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By:Michael Appleby
Dates:3/1/2021 - 4/30/2021
Album Info:Catches from all of March and April, 2021.
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MDS 4228 and 4046
Title:  MDS 4228 and 4046
Description:  MDS leading one of two south bounds out of Meridian. The first train was waiting here for the hyrail to get out in front.
Photo Date:  3/14/2021  Upload Date: 3/17/2021 9:56:38 PM
Location:  Arundel, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,Track,Action
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Views:  87   Comments: 0
Under way!
Title:  Under way!
Description:  After the hyrail gets out in front, this train turned the ditch lights on and got on out of town with the second fairly close behind.
Photo Date:  3/14/2021  Upload Date: 3/17/2021 10:01:25 PM
Location:  Arundel, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,Track
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Views:  88   Comments: 0
NS 7515 leads NS 130 at Basic.
Title:  NS 7515 leads NS 130 at Basic.
Description:  NS 130 passing Basic as MDSs hyrail passes on the left on the former GM&O.
Photo Date:  3/14/2021  Upload Date: 3/17/2021 10:10:14 PM
Location:  Basic City, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,Track,Action
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MDS 4228 leads the first southbound at Basic.
Title:  MDS 4228 leads the first southbound at Basic.
Description:  Pronounced "BASS ICK" like the fish, the two MDS trains are about to hug the NS main (formerly the Southern and NO&NE) as they head south. The headlights of the other seen behind it.
Photo Date:  3/14/2021  Upload Date: 3/17/2021 10:17:47 PM
Location:  Basic City, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,Track,Action
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Views:  93   Comments: 0
"Following"
Title:  "Following"
Description:  In a world of Covid-19 social distancing, trains are doing the same thing LOL. Both trains keep distance from each other at restricted speed at Basic.
Photo Date:  3/14/2021  Upload Date: 3/17/2021 10:21:18 PM
Location:  Basic City, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  109   Comments: 0
MDS 4051 leading!
Title:  MDS 4051 leading!
Description:  Following the grain train.
Photo Date:  3/14/2021  Upload Date: 3/17/2021 10:26:29 PM
Location:  Basic City, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,Track,Action
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Views:  110   Comments: 0
MDS 4228 leading at Basic City.
Title:  MDS 4228 leading at Basic City.
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/14/2021  Upload Date: 3/17/2021 10:29:49 PM
Location:  Basic City, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,Track,Action
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Views:  115   Comments: 0
MDS 4051
Title:  MDS 4051
Description:  Rolling by Basic not but 5 minutes apart.
Photo Date:  3/14/2021  Upload Date: 3/17/2021 10:36:52 PM
Location:  Basic City, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,Track,Action
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Views:  120   Comments: 0
Southbound at Stonewall.
Title:  Southbound at Stonewall.
Description:  Passing through the small town of Stonewall.
Photo Date:  3/14/2021  Upload Date: 3/17/2021 10:44:08 PM
Location:  Stonewall, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,Action
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Views:  110   Comments: 0
Rolling by Quitman.
Title:  Rolling by Quitman.
Description:  The second train tied down north of Quitman for a crew to take it south on Monday.
Photo Date:  3/14/2021  Upload Date: 3/17/2021 10:50:50 PM
Location:  Quitman, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,Station,Action
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Views:  100   Comments: 0
MDS 4228 sitting still at Desoto.
Title:  MDS 4228 sitting still at Desoto.
Description:  Just north of Desoto, MDS 4228 sits still waiting for its conductor to get back on.
Photo Date:  3/14/2021  Upload Date: 3/17/2021 10:55:36 PM
Location:  Quitman, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,Action
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Views:  112   Comments: 0
Passing De Soto.
Title:  Passing De Soto.
Description:  Rolling by at around 15 headed towards Shubuta and Waynesboro.
Photo Date:  3/14/2021  Upload Date: 3/17/2021 11:09:10 PM
Location:  Quitman, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,Action
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Views:  120   Comments: 0
Passing under US at Shubuta.
Title:  Passing under US at Shubuta.
Description:  Bound for Waynesboros Mar Jac feed facility.
Photo Date:  3/14/2021  Upload Date: 3/17/2021 11:11:10 PM
Location:  Quitman, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Bridge,Track,Action
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Views:  118   Comments: 0
About to pass under US 84 at Waynesboro.
Title:  About to pass under US 84 at Waynesboro.
Description:  Coming into Waynesboro, the grain train is about to pass under US 84.
Photo Date:  3/14/2021  Upload Date: 3/17/2021 11:12:53 PM
Location:  Quitman, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,Track,Action
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Views:  137   Comments: 0
MDS 4228 passing Waynesboro Train order office.
Title:  MDS 4228 passing Waynesboro Train order office.
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/14/2021  Upload Date: 3/17/2021 11:17:36 PM
Location:  Waynesboro, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,Track,Action
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Views:  146   Comments: 0
Blowing by Waynesboro T.O...
Title:  Blowing by Waynesboro T.O...
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/14/2021  Upload Date: 3/17/2021 11:21:09 PM
Location:  Waynesboro, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Station,Track,Action
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Views:  166   Comments: 0
BAYL 3019 on M&B.
Title:  BAYL 3019 on M&B.
Description:  M&B building an outbound train for Pennington, AL... with Bayline 3019 in the lead.
Photo Date:  3/23/2021  Upload Date: 6/22/2021 8:25:01 PM
Location:  Meridian, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Bridge,Action
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Views:  56   Comments: 0
M-SHAR at Marion.
Title:  M-SHAR at Marion.
Description:  M-SHAR, (Manifest, Shreveport-Artesia) passes me at Marion, MS where we will chase him to Lauderdale on KCSs Artesia sub.
Photo Date:  3/23/2021  Upload Date: 6/22/2021 8:27:25 PM
Location:  Marion, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Track,Action
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Views:  24   Comments: 0
Torrential rain...
Title:  Torrential rain...
Description:  KCS manifest, M-SHAR, one of two daily freights on the Artesia sub appears northbound at Marion on the way to Artesia at track speed in a torrential rain.
Photo Date:  3/23/2021  Upload Date: 6/22/2021 8:30:03 PM
Location:  Marion, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Track,Action
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Views:  95   Comments: 0
Go bananas!
Title:  Go bananas!
Description:  EMDX 7227 ( a banana) as some railfans call it, peels through the rain as DPU on M-SHAR passing my 97 Jeep grand cherokee.
Photo Date:  3/23/2021  Upload Date: 6/22/2021 8:33:23 PM
Location:  Marion, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Track,Action
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Views:  59   Comments: 0
Lauderdale.
Title:  Lauderdale.
Description:  One of my favorite shots on the Artesia sub, Lauderdale, has a long stretch of awesome hog backs and provides an awesome place for a capture. In the rain, SHAR appears lit up and heading north at track speed. Hell soon thunder past and head north into Artesia.
Photo Date:  3/23/2021  Upload Date: 6/22/2021 8:37:19 PM
Location:  Lauderdale, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Action
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Views:  27   Comments: 0
KCS M-SHAR, KCSM 4588.
Title:  KCS M-SHAR, KCSM 4588.
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/23/2021  Upload Date: 6/22/2021 8:41:59 PM
Location:  Lauderdale, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,Track,Action
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Views:  36   Comments: 0
SB 345?
Title:  SB 345?
Description:  I believe this was 345, nonetheless- rare CP power leading a train on the NONE...with a BNSF motor trailing second and three UP motors.
Photo Date:  3/23/2021  Upload Date: 6/22/2021 8:47:02 PM
Location:  Meridian, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Track,Action
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Views:  51   Comments: 0
BNSF 763, leading CN A489 at old highway 49.
Title:  BNSF 763, leading CN A489 at old highway 49.
Description:  CN A489 with a fakebonnet leading.
Photo Date:  4/16/2021  Upload Date: 6/22/2021 9:10:58 PM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Track,Action
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Views:  38   Comments: 0
BNSF 763 leading A489 from Mobile.
Title:  BNSF 763 leading A489 from Mobile.
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/16/2021  Upload Date: 6/22/2021 9:12:36 PM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,Action
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Views:  30   Comments: 0
South Hattiesburg.
Title:  South Hattiesburg.
Description:  A489 at South Hattiesburg. Rarely do i chase CN, but this was a good catch I couldnt pass up..
Photo Date:  4/16/2021  Upload Date: 6/22/2021 9:14:13 PM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,Action
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Views:  79   Comments: 0
IC 245918
Title:  IC 245918
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/16/2021  Upload Date: 6/22/2021 9:15:08 PM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
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Views:  28   Comments: 0
IC 295939
Title:  IC 295939
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/16/2021  Upload Date: 6/22/2021 9:16:10 PM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
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Views:  34   Comments: 0
ICG 245681
Title:  ICG 245681
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/16/2021  Upload Date: 6/22/2021 9:18:10 PM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
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Views:  31   Comments: 0
Nice quartet!!!
Title:  Nice quartet!!!
Description:  Nice quartet of CN geeps at CNs Bell yard... IC 9562, GTW 5858, IC 9608, GTW 4917
Photo Date:  4/16/2021  Upload Date: 6/22/2021 9:20:14 PM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,Yard
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Views:  32   Comments: 0
IC 9562
Title:  IC 9562
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/16/2021  Upload Date: 6/22/2021 9:20:50 PM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster
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Views:  29   Comments: 0
Another photo of the quartet.
Title:  Another photo of the quartet.
Description:  Nice GT painted motor in the group.
Photo Date:  4/16/2021  Upload Date: 6/22/2021 9:21:57 PM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,Yard
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Views:  33   Comments: 0
IC 102006
Title:  IC 102006
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/16/2021  Upload Date: 6/22/2021 9:22:42 PM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
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Views:  31   Comments: 0
WOKX 35257
Title:  WOKX 35257
Description:  John Deere 120C excavator, mounted on tracks (OTMTracker) by Brandt.
Photo Date:  4/16/2021  Upload Date: 6/22/2021 9:24:19 PM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster
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Views:  59   Comments: 0
NS 7558 leads 131?
Title:  NS 7558 leads 131?
Description:  I believer 131 leading by the house track at Moselle.
Photo Date:  4/21/2021  Upload Date: 6/22/2021 9:26:22 PM
Location:  Moselle, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,Action
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Views:  30   Comments: 0
KCS 3206, 6092, 3205
Title:  KCS 3206, 6092, 3205
Description:  Three KCS SD40-2s, one of the last in grey, on the Gulfport job interchanging at CN and onto NS.
Photo Date:  4/21/2021  Upload Date: 6/22/2021 9:29:22 PM
Location:  Moselle, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Action
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Views:  25   Comments: 0
KCS 3205
Title:  KCS 3205
Description:  KCS coming from CN, backing onto the NS and heading into the yard... They regularly interchange to NS about twice a week.
Photo Date:  4/21/2021  Upload Date: 6/22/2021 9:31:50 PM
Location:  Moselle, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Track,Action
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Views:  27   Comments: 0
KCS Gulfport job interchanging at NS.
Title:  KCS Gulfport job interchanging at NS.
Description:  Seen from the old passenger lead.
Photo Date:  4/21/2021  Upload Date: 6/22/2021 9:32:53 PM
Location:  Moselle, MS
Author:  Michael Appleby
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Track,Action
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Views:  25   Comments: 0


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