Transfer YAV10 returns home, rising above the pre-Christmas traffic of New Orleans.
Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. NOPB Job 80 had stalled and was just getting moving as a sunspot opened up in between downpours. UP MLINSB 25 is behind on the East Main holding for ... (more)
New Orleans Public Belt Job 80 normally runs with ample UP power, however circumstances required NOPB power on this day. With 52/24, 7500 tons, 4761’; the train had stalled and required pushers... (more)
A 'Big MAC' rolls above the home of the 'Big-Mac' on the Huey P Long Bridge. The bridge is claimed to be the longest active railroad bridge in the US, but Norfolk Southern's Lake Pontchartrain br... (more)
A short BNSF train heads up the Huey P Long Bridge approach in the absolute last light of day, passing one of the local restaurants that line Clearview Avenue in Elmwood.