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I live about 3/4 of a mile from the CSX W&A Sub just north of Atlanta, GA. This used to be the old L&N main line. We get about 50 trains per day, as this is the main north - south corridor between Atlanta and Cartersville, GA. At Cartersville, the line splits, with the W&A Sub going north to Chattanooga, TN, and the Etowah Sub going north to Knoxville, TN. CSX leases the W&A from the State of Georgia, who has owned the track since the Civil War. CSX owns the Etowah Sub outright. We get quite a steady stream of run-through power daily. Union Pacific diesels show up on about every third train. We also get BNSF, NS, and a lot of leased power. Sometimes we're priviledged to see CN, CP, and KCS units roll through. This line does not have Amtrak service. I do remember growing up, watching the L&N passenger trains. I've seen a lot of changes through the years, as the L&N became the Family Lines, Seaboard System, and finally CSX. How lucky I've been to grow up around one of the largest railroads in the nation.
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