With the Shreveport skyline across the river as a backdrop, SP 745 crosses the Red River with the LASTA train. 4 KCS motors are on the rear to provide air account a failed air compressor on the 7... (more)
Eastbound crossing the Mississippi River into Vicksburg, Mississippi. KCS 651 (SD40-2) and 675 (SD40-3) are other locomotives.
Westbound crossing Bayou Ramos approaching Morgan City. CSXT 8542 (SD50) and HLCX 5967 (SD60) are other locomotives.
A pair of ex-IC GP28's bring the AL&M daily freight into Monroe Louisiana with the lead loco in the new paint scheme of parent G&W.
Westbound crossing the Wax Lake Outlet (Calumet Cut) near Patterson. UP 4372 (SD70M), UP9200 (C40-8) are other locomotives.
In Mountain Laurel colors pulling five empty gondolas out of Bayou Pipe.
Westbound Union Pacific daily local approaching Ursa coming from New Orleans Avondale yard with eleven cars. I have a picture posted of the same engine one month ago on the nearby UP Livonia Subdi... (more)
Descending onto the eastbank having just crossed the Mississippi River approaching East Bridge Junction. UP 4670 (SD40-2) and BN 7092.
Returning to New Iberia with four loads of rice from the Abbeville mills and one tank from Creole Fermentation. I have never before seen this engine on a branch. It is usually used on the BNSF mai... (more)
Westbound in Allegheny Eastern colors with two boxcars from Elks to end the day at Lafayette yard. University Avenue is below. Vandals apparently got to the engine.
Eastbound crossing the Des Allemands Drawbridge
In Mountain Laurel colors running light to Abbeville after switching the Pesson Spur.
Backing into KCS's yard, NOPB 2002 passes over Cold Storage Road. This underpass floods often. Seeing the water up to the 4 foot level on the marker is not uncommon.
"Evangeline" westbound returning light to Raceland.
Impact Damage can be sseen on the conductor's side of this locomotive. The City of New Orleans passes 30 minutes after departure from New Orleans.
