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Garfield Courthouse: Appalachian Farmland
Garfield Courthouse ("GC")
Whereas Bridgeport is a busy stop along the GC mainline, Garfield Courthouse is mainly farmland,
and only an occasional GC freight customer. Below, a pair of elderly Burlington Northern units
have just gone from the "subway" into Garfield Courthouse with a unit grain train in tow:
BN unit grain train eastbound at Garfield Courthouse
This same BN unit grain train is pictured below from a different angle, providing a good view of
the farmhouse at Garfield Courthouse:
BN units roll an eastbound grain train past the farm
While the farmer by the barn attempts to carry a heavy pipe towards his tractor, a westbound train
with a CNW F-unit on the point rolls past:
CNW F-unit westbound at Garfield Courthouse
Just east of Garfield Courthouse is the "Bohl Crossing" 4-way crossover again. From there, the main
continues into a tunnel, as pictured below to the left, and on into Clarendon Gap. To the right, a
long westbound coal train is coming downgrade from Summit to Williamsport:
Westbound coal train approaches the crossover from Summit
The switch to the far left in the above photograph, and pictured more closely below, marks the
beginning of the "cutoff" which allows trains to go from Clarendon Gap straight to Williamsport,
thus bypassing the bulk of the layout:
Westbound CNW F-unit pops out of the tunnel as it approaches
the crossover
Finally, our train is about to reach its eastern terminus, Clarendon Gap.
Williamsport |
Summit |
Ridge |
Georgetown |
Bridgeport |
Subway |
Garfield Courthouse |
Clarendon Gap |
Gaskill Mine
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