Nice day for a shot of big power crossing the Big Black River.
Well, this was a first for me. I've always seen cars down here on this track to be unloaded, but never actually seen them bring them down before.
Had never gotten a shot of a train on this line before. You can see a hint of the MS River bridge and the Memphis Pyramid in the background.
NSSH met this unit KCS grain in Tallulah, and I followed it back to V-burg to get a shot of it coming across the river.
UP 7171 meets an empty coal being pulled by two IC SD's.
Had to stop in Amory to swap crews, but left shortly after to continue the trip south
No, this is not at night. Instead, this was the 5:00 morning I woke up to... cloudy and rainy.
Amtrak had to make accomodations for the derailment of about 5 of Q195's well cars yesterday.
194 rushes through Lake Cormorant after meeting 343 at Walls
Tchula is a great spot for a photo of a SB. Just barely on the map, but enough in the town to put it on there.
This was the only train for KCS to run on the last day of 2007.
I got a heads up from a crew friend of mine about this train. He told me it had just left Meridian so I left immediately. NS/KCS combined business train with executives from both RR's onboard. ... (more)
2716 looks really bad... kinda looks like these engines never get a bath.
A calico consist was pulling this July 4 WB pig through Bovina.
