Protect Your Dogs. KCS 4771 was leading a 3-pack of power, including the (sadly) trailing KCS SD70ACe 4006 Veterans Unit, on a manifest train on the New Orleans Public Belt as it crossed Ea... (more)

A Riverfront Streetcar passes New Orleans Public Belt Job 87.

End of the line, at the South Claiborne Stop. Glad for those who had the foresight to preserve the St Charles Streetcars, making it a fixture of New Orleans and the oldest continuously operated s... (more)

Job 87 drags 113 general freight from CSX Gentilly Yard. Much of the traffic will continue on to CPKC.

Transfer run A72 returns from CN Mays Yard. Can somebody please investigate adding the signal bridge to the National Register of Historic Places before it's gone?

Public Belt Job 104 works Claiborne Yard, with it's namesake street overhead.

Amtrak #20, The Crescent, passes under one of two remaining Southern Railroad riveted lattice girder cantilever signal bridges that I'm aware of. If it lasts much longer, someone needs to add it ... (more)

After upgrading to a new computer system, the Public Belt had cars staged everywhere. Job 300 is returning light from the CPKC, passing yesterday's Job 87, which dumped their train and tied down ... (more)

Two classics side by side. Looks like one has a little wrinkle and bump on its face. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

New Orleans to Chattanooga NS 130 has began its trip north leaving the crescent city behind as it crosses Lake Pontchartrain.

Good Morning NOLA. 2 years ago right about now, UP 4014 was just starting to get the steam going for the trip over the Huey P. Long Bridge and beyond.

Morning at the KCS yard off of Airline Highway in New Orleans. I've been out of the rail community for a good while, but it looks like Pete Messina's railcar restoration business has either moved ... (more)

Amtrak #136 leads #193 and the Northbound Crescent only 13 minutes out of NOUPT. Only a few hours later, the LSU Women's basketball team will win their first National Championship.

The Best Part Of Wakin' Up. New Orleans Public Belt Railroad 3002 (née-L&N 3020, GP40, EMD, 9/67) was running its final days for the NOPB when it was seen approaching the Almonaster Avenue... (more)

KCS 4001, KCS 4002 and KCS 4008, all sporting the old white paint scheme, idle in the New Orleans yard a few days after Christmas as storm clouds build.