Dressed as "Illinois Central 4035" to recreate the "City Of New Orleans" consist, a special charter train heads south over what is now Grenada Railroad.
Blowing a little smoke as The City of Grenada does one of its several run-by's in Oakland, Mississippi
After a final check of the train, the crew of the "City of Grenada" photo charter/excursion prepares to board after all passengers are settled in.
The "City of Grenada" passes the post office in Oakland, Miss., on the excursion sponsored by the Memphis Chapter NRHS. The trainset was provided by Iowa Pacific Holdings.
The "City of Grenada" makes several runbys at Oakland, MS with a "disguised" SLRG 515 in command.
Sponsored by the Memphis chapter of the NRHS and Iowa Pacifc, a reincarnation of Illinois Centrals 'City of New Orleans' speeds south through the small town of Oakland,MS behind a pair of reletter... (more)
A pair of Iowa Pacific E8A locomotives #515 & #518 power the Illinois Central "City of Grenada" Photo Charter excursion from Batesville to Grenada, MS. They are seen here doing a photo r... (more)
