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Title: |
Across The Table |
Description: |
A view to the enginehouse with some background included. |
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1/11/1998 Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM |
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Vicksburg, MS |
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Ed Hopson |
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433 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
A Mess O' Pow'r |
Description: |
View the other way shows light and medium-duty locos parked bumper-to-bumper. |
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1/11/1998 Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM |
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Vicksburg, MS |
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Ed Hopson |
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527 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Archetypical Structure |
Description: |
Make yourself a model sand tower! Send me a picture! |
Photo Date: |
1/11/1998 Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM |
Location: |
Vicksburg, MS |
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Ed Hopson |
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457 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Time To Go |
Description: |
Think I'll take one more... |
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1/11/1998 Upload Date: 4/10/2004 10:25:39 PM |
Location: |
Vicksburg, MS |
Author: |
Ed Hopson |
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KCS 3047(GP40-2) |
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671 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
The Pit and the Podium |
Description: |
The slope-roofed tower in middle background controls all the eyes can see. |
Photo Date: |
1/11/1998 Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM |
Location: |
Vicksburg, MS |
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Ed Hopson |
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425 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Early Evening Light- Oh So Right |
Description: |
The BN green on these 2nd hand units is really complimented by the sun. |
Photo Date: |
1/11/1998 Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM |
Location: |
Vicksburg, MS |
Author: |
Ed Hopson |
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KCS 3047(GP40-2) KCS 3059(GP40-2) |
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1351 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Gunshy |
Description: |
3056 has only heard of turntables & looks at the pit tentatively. The bridge rocks when her wheels touch it. 'Sure I won't fall in?' |
Photo Date: |
1/11/1998 Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM |
Location: |
Vicksburg, MS |
Author: |
Ed Hopson |
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KCS 3056(GP40-2) |
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1106 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Airborne, Eastward, Sundown |
Description: |
Ex-Canadian 4-axle wide-cab heads a TOFC train for the NS at Birmingham across the Mississippi River bridge. |
Photo Date: |
1/11/1998 Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM |
Location: |
Vicksburg, MS |
Author: |
Ed Hopson |
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KCS 4701(GP40-2LW) |
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583 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
The Pause That Refreshes |
Description: |
Multiple consists take sand and fuel at the terminal. |
Photo Date: |
1/11/1998 Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM |
Location: |
Vicksburg, MS |
Author: |
Ed Hopson |
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KCS 3056(GP40-2) KCS 4778(GP40-3) |
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1008 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
I want To Ride Too |
Description: |
4778 waits her turn at the Vicksburg turntable. |
Photo Date: |
1/11/1998 Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM |
Location: |
Vicksburg, MS |
Author: |
Ed Hopson |
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KCS 4778(GP40-3) KCS 613(SD40-3) |
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1310 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
For A Spin |
Description: |
Small turntable can handle an SD40 and that's about all, so the steam which once ruled here was pretty small. |
Photo Date: |
1/11/1998 Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM |
Location: |
Vicksburg, MS |
Author: |
Ed Hopson |
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KCS 4778(GP40-3) |
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765 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Parting Shot At The River City |
Description: |
The light are coming on around town and it's near about supper time. See y'all. |
Photo Date: |
1/11/1998 Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM |
Location: |
Vicksburg, MS |
Author: |
Ed Hopson |
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KCS 4793(GP40-3) |
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444 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
No Urban Blight |
Description: |
KCS' yard is remarkably clean for a older downtown facility. |
Photo Date: |
1/11/1998 Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM |
Location: |
Vicksburg, MS |
Author: |
Ed Hopson |
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KCS 4793(GP40-3) |
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487 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Incoming |
Description: |
Power is taken off, serviced and put on in a round the clock drama. |
Photo Date: |
1/11/1998 Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM |
Location: |
Vicksburg, MS |
Author: |
Ed Hopson |
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Locomotives: |
KCS 4793(GP40-3) KCS 3059(GP40-2) |
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812 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Double-bunked |
Description: |
Tucked neatly away, the pair await the gloved attention of the Vicksburg shop force. |
Photo Date: |
1/11/1998 Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM |
Location: |
Vicksburg, MS |
Author: |
Ed Hopson |
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KCS 601(SD40-3) KCS 606(SD40-3) |
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1320 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Single-bunked |
Description: |
Small modern 2-track enginehouse replaced older brick buildingin the 1980-era. |
Photo Date: |
1/11/1998 Upload Date: 4/10/2004 9:12:18 PM |
Location: |
Vicksburg, MS |
Author: |
Ed Hopson |
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KCS 601(SD40-3) |
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821 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
The Go- Around |
Description: |
Disabled 606 on the turntable. |
Photo Date: |
1/11/1998 Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM |
Location: |
Vicksburg, MS |
Author: |
Ed Hopson |
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KCS 606(SD40-3) |
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799 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Lil' Help Please |
Description: |
That's a dead 606 getting an assist into the 'house. |
Photo Date: |
1/11/1998 Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM |
Location: |
Vicksburg, MS |
Author: |
Ed Hopson |
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Locomotives: |
KCS 606(SD40-3) |
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870 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Take it To The Next Level |
Description: |
After the river crossing, eastbounds duck under I-20 on a sharp curve & downgrade towards downtown |
Photo Date: |
1/11/1998 Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM |
Location: |
Vicksburg, MS |
Author: |
Ed Hopson |
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KCS 608(SD40-3) |
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886 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Middle-aged EMD |
Description: |
They don't get much bigger than this in the terminal area. |
Photo Date: |
1/11/1998 Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM |
Location: |
Vicksburg, MS |
Author: |
Ed Hopson |
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Locomotives: |
KCS 655(SD40-2) |
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629 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Middleweight Hauler |
Description: |
Just waiting around for some attention, thank you. |
Photo Date: |
1/11/1998 Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM |
Location: |
Vicksburg, MS |
Author: |
Ed Hopson |
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KCS 672(SD40-3) |
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1164 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
About Worn Out |
Description: |
The 'Operation Lifesaver' concept and the old IC geep. |
Photo Date: |
1/11/1998 Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM |
Location: |
Vicksburg, MS |
Author: |
Ed Hopson |
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Locomotives: |
MSRC 1015(GP10) |
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1443 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Line In From The North |
Description: |
A spur now, this track once went all the way to Greenville [of Columbus & Greenville fame]. |
Photo Date: |
1/11/1998 Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM |
Location: |
Vicksburg, MS |
Author: |
Ed Hopson |
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Locomotives: |
MSRC 1046(GP10) MSRC 1078(GP10) |
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743 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Where You Go, I Go |
Description: |
Mid-South Rail Corp handles tertiary branch lines with old IC Paducah rebuilds. They're at every KCS shop and Terminal, but I don't know if the one owns the other. |
Photo Date: |
1/11/1998 Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM |
Location: |
Vicksburg, MS |
Author: |
Ed Hopson |
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Locomotives: |
MSRC 1080(GP10) |
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684 Comments: 0 |
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