New Orleans turn southbound through Baton Rouge with a friendly wave from the conductor and brakeman.
switching the Georgia Pacific Paper mill in East Baton Rouge Parish with 3 engines and 1 boxcar
KCS SD40-2 no. 3219 does switching duties in the Leesville yard while still in the rare Grey Ghost paint scheme.
The Sunset Limit has just crossed the Mississippi River outside of New Orleans. The train is only 35" into their 1995 mile trip from New Orleans to Los Angeles. The Mississippi River bridge, ... (more)
I was glad that the local crew in the yard seen we needed more power at the shops after we showed up. So on this Monday morning they brought over the 3 geeps on the right and parked them. That mad... (more)
Lake Pontchartrain is a brackish estuary located in southeastern Louisiana. It covers an area of 630 square miles with an average depth of 12 to 14 feet. Its roughly 39x24 miles wide and length, a... (more)
The Bonnet Carré Spillway is a flood control operation in the Lower Mississippi Valley, located in St. Charles Parish, LA. The spillway allows floodwaters from the Mississippi River to flow into ... (more)
Double Heritage. On Friday, September 30, 2022, Amtrak Train 20 (Crescent) had 2 of Amtrak's anniversary engines for power. P42DCs AMTK 161 (Phase I, 50th Anniversary) and AMTK 145 (Phase I... (more)
The original KCS business train is going to head west today, but will have to wye before doing so.
West of New Orleans there is a ton of industries that are along the Mississippi River towards Baton Rouge. The KCS and CN somewhat have the hook on alot of the business on the northside of the riv... (more)
NS switcher ends its shift for Domino Sugar plant in Chalmette.
Waiting for crew to arrive.
Trio of BNSF Pumpkins are seen on Huey P Long Bridge towing mixed freight over Mississippi River.
An RTA Streetcar slices through the heart of New Orleans towards beautiful sunset on Canal Streetcar Line.
