When was the last time you have seen a CF7?

The GP18 was a not a big seller, but Missouri Pacific loaded their roster with them. The end of their service lives was drawing near as this trio sat in New Orleans on a bright February day in 197... (more)

The Galveston Chief headed from New Orleans to Houston.

Down for servicing...

Looking good in fresh retro belle paint.

An old sand tower and the Super Dome make a nice backdrop for this P40 resting in the big easy.

The southbound Crescent's journey is almost over as the sinking sun starts to put on a show.

Tiny road number on the side of the cab!

Sitting outside the shop

The combined L&N Pan-American (from Cincinnati), Piedmont Limited (a Southern-West Point run from New York, combined at Montgomery), and Gulf Wind (from Jacksonville, via SAL, added at Flomaton, A... (more)

504 is still in Phase IV paint and assigned to yard duties in New Orleans.

The City of New Orleans pulls out of its home terminal right on time.

The Crescent races along Lake Pontchartrain on its final stretch of a long journey.

This slide has been in my collection for many years, though I regrettably do not know the identity of the photographer. The scene is L&N’s old Canal Street station in the “Big Easy”—New Orleans. T... (more)