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Built When Freight Cars Were Wood |
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Overview of car repair shops south of Vicksburg on U.S.61. Tracks not on maps anymore; don't tnow if buildings still stand. |
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7/8/1977 Upload Date: 4/10/2004 2:38:03 PM |
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Vicksburg, MS |
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Ed Hopson |
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Interior of Car Shop |
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Tracks used |o run thru here left-to-right @ each door. When photo was made, used for storage only; leaky roof left puddles on floor. |
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7/8/1977 Upload Date: 4/10/2004 2:41:45 PM |
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Vicksburg, MS |
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Ed Hopson |
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Car Foreman's Office |
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Date '1890' & original road's initials appear above Illinois Central R.R. sign. At the time, only running repairs were still done here. |
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7/8/1977 Upload Date: 4/10/2004 2:36:08 PM |
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Vicksburg, MS |
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Ed Hopson |
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Swing Bridge @ Redwood, Ms.- West Approach |
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The west approach was intact, unlike the east. |
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1/11/1998 Upload Date: 4/10/2004 2:42:26 PM |
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Redwood, MS |
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Ed Hopson |
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Yazoo River Swing Bridge @Redwood, Ms. |
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SEEMS intact, but note an entire truss span is missing on the east approach [lower left]. I'd call it a navigation hazard, but rier pilots have no more trouble than when it was in use. |
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1/11/1998 Upload Date: 4/10/2004 2:43:54 PM |
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Redwood, MS |
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Swing Bridge @ Redwood, Ms. |
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North of \icksburg off U.S.61, just beyond end of current KCS operations. View from west bank of Yazoo River- easier to get to w/o 4wheel drive. |
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1/11/1998 Upload Date: 4/10/2004 2:45:17 PM |
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Redwood, MS |
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Swing Bridge @ Redwood, Ms. II |
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Alternate view showing both approaches at once. |
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1/11/1998 Upload Date: 4/10/2004 4:12:22 PM |
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Redwood, MS |
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