NB local arriving Baton Rouge from New Orleans

Kansas City Southern's Holiday Express climbs the Huey P. Long bridge on the approach to the Mississippi River at Baton Rouge, LA

One of 6 KCS SW1500's in the yard on this day.

A trio of KCS SW1500's takes the afternoon off at the CPKC Baton Rouge Yard. Six KCS SW1500's were in the yard on this day.

A pair of SW1500s return to the servicing area after sorting a cut of cars. Neat to still see SW-series switchers in active service on a Class I railroad!

Baton Rouge local serving the Georgia Pacific Paper mill

Baton Rouge Southern Railroad

New Orleans turn southbound through Baton Rouge with a friendly wave from the conductor and brakeman.

KCS Manifest Freight CXSH from New Orleans to Shreveport, LA, is seen here at sunrise descending the Huey P Long Bridge superstructure into Lobdell, Louisiana. A lucky pick-up of a track warrant f... (more)

When you begin meeting trains in New Orleans at one pm, and don't escape the confines of UP and CN at their various snared junctions, you tend to end up much later out of town than you thought. Su... (more)

A Rail Trusts Equipment Inc. SW1500 pulls a long string of covered hoppers over the levee and on towards the Port Allen Docks on the west bank of the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Kansas City Southern GP30 119, KCS F3B 31B and KCS GP30 112 heading west near Baton Rouge, Louisiana. KCS 119 was the last of the railroad's order for 20 GP30's (100-119) Built in July 1963. No ... (more)

IC power Baton Rouge

Westbound CN train approaching Baton Rouge yard limits on ex IC Hammond Baton Rouge main

a northbound CN train on exIC trackage takes it's time passing through the suburbs of Baton Rouge, LA