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Viewing Album:  KCS At Vicksburg's Former IC Shops
 
By:Ed Hopson
Dates:1/1/1998 - 1/31/1998
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Across The Table
Title:  Across The Table
Description:  A view to the enginehouse with some background included.
Photo Date:  1/11/1998  Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM
Location:  Vicksburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
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Views:  848   Comments: 1
A Mess O' Pow'r
Title:  A Mess O' Pow'r
Description:  View the other way shows light and medium-duty locos parked bumper-to-bumper.
Photo Date:  1/11/1998  Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM
Location:  Vicksburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
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Views:  926   Comments: 0
Archetypical Structure
Title:  Archetypical Structure
Description:  Make yourself a model sand tower! Send me a picture!
Photo Date:  1/11/1998  Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM
Location:  Vicksburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
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Views:  906   Comments: 0
Time To Go
Title:  Time To Go
Description:  Think I'll take one more...
Photo Date:  1/11/1998  Upload Date: 4/10/2004 10:25:39 PM
Location:  Vicksburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
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Locomotives:  KCS 3047(GP40-2)
Views:  1543   Comments: 0
The Pit and the Podium
Title:  The Pit and the Podium
Description:  The slope-roofed tower in middle background controls all the eyes can see.
Photo Date:  1/11/1998  Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM
Location:  Vicksburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
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Views:  826   Comments: 0
Early Evening Light- Oh So Right
Title:  Early Evening Light- Oh So Right
Description:  The BN green on these 2nd hand units is really complimented by the sun.
Photo Date:  1/11/1998  Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM
Location:  Vicksburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
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Locomotives:  KCS 3047(GP40-2) KCS 3059(GP40-2)
Views:  2306   Comments: 0
Gunshy
Title:  Gunshy
Description:  3056 has only heard of turntables & looks at the pit tentatively. The bridge rocks when her wheels touch it. 'Sure I won't fall in?'
Photo Date:  1/11/1998  Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM
Location:  Vicksburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
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Locomotives:  KCS 3056(GP40-2)
Views:  1933   Comments: 0
Airborne, Eastward, Sundown
Title:  Airborne, Eastward, Sundown
Description:  Ex-Canadian 4-axle wide-cab heads a TOFC train for the NS at Birmingham across the Mississippi River bridge.
Photo Date:  1/11/1998  Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM
Location:  Vicksburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
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Locomotives:  KCS 4701(GP40-2LW)
Views:  1132   Comments: 0
The Pause That Refreshes
Title:  The Pause That Refreshes
Description:  Multiple consists take sand and fuel at the terminal.
Photo Date:  1/11/1998  Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM
Location:  Vicksburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
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Locomotives:  KCS 3056(GP40-2) KCS 4778(GP40-3)
Views:  1943   Comments: 0
I want To Ride Too
Title:  I want To Ride Too
Description:  4778 waits her turn at the Vicksburg turntable.
Photo Date:  1/11/1998  Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM
Location:  Vicksburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
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Locomotives:  KCS 4778(GP40-3) KCS 613(SD40-3)
Views:  2413   Comments: 0
For A Spin
Title:  For A Spin
Description:  Small turntable can handle an SD40 and that's about all, so the steam which once ruled here was pretty small.
Photo Date:  1/11/1998  Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM
Location:  Vicksburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
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Locomotives:  KCS 4778(GP40-3)
Views:  1618   Comments: 0
Parting Shot At The River City
Title:  Parting Shot At The River City
Description:  The light are coming on around town and it's near about supper time. See y'all.
Photo Date:  1/11/1998  Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM
Location:  Vicksburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
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Locomotives:  KCS 4793(GP40-3)
Views:  1132   Comments: 0
No Urban Blight
Title:  No Urban Blight
Description:  KCS' yard is remarkably clean for a older downtown facility.
Photo Date:  1/11/1998  Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM
Location:  Vicksburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
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Locomotives:  KCS 4793(GP40-3)
Views:  1205   Comments: 0
Incoming
Title:  Incoming
Description:  Power is taken off, serviced and put on in a round the clock drama.
Photo Date:  1/11/1998  Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM
Location:  Vicksburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
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Locomotives:  KCS 4793(GP40-3) KCS 3059(GP40-2)
Views:  1564   Comments: 0
Double-bunked
Title:  Double-bunked
Description:  Tucked neatly away, the pair await the gloved attention of the Vicksburg shop force.
Photo Date:  1/11/1998  Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM
Location:  Vicksburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
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Locomotives:  KCS 601(SD40-3) KCS 606(SD40-3)
Views:  2492   Comments: 0
Single-bunked
Title:  Single-bunked
Description:  Small modern 2-track enginehouse replaced older brick buildingin the 1980-era.
Photo Date:  1/11/1998  Upload Date: 4/10/2004 9:12:18 PM
Location:  Vicksburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
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Locomotives:  KCS 601(SD40-3)
Views:  1713   Comments: 0
The Go- Around
Title:  The Go- Around
Description:  Disabled 606 on the turntable.
Photo Date:  1/11/1998  Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM
Location:  Vicksburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
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Locomotives:  KCS 606(SD40-3)
Views:  1782   Comments: 0
Lil' Help Please
Title:  Lil' Help Please
Description:  That's a dead 606 getting an assist into the 'house.
Photo Date:  1/11/1998  Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM
Location:  Vicksburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
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Locomotives:  KCS 606(SD40-3)
Views:  1799   Comments: 0
Take it To The Next Level
Title:  Take it To The Next Level
Description:  After the river crossing, eastbounds duck under I-20 on a sharp curve & downgrade towards downtown
Photo Date:  1/11/1998  Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM
Location:  Vicksburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
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Locomotives:  KCS 608(SD40-3)
Views:  1759   Comments: 0
Middle-aged EMD
Title:  Middle-aged EMD
Description:  They don't get much bigger than this in the terminal area.
Photo Date:  1/11/1998  Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM
Location:  Vicksburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
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Locomotives:  KCS 655(SD40-2)
Views:  1398   Comments: 1
Middleweight Hauler
Title:  Middleweight Hauler
Description:  Just waiting around for some attention, thank you.
Photo Date:  1/11/1998  Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM
Location:  Vicksburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
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Locomotives:  KCS 672(SD40-3)
Views:  2058   Comments: 0
About Worn Out
Title:  About Worn Out
Description:  The 'Operation Lifesaver' concept and the old IC geep.
Photo Date:  1/11/1998  Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM
Location:  Vicksburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
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Locomotives:  MSRC 1015(GP10)
Views:  2319   Comments: 0
Line In From The North
Title:  Line In From The North
Description:  A spur now, this track once went all the way to Greenville [of Columbus & Greenville fame].
Photo Date:  1/11/1998  Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM
Location:  Vicksburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MSRC 1046(GP10) MSRC 1078(GP10)
Views:  1626   Comments: 0
Where You Go, I Go
Title:  Where You Go, I Go
Description:  Mid-South Rail Corp handles tertiary branch lines with old IC Paducah rebuilds. They're at every KCS shop and Terminal, but I don't know if the one owns the other.
Photo Date:  1/11/1998  Upload Date: 4/10/2004 8:59:57 PM
Location:  Vicksburg, MS
Author:  Ed Hopson
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Locomotives:  MSRC 1080(GP10)
Views:  1501   Comments: 0

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