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Under, over, around & through : RailCross at Waycross

3 years ago

The CSX/Atlantic Coast Line Rice Railyard in Waycross, GA is the second largest rail yard in the UDSA, after Chicago's. The rail yard had its roots in the Atlantic Costal Railway back in its hayday. The infrastructure solves the problem of rerouting north<>southbond and west<>eastbound traffic with a combination of a "cloverleaf" in the north east corner of the HRTM, and the intricate fan-in/fan-out combined with a bridge at the center of the map. For a bit more background, a recent [blog post](https://towns-and-nature.blogspot.com/2021/10/waycross-ga-csxatlantic-coast-line-rice.html) by Dennis DeBruler includes some still drone photos. The HRTM was rendered in Global Mapper using [USGS TNM 1m DEM](https://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/1m/Projects/GA_Statewide_2018_B18_DRRA). Due to the expansiveness of the yard, the 1m resolution will need to suffice. The source LiDAR point cloud is also available from the USGS.

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