UP Operation Lifesaver Special with 951/963 E9 A/B power passes East Bridge Tower on way to New Orleans riverfront

The Huey P. Long Bridge looms over the Metairie Wal-Mart parking lot, as two UP trains inch by each other. From the other end: ... (more)

Before Genesis motors and Superliners, Amtrak's City of New Orleans sported F40PH's, GP40's, heritage equipment, and even a dome car. On this day, Amtrak 222 does the honors as the Northbound "Ci... (more)

Former Southern Pacific (Texas & New Orleans) 745 starts its 1000-mile tour of Louisiana and southwestern Mississippi, pulling a Louisiana Purchase exhibit in period coaches. www.LASTA.org

A track crew assembles between Central Ave and East Bridge Tower. CN has been hard at work repairing track in the New Orleans area.

NOPB 2003 runs light as it leaves KCS' West Yard toward the Shrewsbury area past local industries.

Pulling past East Bridge Tower toward the Huey P. Long bridge to cross the Mississippi River, a CN/IC crew is visable a few tracks over. Central Avenue has 7 crossings with in about 150 feet of r... (more)

NOPB 2001 sits with three cars in an almost empty yard. Transfers and local switching are some of the uses of this yard.

None of the crossing gates are working at Central Ave. Here a crew member of this NOPB train guards the crossing for safety.

A local run from NOPB to CN passes the tower at East Bridge Jct. near the Huey P. Long Bridge.

A pair of GE's wait for their next run at the fueling stands of the former IC now CN Mays Yard.

NOPB is transfering four SDL50 locomotives for Saudi Railways to the CN. These units were caught in the hurricane at the New Orleans port before export and are being sent back to VMV Paducah Kentu... (more)

Hurricane Katrina flood waters rose 3 feet above the rails in KCS' yard. The orange glow of rust is a reminder of that fact as well as the yard's inactivity since the storm. No KCS locomotives a... (more)

KCS 4001 and 4008 bask in the afternoon sun outside the New Orleans Yard diesel shop.

SP 7859 leads a wesbound train into the Sunset off of the NS New Orleans Terminal at Shrewsbury. That is Causeway Blvd. overhead.