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Viewing Album:  Grenada District
 
By:Joe Marascalco
Dates:1/1/1910 - 4/8/2019
Album Info:Covers the former Illinois Central trackage from Memphis, TN to Canton, MS. This line was once part of the IC's main line between Chicago and New Orleans, and hosted 8 passenger trains per day as late as the 1960's and hosted 2 to 4 piggyback trains per day until the 1990's. Amtrak's City of New Orleans used this line until 1995. Casey Jones had his famous wreck on this line on April 30, 1900. In the 1990's, then CEO Hunter Harrison decided to reroute all through traffic to the parallel Yazoo District due to this line's flatter profile. The Grenada District suffered from deferred maintenance throughout the Harrison years and was only used for local traffic/detour route until he sold this line in 2009 to V&S Railway, which is an affiliate company of A&K Railroad Materials. This new outfit formed a new company called the Grenada Railway to operate this line. During the Grenada Railway years, trains stopped running between Grenada and Canton and this segment was put up for abandonment in 2011. This abandonment was stopped due to a legal battle at the Surface Transportation Board led by the State of Mississippi and other concerned citizens, communities, and shippers. In 2013, the Grenada Railway attempted once again to abandon the Grenada to Canton segment but this abandonment was never allowed due to selling this line to the North Mississippi Regional Rail Authority in 2015. The rail authority then reached a lease purchase agreement with Iowa Pacific Holdings. Iowa Pacific operated this line until 2018, when International Rail Partners took over Iowa Pacific's lease purchase agreement with the rail authority. The entire line was reopened for revenue freight service in 2019.
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Train Orders
Title:  Train Orders
Description:  Operator Charles Browning sets up train orders for P-51 during the last few months that train orders were used. Picture taken sometime in May of 1986.
Photo Date:  5/1/1986  Upload Date: 3/23/2012 12:23:25 PM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  unknown
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  427   Comments: 0
P-51 picks up orders
Title:  P-51 picks up orders
Description:  Engineer Rob Robertson picks up train orders on Piggyback NO. 51 just five months before train orders stopped being used. Picture taken sometime in May of 1986
Photo Date:  5/1/1986  Upload Date: 3/23/2012 12:27:09 PM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  unknown
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  IC 3014(GP40)
Views:  671   Comments: 0
Newsprint South Train
Title:  Newsprint South Train
Description:  When the papermill, Newsprint South, opened up in Grenada, ICG Vresident Harry Bruce came to the occasion on a business train from Jackson, MS with 2 newly painted ICG engines. The train crew was Engineer Baxter Jones, Conductor Charlie Ables6 and Brakeman Fred Goff. Photo by Fred Goff.
Photo Date:  9/29/1987  Upload Date: 7/1/2009 4:06:22 PM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Fred Goff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ICG 9560(GP38-2)
Views:  1074   Comments: 3
Newsprint South Train
Title:  Newsprint South Train
Description:  When the new papermill, Newsprint South, opened up at Grenada, ICG President Harry Bruce came up on a ausiness train from Jackson, MS for the occasion. The train had 2 freshly painted engines. The train crew consisted of Engineer Baxter Jones, Conductor Charlie Ables, and B{akeman Fred Goff. Photo by Fred Goff.
Photo Date:  9/29/1987  Upload Date: 7/1/2009 3:37:33 PM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Fred Goff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ICG 9560(GP38-2) ICG 9570(GP38-2)
Views:  1760   Comments: 1
Grenada Switcher
Title:  Grenada Switcher
Description:  The Grenada switcher is heading south on the main with just a naked engine. Photo by Fred Goff.
Photo Date:  5/1/1990  Upload Date: 7/1/2009 1:47:25 PM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Fred Goff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 9529(GP38)
Views:  768   Comments: 0
CAGY 614
Title:  CAGY 614
Description:  This picture was taken from the back of the car "King Cotton", a Columbus & Greenville passenger car. This picture was taken on a passenger special that ran between Greenwood and Winona for one week each spring for a few years during the early 90's. These specials conisted of a few passenger cars and 2 C&G engines. The train was sponsored by a group of people out of Carrollton. In this picture, they are in the process of running around the train to go back to Carrollton. This siding is just east of the IC diamond. This line is currently out of service between Greenwood and West Point.
Photo Date:  4/12/1992  Upload Date: 5/2/2008 1:14:25 AM
Location:  Winona, MS
Author:  Helen Garrard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CAGY 614(GP7)
Views:  756   Comments: 0
Amtrak 59
Title:  Amtrak 59
Description:  The engineer is already climbing out of the engine before it stops, he must be ready to get off and head to the hotel. The green van parked on the platform is the Holliday Inn van that shuttled Amtrak crews back and forth to the hotel.
Photo Date:  2/1/1995  Upload Date: 3/7/2006 8:47:25 PM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Frank Marascalco
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 826(P40DC)
Views:  954   Comments: 0
Amtrak 59
Title:  Amtrak 59
Description:  The City of New Orleans makes its stop.
Photo Date:  2/1/1995  Upload Date: 7/18/2009 11:30:31 AM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Frank Marascalco
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 194(GP40TC)
Views:  570   Comments: 0
Amtrak 59
Title:  Amtrak 59
Description:  The City of New Orleans makes its stop.
Photo Date:  2/1/1995  Upload Date: 7/18/2009 11:30:44 AM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Frank Marascalco
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 826(P40DC)
Views:  465   Comments: 0
Last Amtrak
Title:  Last Amtrak
Description:  The last scheduled passenger train, just before departing Grenada. Train departed at 09:30, about an hour late. This ended 135 years of rail passenger service to the towns of Batesville, Grenada, Winona, Durant, and Canton. Very sad day.
Photo Date:  9/10/1995  Upload Date: 3/7/2006 9:14:55 PM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Joe Marascalco
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 826(P40DC)
Views:  1486   Comments: 1
Beginning of the End
Title:  Beginning of the End
Description:  The City of New Orleans departs Grenada for the last time. As this train leaves it takes with it the Grenada District's main line status; shortly afterward the speed limits would drop to 40 MPH, then to 25 MPH, we would eventually lose all 4 pig trains, and we would even lose our guarantee that we would have a railroad at all. If you look under the rear door, someone wrote the number 59, which is this train's number.
Photo Date:  9/10/1995  Upload Date: 3/7/2006 9:15:53 PM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Joe Marascalco
Categories: 
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Views:  841   Comments: 0
Waiting Room
Title:  Waiting Room
Description:  Here is how the waiting room appeared after the last City of New Orleans departed. That sheet of paper by the men's restroom is a notice of a discontinuance of service to this station. This room is now the General Manager's office of the Grenada Railway.
Photo Date:  9/10/1995  Upload Date: 5/10/2007 8:14:07 PM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Joe Marascalco
Categories:  Station
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Views:  456   Comments: 0
Last Crew Change
Title:  Last Crew Change
Description:  Amtrak crews change for the last time. The inbound crew went on duty at Carbondale and the outbound took it in to New Orleans. Startimg with Amtrak 58 this night, the crews would start changing at Greenwood. Crew members from left to right are: David Signore, inbound assistant engineer, Carl Tapo, outbound engineer, Jerry Elliott, inbound engineer, John Mohamed, Product Line Manager, Bruce Ashley, outbound assistant engineer (on steps). Also not visible, the Conductors, Assistant Conductors, and Baggagemen are swapping out deeper in the train.
Photo Date:  9/10/1995  Upload Date: 3/7/2006 9:16:42 PM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Joe Marascalco
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 826(P40DC)
Views:  1093   Comments: 0
Waiting Room
Title:  Waiting Room
Description:  This was the door to the waiting room after the last Amtrak departed.
Photo Date:  9/10/1995  Upload Date: 3/7/2006 8:48:40 PM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Joe Marascalco
Categories: 
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Views:  308   Comments: 0
IC 6059
Title:  IC 6059
Description:  Detour Train from the Yazoo District coming by my house.
Photo Date:  1/1/1996  Upload Date: 3/6/2008 1:13:22 AM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Joe Marascalco
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 6059(SD40-2R)
Views:  586   Comments: 0
IC 9612
Title:  IC 9612
Description:  IC 9612 rests on the Scale Track before going to work on the Grenada Switcher
Photo Date:  1/1/1996  Upload Date: 3/7/2006 8:50:24 PM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Joe Marascalco
Categories: 
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Views:  664   Comments: 0
IC 8049
Title:  IC 8049
Description:  The IC 8049 sits in the N Pass at Grenada, photo by Fred Goff
Photo Date:  1/1/1996  Upload Date: 7/1/2009 2:08:23 PM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Fred Goff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 8049(GP10)
Views:  441   Comments: 0
I-01
Title:  I-01
Description:  I-01 coming by MP 619 in Grenada. Photo by Fred Goff.
Photo Date:  1/16/1996  Upload Date: 7/1/2009 3:04:10 AM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Fred Goff
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  IC 3120(GP40R) IC 3130(GP40R)
Views:  759   Comments: 0
Fred Goff and I
Title:  Fred Goff and I
Description:  Fred Goff and I before going to work on the Grenada Switcher. It was about this time that the old heads in Grenada would allow me to start working the ground with them at the age of 13. Fred retired in 2004 with 34 years of service. I hired out in with CN in Memphis as a conductor in 2006 and got promoted into engine service in 2011. I got to work out of Grenada on and off for 3 years before they sold the railroad.
Photo Date:  2/1/1996  Upload Date: 3/6/2008 1:06:26 AM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Dolly Marascalco
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 9612(GP38-2)
Views:  1273   Comments: 3
I-01
Title:  I-01
Description:  The hottest train on the railroad, Chicago to New Orleans pig train I-01 coming by the depot in rare snow for this area. Notice the L-shaped window. Photo by Fred Goff.
Photo Date:  2/2/1996  Upload Date: 7/1/2009 1:05:53 PM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Fred Goff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 3124(GP40R)
Views:  520   Comments: 0
I-01
Title:  I-01
Description:  The hottest train on the railroad, Chicago to New Orleans pig train I-01 coming by the depot in rare snow for this area. Photo by Fred Goff.
Photo Date:  2/2/1996  Upload Date: 7/1/2009 2:41:48 PM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Fred Goff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 6134(SD40-2)
Views:  451   Comments: 0
I-01
Title:  I-01
Description:  The hottest train on the railroad, Chicago to!New Orleans pig train I-01 comes by MP 620 on the south side of Grenada, photo by Fred Goff
Photo Date:  2/22/1996  Upload Date: 7/1/2009 3:22:38 AM
Location:  Coxburg, MS
Author:  Fred Goff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 3118(GP40R) IC 3102(GP40R)
Views:  764   Comments: 0
I-01
Title:  I-01
Description:  The hottest train on the railroad, Chicago to New Orleans pig train I-01 comes into Duck Hill, photo by Fred Goff
Photo Date:  2/23/1996  Upload Date: 7/1/2009 3:22:52 AM
Location:  Duck Hill, MS
Author:  Fred Goff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 48(P42DC)
Views:  440   Comments: 0
I-02
Title:  I-02
Description:  New Orleans to Chicago pig train, I-02 coming by Newsprint South, Grenada's papermill, photo by Fred Goff
Photo Date:  6/12/1996  Upload Date: 7/1/2009 3:41:22 AM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Fred Goff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 9612(GP38-2)
Views:  547   Comments: 0
MEJE
Title:  MEJE
Description:  Train MEGE (Memphis-Geismar, LA) is detouring on the Grenada district due to a derailment on the Yazoo District. The train has just come over Siren Crossing. Photo by Frek Goff.
Photo Date:  6/12/1996  Upload Date: 7/1/2009 3:36:17 PM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Fred Goff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 1009(SD70)
Views:  692   Comments: 0
NOCP
Title:  NOCP
Description:  Train NOCP (New Orleans to Champaign, IL) detours on the Grenada Distict due to a derailment on the Yazoo District. The train is coming cy MP 619 on the south side of Grenada. Photo by Fred Goff.
Photo Date:  6/12/1996  Upload Date: 7/1/2009 3:37:57 PM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Fred Goff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 6133(SD40-2)
Views:  914   Comments: 0
I-01
Title:  I-01
Description:  The hottest train on the railroad, Chicago to New Orleans pig train I-01 coming over Riverdale Road Crossing$just north of Grenada. Photo by Fred Goff.
Photo Date:  6/19/1996  Upload Date: 7/1/2009 3:54:27 PM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Fred Goff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 3107(GP40R)
Views:  653   Comments: 0
SP Empty Coal
Title:  SP Empty Coal
Description:  A SP Empty Coal comes by the Louisiana Pacific Chip Mill at Elliot. Notice the old GM&O Chip Hopper in the background. This Chipmill closed shortly after this picture. Photo by Fred Goff
Photo Date:  8/6/1996  Upload Date: 7/1/2009 12:52:19 PM
Location:  Elliott, MS
Author:  Fred Goff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 348(AC44CW)
Views:  432   Comments: 0
I-02
Title:  I-02
Description:  New Orleans to Chicago pig train I-02 coming by the south end of the siding at Grenada. Photo by Fred Goff.
Photo Date:  8/6/1996  Upload Date: 7/1/2009 3:01:59 PM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Fred Goff
Categories: 
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Views:  391   Comments: 0
I-02
Title:  I-02
Description:  New Orleans to Chicago pig train I-02 coming by MP 619 on the south side of Grenada. Photo by Fred Goff.
Photo Date:  8/6/1996  Upload Date: 7/1/2009 3:02:42 PM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Fred Goff
Categories: 
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Views:  404   Comments: 0
I-02
Title:  I-02
Description:  I-02 has just came over Siren Crossing. The concrete blocks near the street is all that is left of this once famous crossing. The track to the right is called the "New Track." Photo by Fred Goff.
Photo Date:  8/6/1996  Upload Date: 7/1/2009 3:02:20 PM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Fred Goff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 3135(GP40R)
Views:  465   Comments: 0
SP Empty Coal
Title:  SP Empty Coal
Description:  An SP empty coal goes north over Siren Crossing. The concrete block to the right of the train is all that remains of the old Siren Crossing. Photo by Fred Goff.
Photo Date:  8/6/1996  Upload Date: 7/1/2009 4:06:22 PM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Fred Goff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 348(AC44CW)
Views:  511   Comments: 0
Memphis/Batesville Local
Title:  Memphis/Batesville Local
Description:  The Memphis to Batesville local passes by where the Batesville depot used to be. After the depot was torn down, the city of Batesville built the current little shelter. The old semaphore order board is all that remains. Today, it too, is gone. This train will either pull into the siding or head down the main and swap crews with the Grenada to Batesville Local. Photo by Fred Goff.
Photo Date:  10/5/1996  Upload Date: 7/1/2009 1:03:23 PM
Location:  Batesville, MS
Author:  Fred Goff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 9566(GP38-2)
Views:  583   Comments: 0
Durant Switcher
Title:  Durant Switcher
Description:  The Durant Switcher pulls a cut of cars in from the north side of town, which at that time had 1 chip mill and 2 Wood Yards. The short wood came from Charles Donald and the long wood came from International Paper. Photo by Fred Goff.
Photo Date:  10/9/1996  Upload Date: 7/1/2009 1:03:57 PM
Location:  Durant, MS
Author:  Fred Goff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 8702(GP11)
Views:  689   Comments: 0
Northbound Detour
Title:  Northbound Detour
Description:  A northbound that normally went up the Yazoo District is detouring through Grenada today. Notice the GM&O chip hopper to the right. The Compress Track to the far left was removed in April of 1998. Photo by Fred Goff.
Photo Date:  11/22/1996  Upload Date: 7/1/2009 1:06:28 PM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Fred Goff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 6013(SD40A)
Views:  726   Comments: 0
Empty Coal
Title:  Empty Coal
Description:  BNSF Empty Coal coming by the depot
Photo Date:  1/1/1997  Upload Date: 3/7/2006 8:49:42 PM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Joe Marascalco
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9297(SD60M)
Views:  934   Comments: 0
IC 9626
Title:  IC 9626
Description:  IC 9626 sits on the Coach Track before going to work on the Grenada Switcher
Photo Date:  3/1/1997  Upload Date: 3/7/2006 8:52:16 PM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Joe Marascalco
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 9626(GP38-2)
Views:  489   Comments: 1
Batesville Local
Title:  Batesville Local
Description:  Left to right, Brakeman Sam Person and Conductor Johnny Tyner. Sam went out on a disability a few years later and Johnny was killed in a tragic accident at work in December of 1998.
Photo Date:  3/1/1997  Upload Date: 3/7/2006 11:41:49 PM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Joe Marascalco
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 8743(GP11) IC 8733(GP11)
Views:  1097   Comments: 0
IC 8726
Title:  IC 8726
Description:  IC 8726 sits on the Scale Track
Photo Date:  3/1/1997  Upload Date: 3/7/2006 11:47:00 PM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Joe Marascalco
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 8726(GP11) IC 8741(GP11)
Views:  706   Comments: 0
IC 8741
Title:  IC 8741
Description:  IC 8741 sits on the Scale Track
Photo Date:  3/1/1997  Upload Date: 3/7/2006 11:47:29 PM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Joe Marascalco
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 8741(GP11)
Views:  603   Comments: 0
Amtrak 59
Title:  Amtrak 59
Description:  City of New Orleans detours on the Grenada District due to a derailment on the Yazoo District
Photo Date:  7/19/1997  Upload Date: 3/7/2006 9:07:50 PM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Joe Marascalco
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 811(P40DC)
Views:  1767   Comments: 0
Amtrak 59
Title:  Amtrak 59
Description:  City of New Orleans detours on the Grenada District due to a derailment on the Yazoo District. The two white bricks near the steps of the engine is right where 59 would stop its head end every morning back when Amtrak used to run through here. They were even changing crews here today. That day seemed just like a normal day.
Photo Date:  7/19/1997  Upload Date: 3/7/2006 9:08:23 PM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Joe Marascalco
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 811(P40DC)
Views:  769   Comments: 0
Amtrak 59
Title:  Amtrak 59
Description:  The City of New Orleans detours through Grenada due to a derailment on the Yazoo District, photl by Fred Goff. The engines on the Coach track are for the locals out of Grenada, with so many trains detouring this day, the dispatcher did not let any locals get out on the main. The tracks from left to right are, majn, pass, coach, scale, compress. The compress track was removed in April of 1998. Photo by Fred Goff.
Photo Date:  7/19/1997  Upload Date: 7/1/2009 3:09:31 AM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Fred Goff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 811(P40DC)
Views:  1784   Comments: 2
Amtrak 59
Title:  Amtrak 59
Description:  Amtrak detours on the Grenada District due to a derailment on the Yazoo District
Photo Date:  7/19/1997  Upload Date: 3/7/2006 3:25:53 PM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Joe Marascalco
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 811(P40DC)
Views:  642   Comments: 0
catching on
Title:  catching on
Description:  Left to right, Conductor Fred Goff and Brakeman Johnny Tyner are seen catching on a train in front of the depot. Fred retired in 2004 with 34 years of service with the IC and Johnny was killed in a tragic accident at work in December of 1998. The train in the siding is a southbound freight that was detouring because of a derailment on the Yazoo District. The train's crew hogged here at Grenada and is currently awaiting a new crew.
Photo Date:  7/19/1997  Upload Date: 3/7/2006 11:46:24 PM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Joe Marascalco
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 8712(GP11)
Views:  781   Comments: 0
I-02
Title:  I-02
Description:  New Orleans to Chicago pig train I-02 coming by Grenada's papermill, Newsprint South, photo by Fred Goff
Photo Date:  7/20/1997  Upload Date: 7/1/2009 3:52:37 AM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Fred Goff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 3102(GP40R)
Views:  565   Comments: 0
I-01
Title:  I-01
Description:  The hottest train on the railroad, Chicago to New Orleans pig train I-01 coming into Oakland passing under HWY 32. Photo by Fred Goff.
Photo Date:  7/20/1997  Upload Date: 7/1/2009 2:42:39 PM
Location:  Oakland, MS
Author:  Fred Goff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 3115(GP40R)
Views:  701   Comments: 0
I-01
Title:  I-01
Description:  The hottest train on the railroad, Chicago to New Orleans pig train I-01 coming by the old Wye switch at North Yard. They removed the Wye in the early 1990's. Photo by Fred Goff
Photo Date:  7/24/1997  Upload Date: 7/1/2009 2:40:35 PM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Fred Goff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 3125(GP40R) IC 3122(GP40R)
Views:  558   Comments: 0
I-01
Title:  I-01
Description:  The hottest train on the railroad, Chicago to New Orleans pig train I-01 is coming by the siding at Blanche. The middle unit is a recently aquired IC 3140. Blanche is not actually a town, just the name of a siding that is just south of Oakland. This siding was 3,190 ft. long and the south half of was removed in 2007. Photo by Fred Goff.
Photo Date:  11/4/1997  Upload Date: 7/1/2009 2:41:20 PM
Location:  Blanche, MS
Author:  Fred Goff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 3140(GP40-3)
Views:  1469   Comments: 0
I-01
Title:  I-01
Description:  The hottest train on the railroad, Chicago to New Orleans pig train I-01 near Eskridge. Photo by Fred Goff.
Photo Date:  11/11/1997  Upload Date: 7/1/2009 2:41:37 PM
Location:  Eskridge, MS
Author:  Fred Goff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 3108(GP40R)
Views:  477   Comments: 0

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