Santa Claus (with a strong resemblance to Manchester, GA based engineer John Douglas) cracks the throttle of U36B #1776 as The Wadley Turn departs southbounj          
With nothing but the crew and candy in plastic bags as its load, Manchester (GA) bound train #587 departs southbound. The train is in front of the depot and the Tallapoosa River is just beyond the tree line on the other#side of the locomotive - Bicentennial paint
Date: 12/21/1974 Location: Wadley, AL Views: 925 Collection Of:   Bernie Feltman
Locomotives: SCL 1776(U36B)    Author:  Bernie Feltman
Santa Claus (with a strong resemblance to Manchester, GA based engineer John Douglas) cracks the throttle of U36B #1776 as The Wadley Turn departs southbounj
Picture Categories: Scenic,Winter,Action This picture is part of album:  SCL (Black/Yellow) Alabama/Florida Action Photos
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Name Type Comments Date
Robert Farkas General That must be "Rudolph the red, white, and blue" locomotive. 12/3/2011 6:12:28 PM
Charles Burgess General Great catch! 12/4/2011 12:56:22 AM
David Barrentine General Very nice! Thanks for sharing Bernie!! Loved the pictures and the story too! 12/4/2011 8:17:57 PM
Bryan Smith General I think SCL was the first to paint a locomotive in a special Bicentenial scheme. Others soon followed but I think SCL's always looked the best. 12/11/2011 4:57:49 AM

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