Logo
 
 
4/23/2024
View Photos
Members
 
 
 
 
Viewing Album:  I.C. Power In Southeast Mississippi
 
By:Ed Hopson
Dates:1/1/1996 - 4/30/2004
  Page Controls   View:  Pics Per Page:
Maid of all Work
Title:  Maid of all Work
Description:  Mixed freight down the Jackson line drifts into shady Saratogaon a warm day.
Photo Date:  5/17/1997  Upload Date: 4/5/2004 3:06:03 AM
Location:  Saratoga, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 9629(GP38-2)
Views:  773   Comments: 1
Artwork, Anyone?
Title:  Artwork, Anyone?
Description:  The final I.C. logo, for all who might care about silkscreening a teeshirt or making a decal.
Photo Date:  7/3/1997  Upload Date: 4/5/2004 3:06:03 AM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  298   Comments: 1
Day's Work Done
Title:  Day's Work Done
Description:  Another Paducah vest-pocket diesel, this one a GP11.
Photo Date:  7/5/1997  Upload Date: 4/5/2004 3:06:03 AM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 8726(GP11)
Views:  655   Comments: 0
Home-made SW
Title:  Home-made SW
Description:  A very clean 1507 made for some nice photos.
Photo Date:  7/5/1997  Upload Date: 4/5/2004 3:38:08 AM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 1507(SW14)
Views:  707   Comments: 0
Home-made SW, Continued
Title:  Home-made SW, Continued
Description:  Here's the cab end...
Photo Date:  7/5/1997  Upload Date: 4/5/2004 3:32:27 AM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 1507(SW14)
Views:  654   Comments: 0
Home-made SW Detail
Title:  Home-made SW Detail
Description:  Now let me show you the door[!]
Photo Date:  7/5/1997  Upload Date: 4/5/2004 3:27:34 AM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 1507(SW14)
Views:  586   Comments: 0
First of the Finest
Title:  First of the Finest
Description:  1000 was also the first one I found sitting still. Big Power always accumulates @ McDuffie Coal Terminal in Mobile.
Photo Date:  9/1/1997  Upload Date: 4/5/2004 3:06:03 AM
Location:  Mobile, AL
Author:  Ed Hopson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 1000(SD70)
Views:  1593   Comments: 0
Big Power on the I.C. ...
Title:  Big Power on the I.C. ...
Description:  ...powered many coal trains, but there weren't enough of them to handle them all.
Photo Date:  9/1/1997  Upload Date: 4/5/2004 3:06:03 AM
Location:  Mobile, AL
Author:  Ed Hopson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 1000(SD70)
Views:  2304   Comments: 0
Crowded Around Here
Title:  Crowded Around Here
Description:  1004 awaits a crew with empty hoppers w/b, 8718 drills the yard, and 9572 idles on the house track.
Photo Date:  9/25/1997  Upload Date: 4/5/2004 3:06:03 AM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 1004(SD70) IC 8718(GP11) IC 9572(GP38-2)
Views:  1659   Comments: 1
Pick-Ups; Empties and Loads
Title:  Pick-Ups; Empties and Loads
Description:  Region's forrest products industry keeps small road power mighty busy. Turnout is the N.S. interchange track.
Photo Date:  10/7/1997  Upload Date: 4/5/2004 3:06:03 AM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 9619(GP38-2)
Views:  762   Comments: 1
Low-Tech High-Tech
Title:  Low-Tech High-Tech
Description:  I.C.'s SD70 was the plain vanilla variety. Here's the left side of a another unit.
Photo Date:  11/17/1997  Upload Date: 4/5/2004 3:06:03 AM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 1008(SD70)
Views:  1071   Comments: 0
A Goin' Concern
Title:  A Goin' Concern
Description:  6063 departs for Jackson while 9619 finishes putting together a cut fo the Norfolk Southern.
Photo Date:  1/2/1998  Upload Date: 4/5/2004 3:06:03 AM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 6063(SD40-2R) IC 9619(GP38-2)
Views:  1023   Comments: 1
Hattiesburg Turn
Title:  Hattiesburg Turn
Description:  Six days a week, the Hattiesburg turn ran down and back from Jackson in one day.
Photo Date:  1/2/1998  Upload Date: 4/5/2004 3:06:03 AM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 6000(SD40-2R) IC 6116(SD40-2)
Views:  1422   Comments: 0
Blue Norther Comin'
Title:  Blue Norther Comin'
Description:  The temperature was already falling as the I.C.worked to get under way.
Photo Date:  1/10/1998  Upload Date: 4/5/2004 3:06:03 AM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 6063(SD40-2R) IC 9619(GP38-2)
Views:  891   Comments: 0
Diesel Crane Detail
Title:  Diesel Crane Detail
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/1/1998  Upload Date: 4/13/2004 10:35:10 PM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  442   Comments: 0
Diesel Crane & Flat Car Tender
Title:  Diesel Crane & Flat Car Tender
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/1/1998  Upload Date: 4/13/2004 10:36:38 PM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  527   Comments: 0
Diesel Crane & Flat Car Tender
Title:  Diesel Crane & Flat Car Tender
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/1/1998  Upload Date: 4/13/2004 10:37:59 PM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  480   Comments: 0
Hi-Tech Visitor
Title:  Hi-Tech Visitor
Description:  BN/BNSF delivered unit trains of black diamonds to gulf coast power plants thru the 90's. 9572 has empties west.
Photo Date:  2/11/1998  Upload Date: 4/5/2004 3:06:03 AM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9572(SD70MAC) IC 9607(GP38-2)
Views:  777   Comments: 0
Chatting It Up
Title:  Chatting It Up
Description:  Two weary I.C. draft horses talk about the change in the air.
Photo Date:  2/15/1998  Upload Date: 4/5/2004 3:06:03 AM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 9607(GP38-2) IC 9623(GP38-2)
Views:  848   Comments: 0
Coal Trains Passing
Title:  Coal Trains Passing
Description:  A crew change due on both brought them to a stop cab-to-cab.
Photo Date:  2/15/1998  Upload Date: 4/5/2004 3:06:03 AM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 1015(SD70)
Views:  1104   Comments: 2
From the Front
Title:  From the Front
Description:  Paducah GP10 was nearing the end of its service life, but was well-cared for none-the-less.
Photo Date:  2/20/1998  Upload Date: 4/5/2004 3:06:03 AM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 8371(GP10)
Views:  483   Comments: 0
From the Back
Title:  From the Back
Description:  A neat little job all around.
Photo Date:  2/20/1998  Upload Date: 4/5/2004 3:06:03 AM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 8371(GP10)
Views:  379   Comments: 0
Little One, Continued
Title:  Little One, Continued
Description:  View from the other end.
Photo Date:  2/20/1998  Upload Date: 4/5/2004 3:06:03 AM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 8371(GP10)
Views:  470   Comments: 0
Little One From Paducah
Title:  Little One From Paducah
Description:  A pristine rebuilt GP basks in its own twilight on the Hattiesburg house track.
Photo Date:  2/20/1998  Upload Date: 4/5/2004 3:06:03 AM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 8371(GP10)
Views:  651   Comments: 1
Cool Charges
Title:  Cool Charges
Description:  Those four mechanical reefers won't stay in Hattiesburg long. 8707 has some switching to do.
Photo Date:  3/26/1998  Upload Date: 4/5/2004 3:06:03 AM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 8707(GP11) IC 6103(SD40-2)
Views:  965   Comments: 1
Hoppers Going and Coming
Title:  Hoppers Going and Coming
Description:  Loads east, empties west on the Illinois Central to Jackson.
Photo Date:  4/30/1998  Upload Date: 4/5/2004 3:06:03 AM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 5557(C30-7)
Views:  504   Comments: 0
Left Her Talkin' to Herself
Title:  Left Her Talkin' to Herself
Description:  No manners at all. This CN crew left the door open and the lights on too.
Photo Date:  2/2/2004  Upload Date: 4/5/2004 3:06:03 AM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 9615(GP38-2)
Views:  513   Comments: 1
Black-Skinned Orphan
Title:  Black-Skinned Orphan
Description:  Old time I.C. employees say the new owners seem intent on moving the best-maintained IC power north, so this black Geep is a rarity now. Maybe its just for some paint.
Photo Date:  2/2/2004  Upload Date: 4/5/2004 3:06:03 AM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 9615(GP38-2)
Views:  534   Comments: 1
And Now, Alas, Its Down To This
Title:  And Now, Alas, Its Down To This
Description:  New look on the railroad. All that's left of the Illinois Central are the small white letters above the front truck.
Photo Date:  4/9/2004  Upload Date: 4/9/2004 11:09:50 PM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 6140(SD40-2)
Views:  633   Comments: 1
But It was Time For Something New
Title:  But It was Time For Something New
Description:  Renewed yard trackage, fresh crushed rock ballast, new switchstands and a macadam pathway. Not ALL bad.
Photo Date:  4/9/2004  Upload Date: 4/9/2004 11:14:22 PM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 6140(SD40-2) IC 6121(SD40-2) IC 9614(GP38-2)
Views:  946   Comments: 1
Secret's Out
Title:  Secret's Out
Description:  Only northlanders would need them a sign to say where the Hattiesburg yard was.
Photo Date:  4/9/2004  Upload Date: 4/9/2004 11:19:20 PM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 6140(SD40-2) IC 6121(SD40-2)
Views:  646   Comments: 1
No Spring In The Canadian Rockies
Title:  No Spring In The Canadian Rockies
Description:  Not without dynamic brakes. But it improves on the the faded wreck of a Grand Trunk engine more often here, red nose or not
Photo Date:  4/9/2004  Upload Date: 4/9/2004 11:24:27 PM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 9614(GP38-2)
Views:  718   Comments: 1
Dual Replacement Theory
Title:  Dual Replacement Theory
Description:  While the IC fleet is turning red-white-black, the coal trains formerly led by handsome green BNSF SD70MACS have received armour yellow power.
Photo Date:  4/16/2004  Upload Date: 4/16/2004 5:58:01 PM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6001(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  383   Comments: 0

Page 1 of 1

Site Design ©2001-2020 Tim Huemmer
Photos © respective authors		   Contact: info@rrpicturearchives.net