On a day after my wife had surgery, a received a box in the mail. I recognized the return address. It was my youngest son, Joseph. Upon opening, for no reason at all, he had sent an addition to the Sue Line car fleet- A Kansas City Southern (KCS) covered hopper (below).  Many thanks to you, for all you do my son. TRAIN 494- A SOUTHBOUND EXTRA BOARD FREIGHT  We first see Train 494 (above) as it is leaving Brandon headed for Alexandria.  Here we see Train 494 (above) entering Robinson.   Train 494 (above) is seen about to leave Sue City headed south.  Train 494 (above) is seen passing Crews Siding.   Here we see Train 494 (above) about to leave Maryville.  Train 494 (above) is next seen about to leave North Park.  Train 494 (above) is seen leaving Jeauxville.  Train 494 (above) is seen coming to the end of its run entering Alexandria Yard. TRAIN 20- A SOUTHBOUND AUTOTRAIN  Train 20 (above) is first seen moving through River Front Yard.  Here we get a quick look at Train 20 (above) is it passes through Brandon. Here we see Train 20 (above) hard at work moving cars at Stokes Automotive in Shattuck.  With the additional cars from Stokes Automobile, Train 20 (above) passes through Crews Siding.   Train 20 (above) is passing over the Basquel Bridge.  Train 20 (above) has come to a stop in NoLaCRA Yard awaiting a new crew before heading south to Baton Rouge and New Orleans. A SPECIAL THANKS TO KEN ELLISON WHO PROVIDED THE PHOTOS FROM THIS SESSION USING HE APPLE IPHONE. After a single photo, the regular camera died, but Ken Ellison quickly came to the rescue. |
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