MP 3241
For a brief period in the early 80s, MOP had trackage rights on the L&N/Seaboard System line between E. St, Louis and Mt. Vernon, IL. Here, an eastbound manifest passes the L&N depot in Belleville, IL.
Date:
8/17/1983
Location:
Belleville, IL
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TS _Illinois
Locomotives:
MP 3241(SD40-2)
Author:
TS _Illinois
Picture Categories: Station,Action
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Missouri Pacific in the St. Louis area
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Scott Nauert
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Wow - FANTASTIC, historic photo. It's interesting that CSX terminated this line at Okawville in favor of routing all remaining L&N traffic to the B&O in 1990.. Today, the B&O across S. IL is void of measurable online traffic while the L&N (Okawville - east) is thriving.
5/6/2012 11:52:26 PM
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