Morning at the KCS yard off of Airline Highway in New Orleans. I've been out of the rail community for a good while, but it looks like Pete Messina's railcar restoration business has either moved ... (more)

Amtrak #136 leads #193 and the Northbound Crescent only 13 minutes out of NOUPT. Only a few hours later, the LSU Women's basketball team will win their first National Championship.

In a nod to the future, a new Amtrak ALC-42 #136 leads P42 #63 and the Northbound City Of New Orleans, only 19 minutes out of NOUPT. This was the filthiest consist I believe I have ever seen. They... (more)

SP 745 welcomes visitors at the annual Steam Fest behind Audubon Zoo in New Orleans. The hoses are running an antique marine steam engine on display from Ellsworth Corporation's collection.

A LASTA Crew member prepares to assist with photo ops for attendees at Gretna Fest, 2010. 745 was stationed close to her birthplace of Algiers, and had to do some street running to pose here. Fest... (more)

Bisso #2 departs it’s former home at Bisso Towing Company on May 3rd, 2010. Turner Industries provided the muscle, while LASTA members Richie Jacobs and “Mr. Charlie” Gholar provided the eng... (more)

"Mr. Charlie" oversees the salvage of Bisso #2, tender first, in a "roll on-roll off" transportaion manuever. The 1907 Alco 0-6-0 and tender were salvaged by the Louisiana Steam Train Association ... (more)

AMTK #71 leads the Sunset with a standard consist up the Huey P. Long approach at Central Avenue.

A friendly engineer wearing a cowboy hat rolls towards the crossing at Central Avenue

Amtrak 115 and the Sunset glides past the New Orleans Public Belt's maintenance yard at Central Avenue, on it's way up the Huey Long bridge. The bridge is undergoing a massive reconstruction to ad... (more)

A couple of "Yellow Bonnets" pass East Bridge Tower on a hot day in June, on their way up the Huey P Long Bridge.

Transfer run from New Orleans East idles, waiting for a crew swap on a sunny afternoon in New Orleans. This businesslike paintjob could use a little scrubbing, as it's showing a grimy nose today.

"I've been everywhere, man..I've been everywhere.." 2 pages worth of pics of this engine on Railpictures.net. It's fascinating to see all the places these engines visit. Among 21's travels: Illino... (more)

A Norfolk Southern mixed freight tiptoes quitely through the ritzy neighborhoods of Old Metairie, careful not to blow its horn for fear of disturbing the residents.

On the "Back Belt", and awaiting their turn to cross I-10, a few horses sit alongside City Park. Several art deco bridges are in place along this line, some a little worse for wear.