West Tennessee Railroad: B23-7s on the Dyer Turn

A video documenting the West Tennessee Railroad's Dyer Turn. Enjoy!

[@WashingtonDistrictRailfan]

It took me a year to realize this - but this is the Dyer turn, not the Fulton turn. Forgive any errors in narration!

[@zanemixproductions5542]

Do you know what time this turn goes on duty by chance?

[@TNTom8]

You are correct about this being the Dyer turn. Actually this line runs several miles past Dyer and ends at Kenton, TN. 99% of this line is service to 3 Tyson grain elevators. I work at the one you filmed cutting empties into our yard.

[@exodusfromearth6883]

Never heard of or seen a train with West Tennessee railroad before. I lived in Milan as a kid. CSX, ICG and Norfolk southern but that's a new one for me.

[@bluegrassman3040]

Norfolk Southern still owns the line between Fulton, KY and Corinth, MS. They’ve been leasing that line to West Tennessee since about 2001. My uncle started out working in Jackson with the GM&O in the early 70s. He had to go to work in Memphis after they sold it to NS.

[@pandyjohnson8980]

Strange things seen by train conductors

[@user-mr3ct1dm9p]

​@@bluegrassman3040The GM&O was a great RR, that was lucky to have excellent people who worked for it!!

[@VirginiaRailfanProductions]

Nice job!

[@user-mr3ct1dm9p]

Those GE's sound really good!

[@pandyjohnson8980]

My niece husband is a conductor for this rail road

[@user-mr3ct1dm9p]

One of those GE's has the AAR trucks, and one has EMD trucks-- neat!!

[@anitabreitenberg]

Good one!

[@bluegrassman3040]

I got a cabride on this line a couple of times.

[@SamuelMcclatcher]

I live in jackson. I remember when NS still ranned out of Jackson and WTTN had one alco running their freight out of Islen!!!

[@fakecumberland]

That horn needs medical attention!

[@chrishinnant3924]

That was a good horn back in the 70s and 80s. But compared to the horns they make now it does sound cheesy.