Nostalgia & History > few from summer '93 . . .

.   .   .   taken along a lengthy summer '93 CA TX FL NJ OH IL MO CO CA round trip;
​top: Meridian and Bigbee eastbound train a few miles outside of Meridian, MS.
middle: Southbound FEC train 105 Frontenac, FL.
​bottom: Eastern Shore power Cape Charles, VA.
JB

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Nice shots.  Surely, from a trip of that length you have more to show us.  I, for one, am anxious to see more postings.  Is the M&B still operating?  That was a surprise photo to me.  I've been to Cape Charles VA and have seen Eastern Shore collection of "stuff" at their facility.
bj also known as jb

boejoe Wrote:
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.  Is the M&B still
> operating?  

AFAIK under the G&W banner.

Uncle Joe,Seffner,Fl.
 

There's a YouTube video from a few years ago showing a 103-car M&B train departing Montgomery. Acquisition by G&W meant connecting traffic for G&W's ex-SLSF Pensacola line. In addition there is the massive ex-GE Lexan plant on the ex-WofA between Montgomery and Selma served by the M&B and some smaller industrial customers as well. The future of the M&B seems assured, even though its days as a bridge route between KCS and CSX are over. 



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boejoe Wrote:
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> Nice shots.  Surely, from a trip of that length
> you have more to show us.  I, for one, am anxious
> to see more postings.  Is the M&B still
> operating?  That was a surprise photo to me. 
> I've been to Cape Charles VA and have seen Eastern
> Shore collection of "stuff" at their facility.
> bj also known as jb

Yes, the M&B is still quite active today. As Uncle Joe said, under the G&W Family banner. Last time I was in Meridian Ms and the few times prior to that, nothing remains in orig M&B paint. Lots of G&W Orng/Blk/Ylw with some Bay Line colors thrown in.  But also some of the other members of the G&W Family can be seen here also.  Ben