Not limited to a fence or captivity, the classic EMDs of the Gulfport local catch the diffused light of a fading sun as they make a run south through Saucier.

After working Baldwin Pole in Wiggins, the last road snoot SD40 of the KCS takes the Gulfport-Hattiesburg turn at a leisurely pace through downtown.

A trio of KCS SD40's highballs through Saucier, MS as they continue the trip home to Gulfport, MS after a hard days work.

Amtrak #145 leads southbound "Crescent" across the diamond as it slows to make a stop in Meridian.

Compared to yesterday, this Jackson Local has it easy today. Yesterday 13,000 ton delivery from the Vicksburg Southern required a 3rd motor and a crawl to get out of the Mississippi River Valley a... (more)

The KCS Gulfport Local job at Hattiesburg and chased them back south. The job had cool set of 4-SD40's. Here the job hammers on the binders as they slow for the permanent 10 mph slow order at Wigg... (more)

The Memphis to Mobile road freight for CN is down to 17 mph as they top the 1% grade south of Mendenhall. The train is carrying a bunch of grain for Mobile, so they are little bit heavier today. T... (more)

The Memphis to Mobile daily freight train is working south on the CN Beaumont Sub. The next stop is work at Hattiesburg Yard. The train has a bunch of grain today, so they are quite heavy. A KCS m... (more)

Jackson can be a hot bed of activity at times. This is where the CN's Mainline of Mid-America crosses the KCS Meridian Speedway. Here we have 3 trains all fighting to get thru Switchtender, which ... (more)

We rode Amtrak's "City of New Orleans" train down to New Orleans and back for our vacation. here we are on our way home and stopped at Jackson for an engineer change out. With the heat we were res... (more)

Northbound Crescent is only 117 miles into the 1377 mile trip from New Orleans to New York City. The train departed New Orleans at 9:15, and is out of Hattiesburg now on time at 11:45. Here the tr... (more)

Looks as if a local came to grief somewhere and is stored awaiting what? Photo by "Boxcar" Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.

Cute. No frills. I bet this thing was a rolling sauna in the Mississippi/Alabama summers. I've always wondered what the curved handrail on the side of cabooses is for. I've never seen it used f... (more)

Wood! That's what it's all about on the M&B especially back here in the pre-Big Orange days. Here a local is doing some work. Interesting line to follow. Pretty much BFE all the way.

Framed just south of Agricola, MS, an empty BNSF coal set breaks the silence of the cool night as they roll north on the Mississippi Export Railroad. The 135 car train has just unloaded at the Vic... (more)