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| Title: |
"Sunsets and Chicago sprints" |
| Description: |
Making up for lost time south of Jackson, MS, the northbound Amtrak City of New Orleans train 58 races past the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley RR depot in Flora, MS at sunset. |
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4/1/2022 Upload Date: 4/7/2022 11:48:18 AM |
| Location: |
Flora, MS |
| Author: |
Jonathan Fulmer |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 170(P42DC) |
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| Title: |
"ACe at dawn" |
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The next day were back out on the Yazoo Sub in Bentonia awaiting the arrival of Amtrak 59, the southbound City of New Orleans. First however there is this northbound manifest out of the way, led by BNSF SD70ACe 8750. |
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4/2/2022 Upload Date: 4/7/2022 11:56:59 AM |
| Location: |
Bentonia, MS |
| Author: |
Jonathan Fulmer |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 8750(SD70ACe) CN 2614(C44-9W) |
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| Title: |
"Blue sky for 59" |
| Description: |
With the northbound manifest out of the way, the southbound Amtrak City of New Orleans races through Bentonia, again attempting to make up for lost time between Memphis and Yazoo City |
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4/2/2022 Upload Date: 4/7/2022 2:20:40 PM |
| Location: |
Bentonia, MS |
| Author: |
Jonathan Fulmer |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 19(P42DC) |
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| Title: |
"Goin for a reload" |
| Description: |
After trying (and failing) to intercept 59 again in Flora, we catch a northbound empty tank train with a DC gevo leading a pair of SD70M-2s. With NS having gotten rid of their M-2s, this is the first time Ive seen one, let alone two. |
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4/2/2022 Upload Date: 4/7/2022 2:26:55 PM |
| Location: |
Flora, MS |
| Author: |
Jonathan Fulmer |
| Categories: |
Station |
| Locomotives: |
CN 2265(ES44DC) CN 8016(SD70M-2) CN 8863(SD70M-2) |
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| Title: |
"Mystery Tanks" |
| Description: |
After the northbound empty ethanol was out of the way, the CN sent what appeared to be a loaded ethanol train through Flora. Upon further inspection however, these tank cars were marked for chemical and acid use rather than ethanol. This is one of few runs that carries chemicals between Memphis and points in Louisiana. |
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4/2/2022 Upload Date: 4/7/2022 2:33:07 PM |
| Location: |
Flora, MS |
| Author: |
Jonathan Fulmer |
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| Locomotives: |
CN 3058(ET44AC) BNSF 981(C44-9W) |
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| Title: |
"EMDs with empties" |
| Description: |
Next up through Flora was this empty grain train (with small manifest block) with a pair of CN SD75Is in the lead. With GE being the norm for what I catch in Georgia, it was nice to get some EMD action for a change. |
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4/2/2022 Upload Date: 4/7/2022 2:37:24 PM |
| Location: |
Flora, MS |
| Author: |
Jonathan Fulmer |
| Categories: |
Station,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
CN 5738(SD75I) CN 5742(SD75I) |
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| Title: |
"T4 empties" |
| Description: |
Not far on the heels of the empty grain was another unit empty train, this time a coal train running with a pair of gevos running 1x1. |
| Photo Date: |
4/2/2022 Upload Date: 4/7/2022 2:55:45 PM |
| Location: |
Flora, MS |
| Author: |
Jonathan Fulmer |
| Categories: |
Station |
| Locomotives: |
CN 3134(ET44AC) |
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84 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Tail end charlie" |
| Description: |
Using a bit of a military expression, we see the rear of the northbound empty coal drag racing away from the former Yazoo and Mississippi River depot in Flora. |
| Photo Date: |
4/2/2022 Upload Date: 4/7/2022 3:01:16 PM |
| Location: |
Flora, MS |
| Author: |
Jonathan Fulmer |
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| Locomotives: |
CN 2926(ES44AC) |
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| Title: |
"Loaded EMD" |
| Description: |
With the empties out the way, its time for a pair of southbounds to go by, with the first being a loaded grain train with another SD75I up front leading an NS DC Gevo. |
| Photo Date: |
4/2/2022 Upload Date: 4/7/2022 3:05:10 PM |
| Location: |
Flora, MS |
| Author: |
Jonathan Fulmer |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CN 5783(SD75I) NS 7674(ES44DC) |
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| Title: |
"Loaded coal to end the day" |
| Description: |
Final train of the day in Flora was this loaded coal train with yet another T4 Gevo leading. |
| Photo Date: |
4/2/2022 Upload Date: 4/7/2022 3:12:47 PM |
| Location: |
Flora, MS |
| Author: |
Jonathan Fulmer |
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| Locomotives: |
CN 3162(ET44AC) |
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| Title: |
"100 on the rear" |
| Description: |
At the end of the loaded coal train was a nice surprise with one of the CN 100 Anniversary units in tow. |
| Photo Date: |
4/2/2022 Upload Date: 4/7/2022 3:15:22 PM |
| Location: |
Flora, MS |
| Author: |
Jonathan Fulmer |
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| Locomotives: |
CN 3891(ES44AC) |
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87 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"18 hours of heritage, PT.1" |
| Description: |
After finishing the day in Flora, I go to explore a siding close to my hotel in Yazoo City, what I came up on was a big surprise in the form of GTW 5848. GTW 5848 was one of the few units that was built for the PLE and was acquired by the GTW in 1985, originally sporting a black and white style paint. |
| Photo Date: |
4/2/2022 Upload Date: 4/7/2022 3:22:22 PM |
| Location: |
Yazoo City, MS |
| Author: |
Jonathan Fulmer |
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| Locomotives: |
GTW 5848(GP38-2) IC 9620(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
"Blue skies still shine for the good track road" |
| Description: |
More of GTW 5848 and IC 9620. With their numbers slowly dwindling, its rather nice to catch a GTW still on the rails, even if its offline |
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4/2/2022 Upload Date: 4/7/2022 3:45:14 PM |
| Location: |
Yazoo City, MS |
| Author: |
Jonathan Fulmer |
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| Locomotives: |
GTW 5848(GP38-2) IC 9620(GP38-2) |
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97 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Chemical pumpkins" |
| Description: |
Final day on the Yazoo Sub again finds us in Yazoo City waiting for a southbound chemical train to come by. The lead motor is BNSF 8750, which was seen the previous day along with CN 2614 on a northbound manifest. However behind that powerset was an even better catch. |
| Photo Date: |
4/3/2022 Upload Date: 4/7/2022 3:55:05 PM |
| Location: |
Yazoo City, MS |
| Author: |
Jonathan Fulmer |
| Categories: |
Signal |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 8750(SD70ACe) CN 2614(C44-9W) IC 1039(SD70) IC 1015(SD70) |
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| Title: |
"The last of the standard cabs" |
| Description: |
Trailing behind the previous days manifest power was a nice surprise featuring a pair of standard cab EMD SD70s, with one of them featuring its original Illinois Central "Death Star" paint scheme. This was a first for me to catch one of these Death Stars, let alone on home rails. |
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4/3/2022 Upload Date: 4/7/2022 4:05:34 PM |
| Location: |
Yazoo City, MS |
| Author: |
Jonathan Fulmer |
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| Locomotives: |
CN 2614(C44-9W) IC 1039(SD70) IC 1015(SD70) |
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97 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"18 hours of heritage PT.2" |
| Description: |
Full view of IC 1015. Ironically enough, I own an HO Scale model of this exact road number, who would've thought I would get it on this trip. This was also the second unit that I had seen in its original paint in about 12 hours, and it wasn't going to be the last. |
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4/3/2022 Upload Date: 4/7/2022 4:09:29 PM |
| Location: |
Yazoo City, MS |
| Author: |
Jonathan Fulmer |
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| Locomotives: |
IC 1039(SD70) IC 1015(SD70) |
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117 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Faded but still proud" |
| Description: |
Part of the chemical train was another nice catch in the form of this ICG grain car still sporting its full (albeit faded) ICG paint. |
| Photo Date: |
4/3/2022 Upload Date: 4/7/2022 4:15:26 PM |
| Location: |
Yazoo City, MS |
| Author: |
Jonathan Fulmer |
| Categories: |
RollingStock |
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| Title: |
"18 hours of heritage, PT.3" |
| Description: |
It seemed that the heritage didnt want to end on this day, as not only did I get an IC Death Star, upon reaching Jackson, MS I caught BLE SD40T-3 907 working the yard with an SD40-2W still sporting its zebra stripe paint. This was probably the rarest catch on the trip, as most of the time these BLE units are in pusher service or used on ore trains in the Great Lakes, so its rare to catch one all the way in Mississippi. |
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4/3/2022 Upload Date: 4/7/2022 4:32:23 PM |
| Location: |
Jackson, MS |
| Author: |
Jonathan Fulmer |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
BLE 907(SD40-3) CN 5341(SD40-2W) |
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| Title: |
"The Jackson Tunnel" |
| Description: |
Another shot of 907. Not only was this the first BLE unit I caught, but this is also the first tunnel motor I caught. Its a nice piece of history, pretty clean too. |
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4/3/2022 Upload Date: 4/7/2022 4:35:31 PM |
| Location: |
Jackson, MS |
| Author: |
Jonathan Fulmer |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
BLE 907(SD40-3) |
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| Title: |
"Gulf in Jackson" |
| Description: |
With BLE 907 rolling back further in the yard, it uncovered this trio of former ICG GP38-2s awaiting assignment in Jackson Yard. |
| Photo Date: |
4/3/2022 Upload Date: 4/7/2022 4:38:07 PM |
| Location: |
Jackson, MS |
| Author: |
Jonathan Fulmer |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
IC 9618(GP38-2) IC 9572(GP38-2) IC 9614(GP38-2) |
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126 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"18 hours of heritage, PT.4" |
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As if the GTW, BLE and IC werent enough, I venture down to the CN Yard in Hattiesburg, MS and find yet another IC Death Star, this time IC GP40R 3107. This would end the heritage catches for the day, with that said, this was my fourth heritage unit in less than 18 hours, I dont think ill ever have the same luck that I had on this trip ever again. |
| Photo Date: |
4/3/2022 Upload Date: 4/7/2022 4:44:00 PM |
| Location: |
Hattiesburg, MS |
| Author: |
Jonathan Fulmer |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
IC 3107(GP40R) |
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98 Comments: 0 |
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