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Southern Railway Train No. 2 |
| Description: |
Southern Railway train No. 2 – the northbound SOUTHERN CRESCENT – was at the station in Slidell, Louisiana with E8A 6905, FP7A’s 6147, 6145 and 6148, and nine cars: baggage-dormitory 710, coaches 843, 828 and SCL 5467, diner 3306, 10-6 sleeping cars 2012 SALUDA RIVER, 3401 FRENCH BROAD RIVER and un-named Amtrak 2695; and dome parlor 1602. During 1974 FP7’s were often used on Nos. 1 and 2, but not this many! |
| Photo Date: |
4/26/1974 Upload Date: 4/30/2021 5:34:58 PM |
| Location: |
Slidell, LA |
| Author: |
JAMES H. SELZER, JR. image |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 6905(E8A) |
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372 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Southern Railway Train No. 2 |
| Description: |
Southern Railway Train No. 2 – the northbound SOUTHERN CRESCENT – was heading into the morning sun as it made its way out of New Orleans at the Canal Boulevard Underpass. The 12-car train consisted of E8A units 6905, 6902 and 6914, baggage-dormitory car 711, coaches 840, 844, 835, 834 and 3789, 10-roomette/6-double-bedroom sleeping cars 2016 ST. JOHNS RIVER and 2006 OCMULGEE RIVER, diner 3311, dome coach 1613, coach 837 and 11-bedroom sleeper 2301 ROYAL COURT. |
| Photo Date: |
6/3/1977 Upload Date: 10/18/2021 9:38:01 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 6905(E8A) |
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470 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Southern Railway Train No. 2 |
| Description: |
Southern Railway Train No. 2 – the northbound SOUTHERN CRESCENT – was heading into the morning sun as it made its way out of New Orleans at the London Avenue Canal bridge. The train was powered by E8A units 6905, 6914, 6915 and 6909. |
| Photo Date: |
10/12/1977 Upload Date: 10/26/2021 5:38:26 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 6905(E8A) |
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339 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
NB CRESCENT |
| Description: |
Just 10 days after Amtrak took over operation of the CRESCENT, train 20 was making its station stop at Meridian. The trains cosisted of E8A's 6909, 6913 and 6905 and nine cars: baggage-dormitory car 1406, coaches 817, 5285 and 844, coach-lounge 3850, diner 8382, and 10-6 sleepers 2002 DAN RIVER, 2860 TYE RIVER and 2862 FRENCH BROAD RIVER. Except for the Amtrak baggage-dormitory car and the ex-Southern coach-lounge, the train looks much as it did when it was the SOUTHERN CRESCENT. Cars 5285, 3850, 8382, 2860 and 2862 were lettered SOUTHERN but wore Amtrak numbers, while car 817, 844 and 2002 still had their Southern lettering and numbers. |
| Photo Date: |
2/10/1979 Upload Date: 10/21/2007 3:39:34 PM |
| Location: |
Meridian, MS |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 6909(E8A) SOU 6913(E8A) SOU 6905(E8A) |
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2014 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
SOU E8A 6905 |
| Description: |
Southern Railway E8A 6905 was being watered on the northbound CRESCENT at Meridian, Mississippi while on a 6-month lease to Amtrak. The locomotive was built in September 1951 as the 2928, and it was modified with dynamic brakes and roof-mounted air tanks in 1958. It was renumbered 6905 in 1972, was leased to Amtrak on 1 February 1979, and was shipped to Precision National Corp. on 3 November 1979. |
| Photo Date: |
2/10/1979 Upload Date: 10/23/2017 4:52:12 PM |
| Location: |
Meridian, MS |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 6905(E8A) |
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746 Comments: 1 |
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