One of Meridian Southern’s former Conrail B23-7s rests in Quitman, MS.

One of Meridian Southern’s former Conrail B23-7s rests in Quitman, MS.

Meridian Southern Railroad’s pair of ex-Santa Fe B23-7 are seen basking in the afternoon sun in Waynesboro, MS. MDS 4270 MDS 4228

Other than the white patch and new number on the cab, this Conrail General Electric Dash 7 locomotive looks almost like it did when it rolled out of Erie, Pennsylvania in 1978. The shortline Meri... (more)

Santa Fe and Conrail in 2021? A 1979 built General Electric B23-7 is still in a mostly untouched Santa Fe bluebonnet paint scheme over 40 years after coming from the factory. The Meridian Southe... (more)

It is hard to believe that Southeast Mississippi would be home to some of the last Conrail Dash 7 units in existence. Proudly displaying Conrail Quality on her nose, Meridian Southern 4039 waits ... (more)

A very tired looking General Electric locomotive built in the 1970s is leading a short train of grain hoppers bound for the large grain facility in Waynesboro, Mississippi. This unit served on bo... (more)

Trading the snow for humidity. You might think this former Conrail unit is sitting in the weeds waiting for scrap but you would be wrong. This is one of the handful of old GE Dash 7 locomotives ... (more)

On a quiet Sunday Morning in the small town of Quitman, MS., a Meridian Southern Grain Train is seen shoving their train out onto the main line to make the run south to the Feed Plant at Waynesbor... (more)

A pair of former Conrail B23-7's power a Meridian Southern (MDS) Freight Train as they head south through Shubuta, MS., on their way to Waynesboro to do some work before returning back north to Me... (more)

A pair of former Conrail B23-7's power a Meridian Southern (MDS) Freight Train as they head south through Shubuta, MS., on their way to Waynesboro to do some work before returning back north to Me... (more)

A pair of former Conrail B23-7's power a Meridian Southern (MDS) Freight Train as they head south into Waynesboro, MS., to do some work before returning back north to Meridian, MS.

A pair of former Conrail B23-7's lead a Meridian Southern (MDS) Freight Train southbound out of Quitman, MS., bound for Waynesboro, MS.

Meridian Southern B23-7 #4051 waits patiently as the #4039 pulls a cut of Grain Cars by for the Feed Plant in Waynesboro, MS.

A pair of former Conrail B23-7's power a Meridian Southern (MDS) Freight Train as they head south through De Soto, MS., on their way to do some work in Waynesboro before returning back north to Me... (more)