It was another good night for the Sue Line Crew. Tonight let's follow Marvin Bennett, Jr. (below) as he runs not just one or two or three, but four trains over the Sue Line mainline.  TRAIN 51- A NORTH BOUND FREIGHT  We find Train 51 sitting in Sue City.  After leaving Sue City, we next find Train 51 in the woods between Sue City and Robinson.  Train 51 passes a south bound freight in Robinson.  Train 51 is next seen moving past tank cars in Robinson.  Train 51 holds the mainline and passes the station at Brandon.  Train 51 is waiting on a proceed signal at North Morgan.  Train 51 enters the Shreveport Terminal Complex via Union Street Yard. TRAIN 92- A SOUTH BOUND FREIGHT  Train 92 is found waiting on the mainline in Maryville.  After leaving Maryville, Train 92 is next seen at Ft. Barrow.  Continuing south bound, Train 92 heads towards Pinecrest.  Here we see Train 92 entering PInecrest.  At the south end of North Park, we see Train 92 headed for Ferne Bridge at Stone Canyon.  Train 92 passes a north bound freight at Sherwood.  Here we see Train 92 in the bascule bridge over the swamp.  Next we see Train 92 in Jeauxville.  Train 92 is next seen at Richardson.  Train 92 enters NoLaCRA Yard at the end of it's journey. TRAIN 77- A NORTH BOUND CONTAINER TRAIN.  As we are waiting at Crew Change, we hear the rumble of three locomotives, surely we will have a long container train today...  As Train 77 heads northward, what do we see?  Train 77 has a proceed signal at the north end of Jeauxville.  Here we see Train 77 in the swamp.  Next we see Train 77 coming off Ferne Bridge at Stone Canyon.  In North Park, Train 77 passes another north bound freight.  Train 77 passes a south bound freight at Great Bridge.  Train 77 is on the mainline as it passes through Maryville.  Train 77 passes yet another south bound freight in Leming.  Train 77 is next seen in RCX.  Next we see Train 77 near Crawley's Ridge.  Train 77 is waiting at the north end of Sue City.  Train 77 just south of Robinson.  Train 77 moves through Brandon.  Train 77 on the mainline is at Stonewall in the Shreveport Terminal Complex . TRAIN 21- A NORTH BOUND AUTOMOBILE TRAIN.  Back at Crew Change and hope for better luck, we see Train 21, a north bound automobile train approaching.  Train 21 with multiple automobile cars passes through Jeauxville.  Here we see Train 21 in Pinecrest.  Next we see Train 21 leaving the north end of Sue City and headed for Robinson.  Having dropped all the cars at Stokes Automobile in Shattuck, Train 21 meets a south bound local in Brandon.  At the end of the run and after a very busy day, the locomotives from Train 21 are taken for refueling. A VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO MARVIN BENNETT, JR. FOR THE PHOTOS FROM THIS SESSION. |
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