This lone train waits on rusty rails as Hurricane Rita makes landfall to the west near the Texas & Louisiana border.
Hurricane Katrina flood waters rose past the lights on RTA 2020. All RTA street cars and busses at the Canal St. location were flooded.
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)
A Norfolk Southern Ballast train heads west toward the bridge on Lake Pontchartrain that was damaged from Hurricane Katrina. NS has been working hard to get access back into New Orleans.
Cars were lifted from their trucks when the flood wateres poured into New Orleans East.
Flood waters from Hurricane Katrina washed this string of cars off the track next to Gentilly Yard. Most all of the water from this area has now receeded.
Hurricane Katrina assisted in washing out the tracks where the locomotives were stored during the storm. This switcher is leaning but keeping it's footing. There were others more off center but I... (more)
6 days after Hurricane Katrina devistated New Orleans, the Norfolk Southern line is still partially under water. These tracks lead to CSX Gentilly yard while the crossing tracks go to NS Oliver Y... (more)
Fives were in short supply when this train was numbered. I guess 12 fives are alot for one locomotive. This mixed freight throttles up to depart Gentilly Yard east bound.
Two different aged SD70M's push a container train into CSX's Yard. Here you see a closed crossing. Notice the crossbucks are still up, but the lights are tilted downward and the road is blocked.
Passing a local oil packing plant, this daily train enters KCS' West yard.
IMPACT DAMAGE can be seen on the conductor's side of the City of New Orleans' locomotive. Here Train 58 is speeding out on New Orleans north bound.
A BNSF train waits to leave Avondale Yard while an ex-SP geep switches UP's intermodal facility next door.
Two BNSF trains wait to leave Avondale yard. A nice mix of power is tied on to BNSF 5386.
Louisiana Steam Train Assoc. (LASTA) restored SP locomotive and passenger equipment enjoy a test run on a now sunny day.
