My first time seeing an ex-CITIRAIL unit leading came on an early morning in March. I was preparing to head to Gulfport for Spring Break but decided to travel alongside the Yazoo Sub for a minute... (more)

Long shadows were cast Monday morning by a unit ore train on its way north, led by 2 CN units and an NS guest.

It's not a rare sight anymore to see BNSF power leading trains on the CN. It is still however rare to see BNSF power leading a unit CN oil train. Here, BNSF 7227 leads the train around the large... (more)

There's not a lot to look at in the Mississippi Delta during brown season, but CN has been sporting just about every Class I railroad on its trains here recently on the Yazoo Sub. This southbound... (more)

IC SD70 #1026 leads Canadian National Freight Train M301 north as they pass through Walls, MS.

Canadian National Freight Train A419 heads north through Walls, MS.

A419 heads north approaching Memphis, Tn on this nice clear morning.

Delta history. After meeting Q194 at Lake Cormorant, a northbound CN freight rolls towards Memphis on the Y&MV line built in the late 1800's. To the left the original alignment of Highway 61 "The ... (more)

Class Leader CN 3000 leads a roughly 1.2 mile long cut of cars through Walls, MS at the far northern end of the Delta on the CN Yazoo Sub.

Southbound City of New Orleans enters the Mississippi Delta as it rolls South behind one of Amtrak's 40th Anniversary units; #156.

Good Morning America. AMTK #59 led by AMTK #36 barrels through the small town of Walls, MS on a chilly fall morning.

After meeting the southbound City of New Orleans, CN 2328 leads a northbound through Walls, MS into Memphis, TN on the CN Yazoo Subdivision.

A southbound CN/IC manifest races through Walls, Mississippi shortly after leaving Memphis in October 2003. (Slide Scan)

CN 2999 leads a southbound out of Walls, MS into the cotton fields along the CN Yazoo Subdivision.

A northbound Canadian National freight temporarily adds a streak of color to a sea of white as it charges through the cotton fields on a dreary Delta day.