Month: August 2009

When in Folkston, it’s worth taking a few minutes away from the train watching platform and taking a walking tour of the historic downtown.

Every day, upwards of 80 CSX trains pass through the Folkston Funnel, so named because two railroad lines merge just north of downtown. In fact, almost all Florida-bound freight trains pass through the city’s limits.

Driving along U.S. Highway 1 on my first trip to Folkston, I spied a southbound freight train on the tracks to my right.