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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. |
| Photo Date: |
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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105 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"ACe at dawn" |
| Description: |
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. |
| Photo Date: |
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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127 Comments: 0 |
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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 |
| Photo Date: |
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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124 Comments: 0 |
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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. |
| Photo Date: |
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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99 Comments: 0 |
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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. |
| Photo Date: |
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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230 Comments: 0 |
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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. |
| Photo Date: |
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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89 Comments: 0 |
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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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121 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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93 Comments: 0 |
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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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96 Comments: 0 |
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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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99 Comments: 0 |
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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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114 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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105 Comments: 0 |
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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 |
| Photo Date: |
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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122 Comments: 0 |
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