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A Bit of the Blues

            The power for the Blue Ridge Scenic is seen here with the named Blue Ridge Mountains in the background at a spot south of Ellijay, GA. This move is made every year in late January so the engines can have their annual inspections conducted at the GNRR maintenance shop in Tate before returning in time for the start of season in March. 

While these moves are typically only done with just the engines, what makes the move south & the return trip north special is that they are only times of the year where the "Ellijay Block," the portion of the Hook & Eye between Blue Ridge & Whitestone, see any traffic. With the demise of the lumber business that traveled by rail that managed to survive into the 2000s, there were no freight customers north of Whitestone left, so the line got demoted to excepted-track, only to be used for power moves. That makes these moves highly sought after & I've been fortunate to now catch it 2 years in a row. 1-25-22

Taken on: January 25, 2022

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Patriot Rail

Georgia Northeastern Railroad

GNRR

GNRR Job 103

Hook & Eye Line

BRSR 7529

EMD

EMD GP10

Ellijay, GA

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Camera: Nikon D750, f/5.0, 1/1250 sec, 82mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D750
Lens:	28.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/5.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1250)
Focal Length:	82mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 11.1 (Windows)
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