle once more.

Here the train makes several excursions from Montgomery Union Station, down the Dothan Subdivision to Snowden and back.

I hope you enjoy this footage as much as I have.

Greg

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[trainkid16]

Isn't that New Georgia F-series loco at Stone Mountain Park now?

[hoolg]

I honestly have no idea.

[TVRM610]

@trainkid16 Both of them are. #3498 (ex. Southern #6143) and #3499 (ex. Southern #6147) are now both operating at Stone Mountain, and have regained their original numbers.

[amtraklover]

what kinda horn did that f unit have?

[bob123601]

great locomotive even if its small

[SR722]

Love the 290, hopefully it will be able to return to operation someday.

[trainkid16]

cool.

[amtraklover]

yep both f units are there

[trainkid16]

Ok.

[gaycowboy31]

wasnt that the old unit that new georgia railroad had painted in the Southern cresent colors there was one i remember as a kid in Atlanta painted in those colors