One of five Meridian Southern Railway ex NS nee CR B23-7s stand in the early morning hours of July16,2014 at the carrier's yard in Meridian, Ms. MDS operates this former GM&O, MSRC, KCS route from Meridian to Waynesboro, Ms. which was once part of GM&O's route from Mobile, Al.
The rattiest ugly duckling locomotives around still in service in the picture, from rust buckets to bad patch jobs and everything in between.
As the saying goes, "paint doesn't haul freight!"
