So I wanted to see how easy it is to find a drain in a new city. I picked Waynesboro, because I'd never been there. Really, finding a decent drain wasn't a challenge. Within five minutes I had picked out a likely drain outfall from a topographical map, which I then confirmed using aerial photography. Soon after, I made a trip out there, and was quite happy with my discovery.

The outfall is of a pair of square pipes - 8' tall by 5.5' wide - next to a 6' round concrete pipe. The round pipe heads off separate from the others, and shrinks quickly.

The rectangular pipes run for a fairly long distance... they curve to the right several times, then open up into an 8' corrugated steel arch. Very cool. The steel arch makes a left turn, then eventually ends with the infall.

The infall is near a railroad line, so whenever a train rolls by, the thunder from the diesel-electric locomotives echoes down through the entire drain. It's awesome, it sounds like the train is IN the drain.

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