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Mississippi Export Railroad has five locomotives available to meet your transportation needs, including 1 SW-1500 GM Diesel, 3 GP38S GM Diesels, and 1 SW900. MSE uses an integrated system that enables complete control over all functions necessary to operate and manage the railroad, including a maintenance yard, inventory control, and capability to transmit and receive EDI messages, move and bill cars, and originate and manage waybills. The in-house tracking system provides up-to-date railcar locations to provide exceptional service to our customers.
Primarily used on MSE track, occasionally leased to offsite customers. Replaced all power assemblies. Replaced both truck assemblies and wheels. Rebuilt the traction motors, brake rigging, and the Flex coil assemblies from ETC to NREC. Engine was tied-up in our car repair shop during Hurricane Katrina. Storm surge brought 4 feet of water into the shop. Joey Smith, engine mechanic, broke down the trucks, dried out the motor with heaters, and the engine hasn’t missed a dispatch since. Joey says that #64 is very reliable and used for yard switching and extra power. However, the locomotive engineers know it best for its uniquely loud horn. To quote Joe Alford, “64’s horn is louder than a coal-mine whistle.”
Used Strictly on MSE track, and is commonly tied up near the CN interchange on the North end of the track. Joey Smith, engine mechanic, replaced all 16 power assemblies, rod bearings and injectors in 2000, and replaced the #4 traction motor in 2005. Number 65 was the only engine, that we currently own, that did not receive any damage due to Hurricane Katrina. It was tied-up in our Evanston yard. Joey says that #65, “pulls very well”. It is one of the locomotive engineer’s favorite engines. Other than a few small areas where some paint shows signs of age, you would not know it was a 36 year old train engine.
Used Strictly on MSE track, and is commonly tied up at the railcar shop. Joey Smith, engine mechanic, replaced both truck assemblies and a traction motor in 2002. In 2007, he replaced the injectors. 66 has been a real workhorse for the MSE, although it is beginning to loose a little time to the newer 67, it is a favorite of most of the train-crew. During Hurricane Katrina, it was tied-up inside the car shop which had close to 4 ft of water. Joey quickly broke-down and put heaters on all sensitive areas in an effort to dry them out. His quick reaction and ingenuity proved to be the salvation of this wonderful machine.
The newest member of the MSE Locomotives is used strictly on MSE track, and is commonly tied up at the railcar shop. Joey Smith, engine mechanic, replaced 5 current limiting fuses and 5 diodes in main generator in 2009. Other than that, this beast has been a dream. |