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June 20, 2017 at 12:54 am
#8357
Ted Ferkenhoff
Keymaster
Charlie beat me to posting by about 10 minutes! His mention of Bayou Pierre was the key, as I had forgotten about that mill. I had eliminated Cypress Bend (near McGehee, AR); South Texarkana; Pine Bluff; Bastrop, LA; and Natchez, MS (gone now, but a good topic for another thread.) A Google Maps look verified the track arrangement.
A lot has changed since the photo. IP converted the mill from coal to natural gas, and the coal dump pit is filled in. The plant now is contract switched by WATCO.
