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Joe Marascalco's Collection
 
2/9/2025
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Pioneer Rail Equipment
Model:Rebuilt EMD GP8Built As:IC 8902 (GP7)
Serial Number:17717Order No:6494
Frame Number:6494-1Built:3/1953
Other locos with this serial:  IC 8902(GP7) PREX 800(GP8) ICG 7902(GP8)
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southbound
Title:  southbound
Description:  going south around mp 336 between Blue Mountain and Cotton Plant
Photo Date:  4/19/2012  Upload Date: 4/20/2012 1:22:36 PM
Location:  Blue Mountain, MS
Author:  Robert Riley
Categories:  InCab
Locomotives:  PREX 800(GP8)
Views:  441   Comments: 0
Approach Signal
Title:  Approach Signal
Description:  Going south by the approach signal to the BNSF diamond in New Albany which was being taken out on this day. I have uploaded a pic of a southbound GM&O freight starting in this curve in 1968 in this albumn.
Photo Date:  4/19/2012  Upload Date: 4/20/2012 1:33:46 PM
Location:  New Albany, MS
Author:  Robert Riley
Categories:  InCab
Locomotives:  PREX 800(GP8)
Views:  479   Comments: 0
southbound
Title:  southbound
Description:  going south at MP 339 at the north end of Blue Mountain
Photo Date:  4/19/2012  Upload Date: 4/20/2012 1:26:51 PM
Location:  Blue Mountain, MS
Author:  Robert Riley
Categories:  InCab
Locomotives:  PREX 800(GP8)
Views:  405   Comments: 0
southbound
Title:  southbound
Description:  somewhere in Ripley
Photo Date:  4/19/2012  Upload Date: 4/20/2012 1:31:20 PM
Location:  Ripley, MS
Author:  Robert Riley
Categories:  InCab
Locomotives:  PREX 800(GP8)
Views:  434   Comments: 0
MP 341
Title:  MP 341
Description:  Going south by MP 341 about half way between Blue Mountain and Ripley. In the distance are cars that were left on the main while switching a customer on the wax north. They will roll the cars by and then continue to New Al}any.
Photo Date:  1/17/2013  Upload Date: 1/18/2013 4:52:24 PM
Location:  Blue Mountain, MS
Author:  Joe Marascalco
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PREX 800(GP8)
Views:  422   Comments: 0
MP 342
Title:  MP 342
Description:  Headed south by MP 342 about 2 niles south of Ripley, mileposts numbered from Mobile, AL
Photo Date:  1/17/2013  Upload Date: 1/18/2013 4:54:05 PM
Location:  Ripley, MS
Author:  Joe Marascalco
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PREX 800(GP8)
Views:  378   Comments: 0
MP 346
Title:  MP 346
Description:  The PREX 800 switches Oil Dry and is framed between two GM&O remnants; the GM&O switch stand and target and the GM&O milepost. Those switch targets are the only GM&O targets left on the line.
Photo Date:  1/17/2013  Upload Date: 1/18/2013 4:06:26 PM
Location:  Ripley, MS
Author:  Joe Marascalco
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PREX 800(GP8)
Views:  537   Comments: 2
Downtown Ripley
Title:  Downtown Ripley
Description:  Going south thru downtown#Ripley, many street crossings
Photo Date:  1/17/2013  Upload Date: 1/18/2013 4:55:56 PM
Location:  Ripley, MS
Author:  Joe Marascalco
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PREX 800(GP8)
Views:  395   Comments: 0
Ripley Depot site
Title:  Ripley Depot site
Description:  Headed south by the concrete slab that the Ripley Depot sat on
Photo Date:  1/17/2013  Upload Date: 1/18/2013 4:57:37 PM
Location:  Ripley, MS
Author:  Joe Marascalco
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PREX 800(GP8)
Views:  451   Comments: 0
PREX 800
Title:  PREX 800
Description:  The PREX 800 switches some cars out at Cotton Plant for delivery to local industries.
Photo Date:  7/16/2013  Upload Date: 7/18/2013 4:54:53 PM
Location:  Cotton Plant, MS
Author:  Robert Riley
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PREX 800(GP8)
Views:  431   Comments: 0
PREX 800
Title:  PREX 800
Description:  The PREX leads a 12 car cut through Ripley, MS.
Photo Date:  7/16/2013  Upload Date: 7/18/2013 4:54:36 PM
Location:  Ripley, MS
Author:  Robert Riley
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PREX 800(GP8)
Views:  457   Comments: 0


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