Behind the Evangeline Farmer's Co-Op in Ville Platte, Louisiana, sits an Acadiana Railway Geep 30 along with former Santa Fe caboose 999814. AKDN 3018 is ex Rio Grande DRGW 3018.
Carrying the well worn paint of the Missouri & Northern Arkansas, AEX 100002 rests at the shops of S&I Locomotive Services in Opelousas, Louisiana. Before running the White River Route this unit s... (more)
This Geep 30 was built for the Union Pacific as UP 701 in 1963. Still together after 55 years (but not moving), AKDN 701 resides at S&I Locomotive Services in Opelousas, Louisiana.
AKDN GP30 #3018 is seen here sitting in Ville Platte, LA.
Acadian Railway 3018, a D&RGW veteran, sits tied up on the UP interchange out in fields of Louisiana.
Acadiana 102 at Ville Platte, LA in Nov. 1999.
Switching tank cars between the UP interchange and the Acadiana Railways office. Locomotive is ex- Denver & Rio Grande Western. Many of thee tank cars are fresh from the Union Tank Car shop locate... (more)
Switching tank cars at LouAna foods. Locomotive is ex- Union Pacific. The trackage in this photo is some of the very little that remains of the old Southern Pacific line from Lafayette to Alexandr... (more)
Bringing up the air pressure for return trip north to the Union Pacific mainline in Eunice, LA
Chicago and Northwestern colors.
