| Illinois Central Gulf GP38 9542 - the former Gulf Mobile & Ohio 723 - was leading the Shoreline Branch local into the morning sun at Lafitte Street in Mandeville, Louisiana. The train was on its way from Covington to Bogalusa and consisted of eight loaded Crown Zellerbach pulpwood cars, one empty ABOX box car, two empty Missouri Pacific RB reefers, one empty ICG 50-foot box car, five ICG gondolas loaded with scrap and caboose 199034. This former GM&O line was abandoned in 1991. |