The NLA 21 was honored for a former engineer of the 21 back when it was Rock Island 539 and former owner of Arkansas Short Lines.
North Louisiana & Arkansas Railroad’s North Job heading north past the Epstein Plantation with a train of loaded cottonseed cars.
North Louisiana & Arkansas North Job parked north of Lake Village.
I give these guys props for effort. Lots of trackwork underway, but long ways to go. Appears sole traffic right now is car storage. Hope for the best.
Ex- US Army GE 80-tonners on flatbeds. These would be hauled south to the chemical plant in Lake Providence, LA. The photo was taken next to the Riceland grain elevator next to US 65 in McGehee.