| Title: |
KCS SD50 713 |
| Description: |
Kansas City Southern SD50 713 descends the Mississippi River Bridge at Baton Rouge with an eastbound rocket motor train. Such trains traveled between Corinne, Utah and the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with segments of the solid fuel booster rockets for the space shuttles. Office car VIRGINIA CITY is one the rear. An escort car was usually on these trains, to accommodate the personnel who frequently accompanied these shipments. |
| Photo Date: |
6/3/1988 Upload Date: 7/29/2010 4:21:01 PM |
| Location: |
Baton Rouge, LA |
| Author: |
Tom Blackwell |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 713(SD50) |
| Views: |
1596 Comments: 1 |
