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| Title: |
East Monroe Tower 1 |
| Description: |
East side of East Monroe Tower, with the main line of the Union Pacific (former Missouri Pacific) on the other side the the building and ICG's Monroe yard beyond that. |
| Photo Date: |
6/5/1985 Upload Date: 1/13/2010 6:20:20 PM |
| Location: |
Monroe, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Track |
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| Title: |
East Monroe Tower 2 |
| Description: |
Disused ground frame at ICG East Monroe Tower. That's the main line of the UP (MP) in the upper right corner. |
| Photo Date: |
6/5/1985 Upload Date: 1/13/2010 6:19:27 PM |
| Location: |
Monroe, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Signal |
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474 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
East Monroe Tower 3 |
| Description: |
West and north sides of Wast Monroe Tower, which protected the crossing of the ICG Vicksburg-Shreveport line with the UP (ex-MP) line from Little Rock to New Orleans and Lake Charles. The ICG's East Monroe yard is on the other side of the crossing. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/1985 Upload Date: 1/13/2010 6:18:20 PM |
| Location: |
Monroe, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Track |
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461 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
East Monroe Tower 4 |
| Description: |
In this view facing east, ICG GP8 7991 crosses the UP (ex-MP) main line as it heads west from the East Monroe yard. East Monroe Tower was still manned, but that didn't last much longer! |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/1984 Upload Date: 6/9/2009 4:39:12 PM |
| Location: |
Monroe, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
ICG 7991(GP8) |
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2387 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
ICG Scale House |
| Description: |
The Illinois Central Gulf had two yards at Monroe, East Monroe -- on the east side of the MP/UP crossing -- and Monroe -- on the west side of the crossing in front of the former passenger depot. This view is looking east from the east end of Monroe Yard. The scale house is in the foreground on the right, and the two tracks on the left were the ICG/UP interchnage. Beyond here are the UP crossing, East Monroe Tower, and East Monroe Yard. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/1985 Upload Date: 1/13/2010 6:18:04 PM |
| Location: |
Monroe, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Yard,Track |
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469 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
ICG Freight Station |
| Description: |
Former Illinois Central freight Station |
| Photo Date: |
2/20/1977 Upload Date: 1/13/2010 6:14:53 PM |
| Location: |
Monroe, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Station |
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728 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
ICG Yard 1 |
| Description: |
Unidentified wooden building. |
| Photo Date: |
2/20/1977 Upload Date: 1/13/2010 6:15:36 PM |
| Location: |
Monroe, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Yard |
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415 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
ICG Yard 2 |
| Description: |
ICG GP8 7991 passes the sand tower as it heads west on the Shreveport District main line. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/1985 Upload Date: 1/13/2010 6:17:46 PM |
| Location: |
Monroe, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
ICG 7991(GP8) |
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782 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
ICG Yard 3 |
| Description: |
Boxcar shed and geeps at the Monroe engine terminal. The turntable power collector can bee seen behind the boxcar, between the two poles. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/1985 Upload Date: 1/13/2010 6:16:50 PM |
| Location: |
Monroe, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
ICG 2522(GP35) |
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665 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
ICG Geeps |
| Description: |
Four ICG geeps rest on the turntable lead at Monroe. They units are GP35 2522 and GP38-2's 9625, 9610 and 9632. Later this evening they will power a train to Jackson, Mississippi with traffic from the local paper mill. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/1985 Upload Date: 1/13/2010 6:17:08 PM |
| Location: |
Monroe, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
ICG 2522(GP35) |
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1051 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
ICG Turntable 1 |
| Description: |
ICG GP35 2522, as seen from across the Monroe turntable. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/1985 Upload Date: 1/13/2010 6:17:24 PM |
| Location: |
Monroe, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
ICG 2522(GP35) |
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720 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
ICG Turntable 2 |
| Description: |
Turntable at the Illinois Central Gulf engine terminal, facing west. The foundation of the roundhouse was easily located right on the other side of the turntable. |
| Photo Date: |
2/20/1977 Upload Date: 1/13/2010 6:13:57 PM |
| Location: |
Monroe, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Yard |
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441 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
ICG Platform 1 |
| Description: |
IC GP10 8235 under the Monroe sand tower. The main line is on this side of the tower, and the former passenger depot on on the extreme left of the image. |
| Photo Date: |
2/20/1977 Upload Date: 1/13/2010 6:15:06 PM |
| Location: |
Monroe, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
IC 8235(GP10) |
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698 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
ICG Platform 2 |
| Description: |
Air compressor building along the platform east of the Monroe depot. |
| Photo Date: |
2/20/1977 Upload Date: 1/13/2010 6:14:10 PM |
| Location: |
Monroe, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Yard |
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383 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
ICG Platform 3 |
| Description: |
Former Railway Express Agency building on the east side of the Monroe passenger depot. |
| Photo Date: |
2/20/1977 Upload Date: 1/13/2010 6:14:29 PM |
| Location: |
Monroe, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Yard |
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465 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
ICG Depot 1 |
| Description: |
Former Illinois Central passenger depot, from the east end. Passenger service ended on 30 March 1968, but up until 29 April 1958 the depot was served by a Shreveport-Washington sleeper. The car operated north of Meridian on the Southern Railway's PELICAN, and included a short stretch over the Norfolk & Western between Bristol and Lynchburg. |
| Photo Date: |
2/20/1977 Upload Date: 1/13/2010 6:15:21 PM |
| Location: |
Monroe, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Station |
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848 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
ICG Depot 2 |
| Description: |
Looking east along the ICG from under the U.S. Highway 165 overpass. The ICG crossed the MP at the other end of this little yard, and the MP depot was about a half mile south (right) of here along Hwy. 165. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/1985 Upload Date: 1/13/2010 6:19:07 PM |
| Location: |
Monroe, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Yard,Station |
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854 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
ICG Bridge 1 |
| Description: |
East end of ICG Ouachita River Bridge |
| Photo Date: |
6/5/1985 Upload Date: 1/13/2010 6:19:40 PM |
| Location: |
Monroe, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
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363 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
ICG Bridge 2 |
| Description: |
ICG Ouachita River Bridge. |
| Photo Date: |
6/5/1985 Upload Date: 1/13/2010 6:19:54 PM |
| Location: |
Monroe, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
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364 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
ICG Bridge 3 |
| Description: |
ICG Ouachita River Bridge swing span |
| Photo Date: |
6/5/1985 Upload Date: 1/13/2010 6:20:08 PM |
| Location: |
Monroe, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
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328 Comments: 0 |
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