A CSX train has swung offthe former Charleston & Western Carolina, headed north up the Augusta & Southern, and heads west on the A&S top the site of Union Station, where it will once again traverse CSX rails (above) on December 15, 2013. The A&S freight house can be seen beyond the overpass. The sun was finally out later that day when NS train No. 191 crossed the intersection of Broad & 6th Streets after coming off the bridge over the Savannah River (below).
Augusta.
Augusta is situated on the Savannah Riv- er directly across from South Carolina. At one time two lines converged at the north end of the bridge over the river — the South- ern and the Georgia & Florida (which later became a Southern subsidiary); the G&F line is now gone. After crossing the bridge the railroads became the Augusta & Sum- merville; the Georgia Railroad had two spurs branching both east and west off the A&S along the river, with the east line serv- ing a freight house that still exists (all the trackage for both spurs is gone). the A&S wanders down the middle of 6th Street for several blocks, with the street running end- ing at a junction. The A&S had a line head- ing northeast here, going to Augusta’s Union Station where the A&S ended. Beyond Union Station were two lines, the Georgia Railroad and Charleston & Western Caroli- na; these tracks are still used by CSX. Heading southwest from the end of the street running the A&S enters Augusta Yard, and beyond the yard the Georgia & Florida and the Central of Georgia contin-
ued on separate lines (both now used by NS). Finally, also branching off at the end of the street running and heading southeast is the former Charleston & Western Carolina, now used by CSX. Today the A&S street running serves Norfolk Southern, while the branch to Union Station and beyond is used by CSX. On December 14 we were in Augusta to
wait on two fairly reliable southbound morning trains, NS trains 155 and 191. The weather was rainy, so we set up for shots that would not be favorable if the sun was out. We got there at about 9:00 a.m., and at 10:30 train 155 showed up, passing the storefronts along 6th Street. Thanks to CSX running interference at the south end of the street running, we were able to get ahead of the train where an A&S freight house still stands just below the junction. About an hour later train 191 made its appearance, still under gloomy skies.
After these trains went by we headed over to the Sandersville Railroad to check them out. Alas, it was a Saturday and they weren’t running. The rain had picked up throughout the day and we headed into the motel for the
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