Canadian National's Wisconsin Central Heritage ET44AC Locomotive #3069 acts as the DP unit on northbound Tanker Train U261, seen here passing through the Mississippi Delta at Mileston, MS.

Canadian National Freight Train A420 heads south through Glendora, MS.

CN SD70ACe #8100 pushes on the rear of Train U260 as they head south through the Mississippi Delta at Glendora, MS.

CN SD70ACe #8100 pushes on the rear of Train U260 as they head south through Swan Lake, MS.

As small waves from the St. Louis Bay lap against shore, CSX’s New Orleans, LA - Waycross, GA mixed freight M606 eases across the Bay St. Louis bridge in Pass Christian, MS behind a pair of CSX ... (more)

MSE 66 and company bring the southbound freight 51 through Movella, MS.

Mississippi Southern pokes itself out on the KCS at Newton.

I tend to think of these as gone too soon but Conrail & NS got 25 years or so out of them so here’s a portrait that’s deserved.

Amtrak’s Southbound "The City Of New Orleans" Train #59 passes through Wakeland, MS., with AMTK ALC-42 #307 on the point

Amtrak’s Southbound "The City Of New Orleans" Train #59 passes through Glendora, MS., with AMTK ALC-42 #307 on the point

Amtrak’s Northbound "The City Of New Orleans" Train #58 passes through Egypt, MS., with AMTK ALC-42 #307 on the point

Mississippi Delta's aka The Rock waits for its next assignment.

Heading south over the CN's Yazoo Sub Amtrak's City of New Orleans heads for the namesake city as it passes a field of soybeans near Money Mississippi.

Canadian National Grain Train G887 heads northbound through the Mississippi Delta at Tchula, MS.

Canadian National's Wisconsin Central Heritage ET44AC Locomotive #3069 acts as the DP unit on northbound Tanker Train U261, seen here passing through the Mississippi Delta at Thornton, MS.