Macon local southbound
Macon local southbound to Meridian
A former Frisco GP40-2 (now a GP40-3) is on the point of KCS' Macon Local as it waits for its turn to come into the KCS yard to do some switching moves before going back to Artesia, MS.
After doing some yard work, the power for the local has just ran around its train and is pounding across the diamond as it leaves Meridian bound for home in Artesia, MS.
The daily Macon Local arrives in Meridian with a trio of Southern Belle Geeps.
As the sun begins to set, we catch the Macon Local pulling hard out of the tree cut in the community of Lauderdale, MS. Leading the train is a recently rebuild EMD GP40-2WL. This unit was formally... (more)