Mississippi Export GP50 68 BIG DADDY was parked outside the railroad’s shop at Moss Point, Mississippi. The locomotive had been built in May 1980 as Chicago & North Western 5052 and was renumbered Union Pacific 901 in March 1996, then it was assigned UP 5511 but not renumbered, and was renumbered UP 1611 in April 2002. After it was retired on 30 September 2002, it became First Union Rail as (FURX) 2902, then National Railway Equipment Co. (NREX) 2902, and went to the Mississippi Export in May 2015. |