Jackson, TN: GM&O Iselin Backshop and WTNN Yard

Keith Bunner posted
GM&O GP35 #632 Jackson,TN 1970
Randy James Iselin shops. It's still there, at the intersection of Magnolia & Iselin streets, Owned by Williams steel now.

According to Google Map, the railroad is now West Tennessee Railroad (WTNN).

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Randy James posted
1970 Ariel photo of Iselin shops Jackson Tennessee, note the giant 1,000,000 gallon diesel fuel tank in the lower right hand corner.

Charlie McCarty posted three videos from a tour conducted by railroad people who used to work there. He also posted four photos with the commnet: "Williams Steel Former GM&O Locomotive Shop, Jackson, TN."

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Randy James posted
gm&o's former Iselin shops, Jackson Tennessee, view from the southwest, looking northeast, 7-1-17

It is good to see that WTNN is maintaining the yard:

Randy James posted
New ties installed on yard track 6 , Iselin yard, Jackson Tennessee, 7-1-17
Dave Lloyd It's about time. Down in the middle of the bowl track 6 was all tore up. Couldn't flier through the yard on track 6

Randy James posted
Illinois central gulf's former gm&o Iselin shops September 1977

Randy James posted
gm&o gp38 #713 ,gp35 #637, & gp38 # 701, rests in front of iselin shops in 1970 awaiting for their turn to be serviced, the shop was nicknamed "the glass house"

Randy James posted
Illinois central gulf's former gm&o Iselin shops 1973, about a year after the ic & gm&o merged, the shop would be shut down & sold to Williams steel in 1986

Randy James posted
icg's former gm&o Iselin shops Jackson tn 1975,

Randy James posted
Gm&o rs2 #1518 at Iselin shops in Jackson TN, June 1968
Dennis King We used her in Mobile in the 1970's.

A photo showing locomotives from several railroads because they were bought to be rebuilt by the Iselin shop.