New Orleans Public Belt celebrated 100 years of service on 8/8/2008. On display were two restored 1927 Wabash Pullman cars, now in service for city events. The "Louisiana" (ex-Embassy) has repla... (more)

New Orleans Public Belt celebrated 100 years of service on 8/8/2008. On display were two restored 1927 Wabash Pullman cars, now in service for city events. The "City of New Orleans" (see 216620 ... (more)

Huey Long Bridge widening program to increase hwy lanes - two steel towers to be removed and replaced by a longer rr span and concrete towers. Track 1 has new spans with track 2 being replaced th... (more)

Public Belt's restored 1927 Pullman "City of New Orleans" waits at the French Market Station for a Christmas excursion ride. Original car was the "Helena Modjeska" with service on the Delaware, ... (more)

With UP train waiting (SD40-2 3067 lead), New Orleans Public Belt GMC hy-rail lines up on tracks for an inspection run over the Huey Long Bridge. Remains of the old Avondale SP yard are seen in t... (more)

Newest addition to NOPB roster is a 1967 GP40 acquired from Point Comfort & Northern (ex-L&N 3020, CSX 6816, see 198717).

Frequently, the New Orleans Public Belt Railway entertains various groups on board its business car "City of New Orleans" on trips to the top of the Huey P. Long Bridge. The train will back up th... (more)

With the passing of the 2nd 'annivesary' of Katrina, a panoramic view of what train crews endured during the early post-storm months. NOPB 1501 has since been repainted to celebrate 100 years of ... (more)

NOPB's 1501 (May 1997 order #24001) has been repainted from black to red and renumbered 2008 for the Belt's 1908-2008 100-year celebration. It's lined-up with NOPB 2002 (MP2000d) and SW 1500's 151... (more)

Cab interior for NOPB 2001 Boise MP2000D (700069-12). The Belt has been replacing its aging EMD SW1000 and SW1500 engines purchased new in 1971 with Boise engines.

Interior view of West Bridge Tower in operation since the opening of the Huey Long Bridge in Dec 1935. Some of the original equipment remains in the tower, now jointly operated by the NOPB (owner ... (more)

NOPB SW1500 152 and the roundhouse have both been refurbished since this 1997 view

NOPB's turntable and roundhouse, opened in 1925, remains operational and now under renovation. NOPB 1501 is undergoing major engine repairs.

NOPB 2001 returning from CSX Gentilly Yard. Only the rr bridge remains post-Katrina.