Formally AMT 222, this Unit is now a baggage/CCB-UNIT, built between 1996 and 1999 by Amtrak shops
Clean break of the rail.
This ex-PRR unit was stripped of most components
This SD wears a fresh coat of Gray.
A transfer train passes the abandoned but still standing East City Tower. In it's day, this tower directed many passenger trains out of New Orleans. Today, the Amtrak Crescent & Sunset Limited s... (more)
The RTA just restarted service on Canal St. 4/18/2004. These cars are replicas of cars that used to travel this line a generation ago until the line was torn up in favor of busses.
The "City of New Orleans" just minutes after departing N.O.U.P.T. Visable in the background is the Louisiana Super Dome.
Bound for history. Southern Crescent sleeps before last northbound run. Yashica Mat 124-G; Kodacolor
Death Watch. Southern Crescent waits for last run when the sun rises. Yashica Mat 124-G; Kodacolor
A good day for a streetcar ride through the Garden District.
A beautiful day in the Garden District.
Rolling along the riverfront with the Jax Brewery in the background.
A stop at Dumaine Street as the NOPB frieght train sits along the riverfront.
This NOPB train has stopped near the French Quarter. Folks couldn't wait for the train to clear so they began to climb over. Good thing to teach the kids. A huge crowd in the distance can be seen ... (more)