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Viewing Album:  Grenada Railway
 
By:Zac Blanton
Dates:9/3/2012 - 2/16/2013
Album Info:Grenada Railway presently owned & leased by Iowa Pacific Holdings, a national shortline operator begins at MP 703.8 in Canton, MS & goes to MP 403.0 at Southaven, MS, just south of Memphis, TN. In the past, Grenada Railway has been owned by Canadian National & Illinois Central railroads, acting as the "Mainline of Mid-America", featuring the Panama Limited & City of New Orleans operated by Illinois Central Railraod until 1971, when Amtrak began all operations of passenger trains across the US. Amtrak's City of New Orleans made it's last run on the Grenada Subdivision in 1995 before being permanently rerouted onto the Yazoo Sub. In 2009, Canadian National Railroad sold the Grenada Subdivision from MP 703.8 in Canton to MP 403.0 in Southaven to V&K Railroad Materials, who put the ABS signals along the line out of service, and seeked to abandon the line at MP 622.5 south of Grenada to MP 703.8 at Canton in 2011. After much protest & fanfair, V&K Railroad Materails abandoned their notice, and in the following years, Grenada Railway is bought by North Mississippi Regional Railroad Authority, who turned it over to Iowa Pacific Holdings.
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Grenada District in Goodman, Mississippi, looking south.
Title:  Grenada District in Goodman, Mississippi, looking south.
Description:  The track conditions of the Grenada District in Goodman, MS.
Photo Date:  9/3/2012  Upload Date: 2/17/2013 10:25:09 PM
Location:  Goodman, MS
Author:  Zac Blanton
Categories:  Scenic,Track
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Views:  462   Comments: 4
The Grenada District in Winona, Mississippi, looking south.
Title:  The Grenada District in Winona, Mississippi, looking south.
Description:  The old Grenada District hangs on in Winona.
Photo Date:  9/3/2012  Upload Date: 2/17/2013 10:30:07 PM
Location:  Winona, MS
Author:  Zac Blanton
Categories:  Scenic,Track
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Views:  232   Comments: 0
Looking north at Winona, Mississippi on the Grenada District.
Title:  Looking north at Winona, Mississippi on the Grenada District.
Description:  Looking north on the Grenada District here at Winona, the last train seen here was on August 11, 2011. Left to Right is the Main and Siding.
Photo Date:  9/3/2012  Upload Date: 2/17/2013 10:37:01 PM
Location:  Winona, MS
Author:  Zac Blanton
Categories:  Scenic,Track
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Views:  647   Comments: 0
The Columbus & Greenville Railway in Winona, MS
Title:  The Columbus & Greenville Railway in Winona, MS
Description:  The remains of the C&G in Winona, Mississippi. Due to a washout, this track between Greenwood and West Point was embargoed in 2001.
Photo Date:  9/3/2012  Upload Date: 2/17/2013 11:26:56 PM
Location:  Winona, MS
Author:  Zac Blanton
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Track
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Views:  281   Comments: 0
IC/C&G Diamond
Title:  IC/C&G Diamond
Description:  The diamond was removed awhile back, but this is where the C&G once crossed the Grenada District.
Photo Date:  9/3/2012  Upload Date: 2/18/2013 7:17:09 AM
Location:  Winona, MS
Author:  Zac Blanton
Categories:  Scenic,Track
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Views:  209   Comments: 0
The deactivated ABS signals
Title:  The deactivated ABS signals
Description:  Grenada Railway in December 2010, got permission from the Surface Transportation Board to deactivate the ABS signals from Grenada to Canton.
Photo Date:  9/3/2012  Upload Date: 2/18/2013 7:31:16 AM
Location:  Winona, MS
Author:  Zac Blanton
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  189   Comments: 0
The Grenada District in Vaughan, Mississipi
Title:  The Grenada District in Vaughan, Mississipi
Description:  Looking north in Vaugha, to the left the old Vaughan depot has been gone for awhile now. In 1980, the Pickens depot was moved here for a Casey Jones Museum. The museum closed up in 2008 and Vaughan fell back into obscurity.
Photo Date:  1/21/2013  Upload Date: 2/18/2013 7:54:38 AM
Location:  Vaughan, MS
Author:  Zac Blanton
Categories:  Scenic,Track
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Views:  244   Comments: 0
The Grenada District in West, Mississippi
Title:  The Grenada District in West, Mississippi
Description:  Looking south in West, MS, from here to Vaiden is where the supposed embargo has been set in place since July 28, 2011.
Photo Date:  1/21/2013  Upload Date: 2/18/2013 7:57:01 AM
Location:  West, MS
Author:  Zac Blanton
Categories:  Scenic,Track
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Views:  185   Comments: 0
Crossing signals missing their arms in West, Mississippi
Title:  Crossing signals missing their arms in West, Mississippi
Description:  Seems like Grenada Railway went from Grenada to Canton removing crossing guards soon after the embargo was set in place.
Photo Date:  1/21/2013  Upload Date: 2/18/2013 7:58:55 AM
Location:  West, MS
Author:  Zac Blanton
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  505   Comments: 0
The Durant Depot and Grenada District
Title:  The Durant Depot and Grenada District
Description:  The mainline of Grenada Railway with the siding to the left and the Durant depot on the right.
Photo Date:  1/21/2013  Upload Date: 2/18/2013 8:02:16 AM
Location:  Durant, MS
Author:  Zac Blanton
Categories:  Scenic,Station,Track
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Views:  314   Comments: 0
Removed track just north of downtown Canton, Mississippi
Title:  Removed track just north of downtown Canton, Mississippi
Description:  Grenada Railway has justified this as a derailer. The last train seen through here was on July 27, 2011.
Photo Date:  2/16/2013  Upload Date: 2/18/2013 8:04:55 AM
Location:  Canton, MS
Author:  Zac Blanton
Categories:  Scenic,Track
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Views:  307   Comments: 0

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