Folkston Railfan Platform
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| Folkston Railfan Platform | |
 A Picture of the Platform as of 2008. |
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| City | Folkston |
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| State | Georgia |
| Railway(s) | CSX/Amtrak |
The Folkston Railfan Platform is located in Folkston, Georgia, and provides a location where railfans can safely view and photograph trains. With the help of a $30,000 state grant, the city built the train-watching platform in 2001.
Since that time, the city has attracted thousands of railfans from across the nation who come to Folkston to see the dozens of CSX and three Amtrak trains (including the daily Amtrak Auto Train) headed toward Jacksonville, Florida. The platform is equipped with ceiling fans and a radio scanner that allows railfans to hear railroad-related radio traffic. Wireless internet access was recently made available.
The double-track mainline that passes through town sees dozens of trains each day. Most CSX freight traffic into Florida passes through Folkston.
[edit] External links
- Information and Fan Membership
- Railfanning in Folkston
- The Folkston Funnel: Train Watcher's Page
- Georgia's Railroad, History and Heritage Folkston Funnel page
- Florida Times-Union article
- A quaint little place to stay on the tracks in Folkston
- Folkston Webcam FolkstonCam.com
www.trainwatch.com for webcam working as of september 1st 2009 REAL LIVE VIDEO of the Funnel 24/7 www.virtualrailfan.com
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