Heading to the river front from Jefferson on NOPB trackage.
At one time, there were two more tracks to the right of the ones you see here. They were removed a few years back and now have become overgrown. This scene is between the Audubon Zoo and the MS.... (more)
"Spirit of Miami" approaching the Jefferson Parish line. The Mississippi River is beyond the levee.
NOGC's ex-UP switcher pushes a string of cars under the Crescent City Connection that crosses the Mississippi River.
This ex-Conrail and Wisconsin Central locomotive head this west bound train holding at City Park along I-610.
Crossing Oak St. with a long local consist heading for the river front.
Local headed by 152 "Mardi Gras" crosses Jefferson Hwy. (HWY 90) near South Port.
The yard job backs into a siding so that this local can pull through and back into the yard under the "Crescent City Connection."
These ex-UP units switch the yard under the "Crescent City Connection". Both units were built in 1968 for MKT. I wonder if no one lives in that house because of too much noise.
NOPB 151 "Creole Belle" and NOPB 153 "Lagniappe" idle along France Rd.
Idling on a spur along side France Rd.
KCS 1 visits New Orleans on a very overcast day. Here she sits with the business train at NOUPT.
NOPB 2002 "Crescent" sits idle on a spur off of Leak Ave.
The Sunset Limited has just left New Orleans UPT west bound almost two hours late. Here you see it along side Airline Hwy. (HWY 61)
The City of New Orleans has departed NOUPT just behind the late Sunset Limited. Here is along side infamous Airline Hwy. (HWY 61)