The new Rock Island Rail showed us some southern hospitality on our visit to Mississippi, a railroad of class, ran by great people.

Rock Island's two GP38-2s lead a cut of tank cars south through Webb, MS.

RILX leads a northbound freight into Webb coming back from the CN.

Newly painted GP38's 4373 and 4310 depart Sumner Southbound with a cut of cars for the Canadian National Railroad and will interchange the cut in Swan lake.

The pair of newly painted Rock Island GP38’s #4310 and #4373 pulls a cut of covered hoppers through Webb, MS, as they head south towards Swan Lake, MS.

Rock Island Rail's freshly painted GP38s is at Albin, Mississippi a few miles south of Webb while headed to Swan Lake during the day's outing on May 23, 2020.

Rock Island Rail is southbound at Webb, Mississippi on May 23, 2020 with the pair of freshly debuted GP38s.

Rock Island Rail is southbound into Webb, Mississippi on May 23, 2020 with the pair of freshly debuted GP38s.

RILX GP38s 4310 and 4373 are at Sumner, Mississippi on the morning of May 23, 2020.

Newly painted Rock Island GP38’s #4310 and #4373 pose for a night shot beside the depot in Webb, MS.

The pair of newly painted Rock Island GP38’s #4310 and #4373 pulls a cut of covered hoppers passed the train depot in Webb, MS, as they head south towards Swan Lake, MS.

The pair of newly painted Rock Island GP38’s #4310 and #4373 pulls a cut of covered hoppers through Webb, MS, as they head south towards Swan Lake, MS.

The pair of newly painted Rock Island GP38’s #4310 and #4373 pulls a cut of covered hoppers passed the train depot in Webb, MS, as they head south towards Swan Lake, MS.

After the unveiling of Rock Island Rail's new GP38-2, number 4373, it and 4310 begin a photo charter run south to Swan Lake.