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A bit more about Meridian. There are actually a total of four railroads currently serving Meridian. NS enters town from the NE on its way to New Orleans (NO&NE) and has a decent sized yard in town. Also it serves the Lauderdale County Industrial Park near the Meridian airport including an auto mixing facility. The NS main meets the KCS downtown near Union Station before heading out of town to the SW. KCS enters Meridian on it's former MidSouth lines (Meridian Speedway) from the west and leaves to the north heading for Artesia and Birmingham. In addition, there are two short lines, the M&B RR (formerly the Meridian & Bigbee RR) that extends east from Meridian to nearly Montgomery, AL after a recent large acqisition from CSX. The second short line is the Meridian Southern that acquired the stub of the former GM&O line south to Waynesboro. Amtrak also serves Meridian on it's Crescent Route over the NS main. Meridian Union Station is a freshly constructed station on the site of an earlier station that burned (not a rehabbed station). I believe that the freight house used as a farmer's market may be original. To reach the action follow I-20/I-59 to the 22d Avenue exit and proceed north to the 22d Ave viaduct over the tracks. Union Station is two blocks to the east of the north end of the viaduct. The KCS Yard office and yard is on the west side of the viaduct. Look around and pick a spot. You might even pass by ***'s Radiator Repair and it's funny slogan "A great place to take a LEAK!" LC
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