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Vi vidste at lokalgodstoget skulle arbejde i Monroe, så vi prøvede at finde det der. Det lykkedes ikke, men snart hørte vi et horn fra nord. Vi fandt krydsningen mellem Union Pacific og KCS, og "fik" toget der. På trods af det enlige lokomotiv var toget ret langt,  men landskabet er ret fladt på de kanter og formentlig var de fleste vogne forekom at være tomme. Det var sidst på eftermiddagen, og vi så ikke flere tog i dagslys. Om aftenen installerede vi os i Vicksburg, Mississippi, og om aftenen var der selvfølgelig tog overalt... Vi nød stemningen i byen indtil sent den aften.

We knew that the local was to work in Monroe, so we tried to locate it there. We were unsuccessful, but soon we heard a whistle from the north. We found the UP/KCS crossing in town, and got the train there. Despite the lone locomotive the train was quite long. But then the scenery is rather flat in the area and most cars seemed to be empties. It was late in the afternoon, and we didn't see more trains in daylight. We checked into a motel in Vicksburg MS, and in the evening there were of course trains all over the place... We enjoyed the atmosphere in town until late that night.