A northbound NS freight enters Slidell as it crosses Lake Pontchartrain.

Amtrak's northbound Crescent makes its first station stop after leaving New Orleans.

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)

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)

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)

NS 131 on the Northern side of Lake Pontchartrain with the New Jersey Central and Pennsylvania heritage locomotives.

Repairs to the drawbridge on parallel US-11 allowed me to get a close up of "North Draw" as the Crescent crosses Lake Ponchartrain.

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)

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.

Virginian on the lake! Norfolk Southern Corp Train 355 had a colorful leader on Friday, December 13, 2019. The Virginian Railway Heritage Unit (1069, SD70ACe crosses Lake Ponchartain and provides ... (more)

Virginian on the lake! Norfolk Southern Corp Train 355 had a colorful leader on Friday, December 13, 2019. The Virginian Railway Heritage Unit (1069, SD70ACe crosses Lake Ponchartain and provides ... (more)

Luck was with me on the first morning of my Thanksgiving Vacation. The mostly cloudy weather forecast was completely wrong and New Orleans-Linwood 172 was the first of two NS trains fleeted out o... (more)

Happy Veteran's Day! Norfolk Southern and Amtrak would like to take the opportunity to honor and thank all of our veterans and military for their service to our country. NS and Amtrak teamed up o... (more)

Happy Veteran's Day! Norfolk Southern and Amtrak would like to take the opportunity to honor and thank all of our veterans and military for their service to our country. NS and Amtrak teamed up o... (more)