3 coals were at the CN Junction yesterday, 2 SB and 1 NB. The NB however was followed by a NB pig and a NB steel. Lot's of traffic through Memphis... well, for a Mississippi boy.
This was the last shot I decided to grab of this SB coal. I thought maybe there'd be something waiting at the Saratoga siding to go north, but no such luck, so I called it a day.
The Outbound Q-194 passes through Byram, MS at about 50mph. Movin!
A shot that isn't exactly easy to get... had to climb a hill of kudzu to get to it. Big Black is always a favorite.
The Detector and a tower sit at this crossing and begin calculating as CLAT speeds by.
LAAT crosses the Mississippi River Bridge into the VBurg yard
ATDA does a little yard work before hitting the road again.
ATDA comes down the hill at East Rankin towards Brandon.
The Monroe-to-Jackson train rolls into the yard, meeting CXSH on the mainline.
A TFM Repaint (KCS de Mexico) sits on the lead of a short pig waiting to head out.
The new M-2 runs through the middle of the delta as the sun slowly disappears.
Mr. Randy Porter's train had to stop at Brandon... for really no known reason.
The rock train had to sit in the yard to wait on MXJA and LCAR before proceeding to Vicksburg.
SHNS rounds the curve towards Pearson Rd. as it passes the Rankin Turn
This CNIC loaded grain is being pulled by a guest locamotive from BNSF and one of the few ex-Conrail units painted CN.
