KCS SD50 713         
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.
Date: 6/3/1988 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Views: 1596 Collection Of:   Michael Palmieri
Locomotives: KCS 713(SD50)    Author:  Tom Blackwell
KCS SD50 713
Picture Categories: Bridge This picture is part of album:  TOM BLACKWELL
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