Ripley & New Albany

Road Action

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Jun 2020 — photographed New Albany locations and PREX #800, then headed north on Miss Route 30. Picked up northbound RNA daily freight just below Ripley. PREX #2017 (GP20, ex ATSF #1126) on the point. 15 cars. Chased to switching work at at Oil-Dri facility above Ripley, at north end of line, then chased return trip south to New Albany. Crew stopped at Blue Mountain for snacks.

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Jun 2020 / RWH

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Throughout the Illinois Central Gulf era and through the subsequent regional spinoffs (Gulf & Mississippi > MidSouth), mileposts along the New Albany District continued the practice of Gulf Mobile & Northern to measure distance from Mobile, Alabama — location of GM&N and later GM&O headquarters.

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Ripley, Ms / Jun 2020 / RWH

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Click to see the North Main Street crossing plotted on a Google Maps page

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Ripley, Ms / Jun 2020 / RWH

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Click to see the Pocahontas Road crossing plotted on a Google Maps page


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Ripley, Ms / Jun 2020 / RWH

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Click to see the Oil-Dri Production Company facility plotted on a Google Maps page

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Ripley, Ms / Jun 2020 / RWH

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Jun 2020 / RWH

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Ripley, Ms / Jun 2020 / RWH

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Click to see the City Avenue underpass plotted on a Google Maps page

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Ripley, Ms / Jun 2020 / RWH

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Ripley, Ms / Jun 2020 / RWH

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Click to see the Line Street crossing plotted on a Google Maps page

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Ripley, Ms / Jun 2020 / RWH

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Ripley, Ms / Jun 2020 / RWH

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Ripley, Ms / Jun 2020 / RWH

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Jun 2020 / RWH

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Ripley, Ms / Jun 2020 / RWH

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Click to see the County Route 706 crossing plotted on a Google Maps page

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Blue Mountain, Ms / Jun 2020 / RWH

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Blue Mountain, Ms / Jun 2020 / RWH

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Blue Mountain, Ms / Jun 2020 / RWH

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Blue Mountain, Ms / Jun 2020 / RWH

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Click to see the Hickory Street crossing plotted on a Google Maps page

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Click to see the Blue Mountain One Stop plotted on a Google Maps page

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Blue Mountain, Ms / Jun 2020 / RWH

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Blue Mountain, Ms / Jun 2020 / RWH

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Cotton Plant, Ms / Jun 2020 / RWH

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Click to see the County Route 81 crossing plotted on a Google Maps page

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Cotton Plant, Ms / Jun 2020 / RWH

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Cotton Plant, Ms / Jun 2020 / RWH

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North Haven, Ms / Jun 2020 / RWH

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Click to see this location plotted on a Google Maps page

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New Albany, Ms / Jun 2020 / RWH


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This page was updated on 2022-06-03