Banana engine. Progress Rail 7209 (EMDX 7209, SD70ACe-T4) makes even the KCS "Southern Belle" scheme seem subdued as the mixed lashup sits near the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad offices in New ... (more)

The reveal. When Webb Rail LLC - WEBX former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built Pullman dome/sleeper 313 (WEBX 801044) came out of the shop on the pre-dawn hours of Friday, July 17, 2020, it was ... (more)

No passengers please. Amtrak 36 (P42DC) leads seven other P42s in the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal in New Orleans, Louisiana on Friday, July 17, 2020. But they are not going anywhere anyti... (more)

A few words on design. When Budd built the bulk of its streamlined stainless steel rail cars from the 1940s-1960s, it worked at the direction of its customer railroads, who in turn were designing ... (more)

Next stop - New Orleans! Just after leaving the Slidell, Louisiana station, Amtrak Train 19 (Crescent) crosses Lake Pontchartrain on the evening of Thursday, July 16, 2020. This is the longest rai... (more)

On the morning of Saturday, July 18, 2020, Webb Rail LLC - WEBX's former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built Pullman dome/sleeper 313 (WEBX 801044) and former New York Central Railroad Budd built ... (more)

Amtrak's City of New Orleans crosses Pass Manchac, the narrow channel connecting Lake Maurepas with Lake Pontchartrain, on its afternoon approach to the Crescent City.

NOGC #915 departs for Belle Chasse down Madison Street in Gretna, Louisiana with the Crescent City Connection looming in the background. This was formerly the Texas and Pacific, later Missouri Pac... (more)

Remote-equipped KCS 610 is shoving a cut of cars into a yard track at the south end of KCS' Shreveport Yard.

Handoff at the junction. On October 4, 2019 Webb Rail LLC - WEBX's former New York Central Railroad Budd built Pullman (observation/diner/sleeper) "Babbling Brook" (WEBX 800007) and former Norther... (more)

The southbound Crescent starts the almost six mile run across Lake Pontchartrain on the way home to New Orleans, which can be seen on the horizon.

The southbound Crescent about to cross Lake Pontchartrain after its last station stop in Slidell, LA before reaching New Orleans.

L&NW 46 & friends are crossing the ICG diamond in Gibsland, LA as they head to the yard office. The swing gate protecting the diamond is quite unusual. The F7A was originally an SP unit.

Sunrise on the Sunset Limited. The tri-weekly Amtrak Sunset Limited (Train 1, P42DCs 45 and 28) has just begun its journey of 1,995 miles from New Orleans, Louisiana to Los Angeles, California on ... (more)

An inbound St. Charles streetcar enters Canal Street off of Carondelet Street.