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5/1/2025
 
 
 
 
 
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M&B Geeps
Title:  M&B Geeps
Description:  Meridian & Bigbee GP7 101 and GP10 104 were on on a transfer run across from the Meridian station.
Photo Date:  5/12/1979  Upload Date: 1/7/2010 10:37:36 AM
Location:  Meridian, MS
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MB 101(GP7) MB 104(GP10)
Views:  1653   Comments: 1
M&B Shop
Title:  M&B Shop
Description:  Railfans Nick Huth and Jim Selzer were inspecting the Meridian & Bigbee's shop at Meridian. M&B GP7 103 was originally Illinois Central 8951. This was one of the IC's first geeps and was the first IC geep to be retired. IC 8951 had been built in March 1951, was sold to the M&B in December 1964 and received a low nose at Paducah in August 1976.
Photo Date:  5/12/1979  Upload Date: 8/1/2017 10:16:01 PM
Location:  Meridian, MS
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MB 103(GP7)
Views:  569   Comments: 1
SOU GP7 8244
Title:  SOU GP7 8244
Description:  This GP7 may look like a Southern Railway locomotive, but it was actallly owned by the Meridian & Bigbee and being used as a parts source.
Photo Date:  4/4/1985  Upload Date: 1/26/2010 9:42:35 AM
Location:  Meridian, MS
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SOU 8244(GP7) MB 8244(GP7)
Views:  1457   Comments: 1


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