MS-9 into Ruston, LA

Creator

Charles Johnson Faulk Jr.

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Preferred Citation

Faulk, Charles Johnson Jr., "MS-9 into Ruston, LA" (1950). Charles Johnson Faulk Archival Collection. 1358.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/mss-faulk-papers/1358

Description

Locomotive No. 2106 pulls into Ruston, LA., with consist of MS-9 (Meridian0Shreveport dispatch freight) behind it. This fast train makes the trip between Meridian and Shreveport in just 17 hours. Interchange freight cars are either added to or taken out of MS-9 at Vicksburg, Mississippi, and other cities along the ""shortcut"" Vicksburg Division.

Subjects

Railroads

Date

1950

Geographic Location

Mississippi

Object Type

stillimage

Format (Original)

photograph: b&w : 20.5 X 25.3 cm.

Format (Digital)

JPG

Digital ID

514_B32_F02_12

Physical ID

514_B32_F02_12

Related Materials

CHARM

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Department, Manuscripts Division, Faulk (Charles Johnson) papers, Box 32, Folder 2

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

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Contact Information

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