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Every spring up until the mid-1950's the ICRR used to run wooden REA express cars full of strawberries from Louisiana to Chicago's South Water Street produce terminal. At the start and end of the strawberry season one to three such carloads were carried daily in either the Louisiane's or Creole's consist. At the peak of the strawberry harvest the IC would load maybe 8 carloads a day at Hammond, LA and dispatch them as a unit train headed by one of the IC's 4-6-2 passenger locomotives. These strawberry extras stopped only for crew and engine changes and ran on a faster schedule than all but the City of New Orleans and Panama Limited. <br /> <br />Mark
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