Old Railroad Grade

A trip to Georgia revealed the surprisingly easy to locate and hike the 1872 Atlanta & Charlotte Airline railroad grade

looking northeast from Foreacre Fill looking down on original line flat area is old grade looking southeast from Foreacre Fill construction railroad cut construction railroad grades switchback, upper line at left grade construction lines tail of the switchback road built across old line, rock cut construction railroad grade fill for construction railroad track closeup of drill hole for dynamite fern growing from side of rock cut current mainline is straight ahead Steve Hawkins thrilled at old stonework former NS RFE and TM Steve Hawkins view through culvert, bottom rocks laid pleasant walk through the woods north side of fill tall fill, looking southwest long way down easy walk looking back at the fill a deep cut nice curve, passengers had a great view old railroad grades make great trails tall fill looking down at the culvert large stone culvert hillside where construction Co. got rock northbound train where old line crossed beautiful track Pine tree grows out of the rocks MP 553, old line's MP 562 1/2 mile S. majestic pier, old Richland Viaduct new bridge with old, note heights beautiful arches Richland, Coneross Cree construction details old stone pier old with the new