Amtrak 58 "City of New Orleans" had a special leader earlier this Spring. I just so happened to be in Jackson to catch it in great light with Mississippi's capital city in the backgroun... (more)

Formerly of the GM&O, this old unit's decrepit state could not be disguised by a hasty paint job nor can it prevent the inevitable. The capped stack is not a good sign. Yet there are photos from... (more)

CN A489 heads through downtown Jackson as it approaches CN's North Yard. In trail is Bessemer and Lake Erie #907, an SD40T-3. Once used extensively on Minnesota's Iron Range, this engine has spent... (more)

Jackson can be a hot bed of activity at times. This is where the CN's Mainline of Mid-America crosses the KCS Meridian Speedway. Here we have 3 trains all fighting to get thru Switchtender, which ... (more)

We rode Amtrak's "City of New Orleans" train down to New Orleans and back for our vacation. here we are on our way home and stopped at Jackson for an engineer change out. With the heat we were res... (more)

Jackson. Webb Rail's former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built dome/coach 549 (WEBX 801045), and former New York Central Railroad Budd built Pullman obs/diner "Babbling Brook" (WEBX 800007... (more)

A GTW painted unit leads a local out of the CN Yard past Jackson Union Station. Downtown Jackson is visible in the background.

The CN local out of Jackson Yard comes off the KCS at Switchtender on the southside of Jackson by the Amtrak Depot. She looks pretty beat up, but this tired GTW make short work of the little local... (more)

The CN hot shot Z194 makes a few moves at sunset at Jackson before heading out for the final leg of the trip to Mays Yard in New Orleans. South of Memphis this hotshot intermodal train becomes a f... (more)

I know Amtrak isn't a really importance to many, but the P42 era is starting to come to an end as chargers come online. I try to make an effort to shoot Amtrak trains when possible. Here we have t... (more)

The Vicksburg local out of Jackson scoots across the CN at Switchtender on the south side of Jackson. A CN oil train will be the last to go to the KCS to park for an outbound crew to take to Merid... (more)

CN 3115, the BC Rail heritage unit, leads A420 as it departs Switch Tender in downtown Jackson, MS. Once it passed under the cantilever signal, it is now on the CN McComb Sub to finish its journey... (more)

CN 3115, the BC Rail heritage unit, leads A420 down the main at Cynthia, just North of Jackson, MS. Once at Jackson, A420 will receive a new crew and proceed South the New Orleans.

CN A420 departs the Jackson Switch Tender headed to New Orleans with a fresh crew.