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| Title: |
NOPSI 409 and 842 |
| Description: |
This photo at the foot of Canal Street provides a good comparison of a New Orleans Public Service 400-series car, which had been built by the Southern Car Co. in 1915, and an 800-series car, which was built by the Perley A. Thomas Car Works in 1922. Car 409, on the left, was retired and scrapped in 1948, while car 842 was scrapped in June 1957. |
| Photo Date: |
10/12/1946 Upload Date: 8/5/2020 6:40:34 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
| Categories: |
Transit |
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NOPSI 409(Trolley) NOPSI 842(Trolley) |
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| Title: |
NOPSI 958 |
| Description: |
New Orleans Public Service car 958 was at the end of the JACKSON line, on Jackson Avenue at Tchoupitoulas Street. The car was facing the Jackson Avenue-Gretna ferry landing on the Mississippi River, which would have been just across Tchoupitoulas Street and several railroad tracks. About three months after this photo was taken, the JACKSON streetcars were replaced by gasoline-powered buses on 19 May 1947. On 2 October 1947 the gasoline-powered busses were replaced by electric buses and these were replaced by diesel busses on 19 March 1967. Car 958 had been built by the Perley A. Thomas Car Works in 1924 and had the distinction of being the last regularly-scheduled car to operate on the original CANAL line on 31 May 1964. It was scrapped on 6 June 1964. |
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2/24/1947 Upload Date: 7/26/2020 2:49:43 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
| Categories: |
Transit |
| Locomotives: |
NOPSI 958(Trolley) |
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| Title: |
NOPSI 843 |
| Description: |
New Orleans Public Service CEMETERIES LINE car 843 was on the layover track at the outer end of that car line, next to Greenwood Cemetery. This was also the half-way point on the WEST END LINE, which continued on to Lake Pontchartrain. The WEST END cars were replaced by buses on 15 January 1950 and the track here was abandoned on 20 August 1951, when the end of the CANAL or CEMETERIES line was moved to Canal Street at City Park Avenue. Check out that Plymouth sedan on the left! |
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2/25/1947 Upload Date: 7/2/2020 10:10:15 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
| Categories: |
Transit |
| Locomotives: |
NOPSI 843(Trolley) |
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| Title: |
NOPSI 869 |
| Description: |
New Orleans Public Service streetcar 869 was outbound on the WEST END car line next to Greenwood Cemetery, about half way through its 6½-mile trip from the Mississippi River to Lake Pontchartrain. This location was also the end of the CANAL-CEMETERIES car line until that was moved to the corner of Canal Street and City Park Avenue, about two blocks away, on 20 August 1951. Car 869 had been built by Brill in 1922 and was scrapped in May 1952. Buses replaced the WEST END car line on 15 January 1950. |
| Photo Date: |
2/25/1947 Upload Date: 6/30/2020 4:59:02 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
| Categories: |
Transit |
| Locomotives: |
NOPSI 869(Trolley) |
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| Title: |
L&N 4-6-2 269 |
| Description: |
Louisville & Nashville K-5 class 4-6-2 269 was facing north along the Mississippi River at the Bienville Street grade crossing in New Orleans. One the left was the Bienville Street Wharf while on the right was the railroad’s trainshed. The 269 had been built by Baldwin (56129) in January 1923 and was retired on 7 July 1953. (approximate date of photo) |
| Photo Date: |
3/1/1947 Upload Date: 6/21/2020 1:07:50 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
LN 269(4-6-2) |
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| Title: |
NOPSI 930 |
| Description: |
New Orleans Public Service JACKSON AVENUE car 930 was inbound on Dryades Street. It had just passed St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, a local landmark, and was turning onto Howard Avenue. This car line was replaced with gasoline-powered buses on 19 May 1947, about two weeks after this photo was taken, and these were replaced with electric buses about five months later, on 2 October 1947. Car 930 had been built by Perley Thomas in 1924 and has never been retired. |
| Photo Date: |
5/4/1947 Upload Date: 7/5/2020 6:41:10 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
| Categories: |
Transit |
| Locomotives: |
NOPSI 930(Trolley) |
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| Title: |
NOPSI 961 |
| Description: |
New Orleans Public Service, Inc. JACKSON LINE car 961 was inbound in the 100-block of South Rampart Street. This photo was taken shortly before the JACKSON cars were replaced gasoline-powered buses on 19 May 1947, and these were replaced with electric buses on 2 October 1947. Those trackless trolleys are long gone, but car 961 was still in service on the ST. CHARLES LINE in 2020. The Higgins Industries Building in the background was actually the PYTHIAN TEMPLE at 234 Loyola, which Higgins leased during WWII. |
| Photo Date: |
5/4/1947 Upload Date: 1/30/2020 10:06:05 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. Lachaussee collection |
| Categories: |
Transit |
| Locomotives: |
NOPSI 961(Trolley) |
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820 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NOPSI 916 |
| Description: |
New Orleans Public Service, Inc. car 916 was outbound on the JACKSON LINE on Dryades Street approaching Jackson Avenue. Overhead was a maze of wires for both streetcars and the new trackless trolleys which were about to replace them. The JACKSON cars were replaced by gasoline-powered buses on 19 May 1947, and these were replaced by electric buses on 2 October 1947. The double overhead wires here would be used by both JACKSON and FRERET route trackless trolleys. The 3-story brick building in the background was the Spaulding Business College. It had been built for the Louisiana Industrial Life Insurance Co., and it was still standing in 2020. |
| Photo Date: |
5/6/1947 Upload Date: 1/30/2020 9:55:57 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. Lachaussee collection |
| Categories: |
Transit |
| Locomotives: |
NOPSI 916(Trolley) |
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| Title: |
NOPSI 021 |
| Description: |
New Orleans Public Service, Inc. (NOPSI) sand car 021 was parked at the CANAL STATION and BUS BARN, NOPSI's name for its maintenance and storage facility in the 2900-block of Canal Street. The background of this homemade car is uncertain. |
| Photo Date: |
5/9/1947 Upload Date: 7/26/2020 11:04:30 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
| Categories: |
Transit |
| Locomotives: |
NOPSI 021(Trolley) |
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| Title: |
NOPB 0-6-0 19 |
| Description: |
New Orleans Public Belt Railroad 0-6-0 number 19 was next to the big Louisville & Nashville warehouse which was on the south side (railroad east) of that railroad’s JULIA STREET YARD. Notice the men on top of the first two box cars. They were probably up there passing signals to the engineer. The Mississippi River was just off to the right of the photo. The 19 had been built by Baldwin in September 1915 and was authorized for retirement on 5 April 1950. |
| Photo Date: |
5/11/1947 Upload Date: 12/20/2019 11:59:54 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
| Categories: |
Steam,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NOPB 19(0-6-0) |
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| Title: |
L&N Train No. 34 |
| Description: |
Louisville & Nashville E6A units 757 and 772 were on train No. 34, the northbound PIEDMONT, at the railroad's station in New Orleans. The locomotives had been built in 1942 as the 457A and the 452B, and were among the last E6 units built before the War Production Board ended the construction of almost all passenger power. They were retired in March 1968 and October 1970. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1947 Upload Date: 6/10/2020 4:33:21 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
LN 757(E6A) |
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| Title: |
L&N 4-6-2 245 |
| Description: |
Louisville & Nashville locomotive 245 was about to cross Poydras Street as it rolled along the Mississippi River in New Orleans. The train was on its way from the L&N station at the foot of Canal Street, where the passengers got off, to Julia Street Yard, where the train would be turned and serviced. The 245 was the last of six K-5 class light Pacifics (240-245) assigned to the L&N by the United States Railroad Administration during the First World War. It had been built by the American Locomotive Co.’s Richmond Works in 1919 and was retired on 22 June 1954. |
| Photo Date: |
6/5/1947 Upload Date: 10/26/2021 5:32:47 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
| Categories: |
Steam,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
LN 245(4-6-2) |
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| Title: |
L&N 4-6-2 245 |
| Description: |
Here was a view of Poydras Street from the Louisville & Nashville tracks along the Mississippi River in New Orleans. Locomotive 245 was on its way from the L&N station at the foot of Canal Street, where the passengers got off, to Julia Street Yard, where the train would be turned and serviced. The Pacific Fruit Express refrigerator car peeking out on the left was on a Southern Pacific track. |
| Photo Date: |
6/5/1947 Upload Date: 10/26/2021 5:33:18 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
| Categories: |
Scenic |
| Locomotives: |
LN 245(4-6-2) |
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| Title: |
L&N HUMMINGBIRD |
| Description: |
The Louisville & Nashville‘s HUMMINGBIRD was awaiting its departure from the railroad’s JULIA STREET YARD in New Orleans. The cars had been turned on the wye at GENTILLY YARD and serviced during their layover in the Crescent City. This was one of four sets of equipment built by American Car & Foundry between September and November 1946 for this train and the GEORGIAN. E7A 759 had been built in April 1945 as the 459A and was one of eight units delivered in this blue-and-aluminum paint scheme to match the new cars, but the engines and cars were repainted into standard blue L&N paint scheme beginning in 1950. The photograph was taken from Julia Street and the building on the left was the yard office. |
| Photo Date: |
6/5/1947 Upload Date: 10/18/2021 9:40:49 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
| Categories: |
Yard,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
LN 759(E7A) |
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| Title: |
L&N No. 34 |
| Description: |
Louisville & Nashville train 34 – the northbound PIEDMONT – was preparing to leave New Orleans for New York City. The locomotives were E6A units 776 and 756; they had recently been renumbered from 456B and 456A but were still operating as a matched pair. At the other end of the station was a pedestrian overpass which ran from the end of the Canal Street streetcar line to the Mississippi River ferry boat landing on the left. It passed over the tracks of the L&N, Southern Pacific and New Orleans Public Belt. In 1950 the station was the site of the opening scene of the move A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE. |
| Photo Date: |
6/5/1947 Upload Date: 12/19/2019 9:56:30 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
LN 776(E6A) |
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| Title: |
NOPSI 957 |
| Description: |
New Orleans Public Service, Inc. car 957 was stopped at the end of the MAGAZINE LINE, on Magazine Street at Moquer Lane. (Moquer Lane is on the uptown side of Audubon Park, where the median on Magazine Street ends.) Gasoline-powered buses replaced streetcars here on 11 February 1948, and these were replaced by electric buses on 7 July 1948. Car 957 went to Dallas after the original Canal Street line closed in 1964, but it was subsequently repatriated by the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority for use on the RIVERFRONT LINE and renumbered 457. |
| Photo Date: |
10/4/1947 Upload Date: 1/31/2020 9:53:18 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. Lachaussee collection |
| Categories: |
Transit |
| Locomotives: |
NOPSI 957(Trolley) |
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| Title: |
L&N coach 539 |
| Description: |
Louisville & Nashville open-platform, wood-sided 76-seat coach 539 had been built by the railroad in 1911, and was photographed at the railroad’s JULIA STREET YARD in New Orleans. |
| Photo Date: |
12/21/1947 Upload Date: 4/4/2020 5:59:34 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
| Categories: |
RollingStock |
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| Title: |
NOPSI 1006 |
| Description: |
New Orleans Public Service car 1006 was inbound on the ST. CLAUDE line in the 100-block of North Rampart Street, with the New Orleans Athletic Club building in the background. This car line was replaced by gasoline-powered buses on 1 January 1949, about a year after this photo was taken. Car 1006 had been built by Perley Thomas in 1926 and was scrapped in 1949, soon after the closure of this car line. (approximate date of photo) |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1948 Upload Date: 7/16/2020 5:28:44 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
| Categories: |
Transit |
| Locomotives: |
NOPSI 1006(Trolley) |
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| Title: |
NOPSI 1017 |
| Description: |
New Orleans Public Service car 1017 was inbound on the ST. CLAUDE line in the 100-block of North Rampart Street, with the New Orleans Athletic Club building in the background. This car line was replaced by gasoline-powered buses on 1 January 1949, about a year after this photo was taken. Car 1017 had been built by the St. Louis Car Co., in 1926 and was scrapped in 1949, soon after the closure of this car line. (approximate date of photo) |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1948 Upload Date: 7/16/2020 5:30:59 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
| Categories: |
Transit |
| Locomotives: |
NOPSI 1017(Trolley) |
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| Title: |
NOPSI 441 |
| Description: |
Two New Orleans Public Service (NOPSI) streetcars were waiting to begin their runs near the foot of Canal Street. TULANE car 441 (built by the Southern Car. Co. in 1915) was in front of the Coca-Cola Branch Factory, while WEST END car 837 (Perley Thomas 1922) was off to the right, in front of the Louisville & Nashville railroad station. Milwaukee Road box car 21269 was on North Front Street, on a New Orleans Public Belt siding which served Coca-Cola. The 441 was scrapped in shortly after this photo was taken, while the 837 lasted until May 1952. (approximate date of photo) |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1948 Upload Date: 6/30/2020 4:34:59 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
| Categories: |
Transit |
| Locomotives: |
NOPSI 441(Trolley) |
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| Title: |
NOPSI 970 |
| Description: |
New Orleans Public Service streetcar 970 was inbound on the ST. CLAUDE line in the 100-block of North Rampart Street. Car 970 had been built by Perley Thomas in 1924 and was subsequently equipped with four motors as a test, making its performance comparable to the 1000-series cars; but the experiment was not repeated, so it was unique in the NOPSI fleet. When this photo was taken, the 1000-series cars were all assigned to the ST. CLAUDE line and the 970 was the only car from the 800-973 group officially assigned to this line. This car line was replaced by buses on 1 January 1949, about a year after this photo was taken; the 970 was damaged in a collision with a line car in August 1949 and scrapped in 1952. (approximate date of photo) |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1948 Upload Date: 7/16/2020 5:26:26 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
| Categories: |
Transit |
| Locomotives: |
NOPSI 970(Trolley) |
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| Title: |
NOPSI 881 |
| Description: |
New Orleans Public Service GENTILLY LINE streetcar 881 was heading out through the French Quarter on Bourbon Street at Bienville. This car line was converted to bus on 17 July 1948, three months after this photo was taken. The 881 had been built by the J.G. Brill Co. in 1922. (approximate day of photo) |
| Photo Date: |
4/1/1948 Upload Date: 1/27/2020 3:42:30 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
| Categories: |
Transit |
| Locomotives: |
NOPSI 881(Trolley) |
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| Title: |
NOPSI 858 |
| Description: |
New Orleans Public Service car 858 was on France Street between North Miro and North Galvez, at the outer limits of the DESIRE LINE. From here, the car would head towards the Mississippi River 14 blocks to Royal Street and then continue up Royal about 28 blocks to the end of the line at Canal Street. (approximate date of photo) |
| Photo Date: |
5/1/1948 Upload Date: 2/5/2020 10:47:50 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
| Categories: |
Transit |
| Locomotives: |
NOPSI 858(Trolley) |
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| Title: |
NOPSI 860 |
| Description: |
New Orleans Public Service, Inc. cars 860 and 891 were on France Street at Galvez, at the outer end of the DESRIE LINE, shortly before they were replaced with buses. The two cars had been built by the J.G. Brill Co. in 1922, while GALVEZ route bus 1707 – a White Model 788 - was brand-new. The smoke stacks on the other side of the Dixie Beer billboard were at a cement plant along the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal. (approximate day of the month) |
| Photo Date: |
5/1/1948 Upload Date: 1/30/2020 9:47:16 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. Lachaussee collection |
| Categories: |
Transit |
| Locomotives: |
NOPSI 860(Trolley) |
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| Title: |
NOPSI 868 |
| Description: |
New Orleans Public Service, Inc. DESIRE LINE streetcar 868 was heading inbound through the French Quarter on Royal Street at Conti, as the horse on the left looked on. The DESIRE LINE cars were replaced by buses on 29 May 1948, right after this photo was taken. Car 868 had been built by the J.G. Brill Co. in 1922. (approximate day of photo) |
| Photo Date: |
5/1/1948 Upload Date: 1/29/2020 6:20:47 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. Lachaussee collection |
| Categories: |
Transit |
| Locomotives: |
NOPSI 868(Trolley) |
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| Title: |
NOPSI Trolleybus 1232 |
| Description: |
New Orleans Public Service trolleybus 1232 was parked on Freret Street at Broadway, at the outer end of the FRERET line, waiting for the departure time for its trip back downtown. The 1232 had been built by the St. Louis Car Co. in July 1947 and was retired only nine year later, after running just 203,706 miles. It was one of 22 trolleybuses retired on 9 July 1956 in the first retirement of post-WWII trolleybuses as transit ridership declined. (approximate date of photo) |
| Photo Date: |
5/1/1948 Upload Date: 3/27/2020 10:05:07 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
| Categories: |
Transit |
| Locomotives: |
NOPSI 1232(Trolley) |
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| Title: |
NOPSI Trolleybus 1236 |
| Description: |
New Orleans Public Service trolleybus 1236 had been built by the St. Louis Car Co. in 1947, so it was only about a year old when this photo was taken on the FRERET route turning from Broadway onto Burthe Street. These buses had an unusual dark and light paint job, with a red band below the windows. The FRERET streetcars had been replaced by gasoline-powered buses on 1 December 1946, trolleybuses took over on 4 September 1947 and then diesel-powered buses replaced them on 10 June 1963. (approximate date of photo) |
| Photo Date: |
5/1/1948 Upload Date: 3/22/2020 11:47:03 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
| Categories: |
Transit |
| Locomotives: |
NOPSI 1236(Trolley) |
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| Title: |
NOPSI Trolleybus 1339 |
| Description: |
New Orleans Public Service trolleybus 1339 was a Marmon-Herrington model TC-44 built in 1947, so it was about a year old when this photo was taken on the FRERET route. The FRERET streetcars had been replaced by gasoline-powered buses on 1 December 1946, trolleybuses took over on 4 September 1947 and then diesel-powered buses replaced them on 10 June 1963. The MARMON-HERRINGTON lettering above the front number didn't last long. NOPSI received the 1338 on 30 October 1947 and retired it on 2 July 1963, after 409,109 miles. (approximate date of photo) |
| Photo Date: |
5/1/1948 Upload Date: 3/22/2020 11:58:56 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
| Categories: |
Transit |
| Locomotives: |
NOPSI 1339(UNKNOWN) |
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| Title: |
NOPSI 936 |
| Description: |
New Orleans Public Service car 936 was at the end of the NAPOLEON car line, on Napoleon Avenue at Tchoupitoulas Street. The car had been built by the Perley A. Thomas Car Works in 1924 and had the distinction of making the last run on the WEST END car line on 15 January 1950. The NAPOLEON car line was replaced with buses on 18 February 1953; but the 936 survived until 15 June 1964, when it was scrapped following the closure of the CANAL car line. The steeple in the distance is St. Stephen Catholic Church at 1025 Napoleon. (approximate date of photo) |
| Photo Date: |
7/1/1948 Upload Date: 8/26/2020 10:57:23 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
| Categories: |
Transit |
| Locomotives: |
NOPSI 936(Trolley) |
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422 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
L&N Train No. 34 |
| Description: |
Louisville & Nashville train No. 34, the northbound PIEDMONT, was on its way out of New Orleans, running along the median of Elysian Fields Avenue at North Rampart Street. The train was powered by K-5 class Pacific 271, which had been built by Baldwin in 1923 (56131) and was retired on 31 March 1953. |
| Photo Date: |
7/23/1948 Upload Date: 8/13/2020 6:20:24 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
| Categories: |
Steam,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LN 271(4-6-2) |
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| Title: |
NOPSI 433 |
| Description: |
New Orleans Public Service Inc. (NOPSI) streetcar 433 was displaying a DESIRE route sign as it sat on a flat car at Southern Scrap Material Co. in New Orleans. The 433 was one of 50 cars (400-449) built by the Southern Car Co. of High Point, North Carolina in 1915 for the New Orleans Railway & Light Co., one of NOPSI’s predecessors. (correct month, approximate day) |
| Photo Date: |
9/1/1948 Upload Date: 12/19/2019 10:12:08 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
| Categories: |
Transit |
| Locomotives: |
NOPSI 433(Trolley) |
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| Title: |
L&N Coach 1859 |
| Description: |
Louisville & Nashville 79-foot coach 1859 was photographed in New Orleans on 4 December 1948. The car had been built by American Car & Foundry in 1914 as L&N 1803, and was renumbered when it was equipped with air conditioning. It seated 78, with a middle smoking section. |
| Photo Date: |
12/4/1948 Upload Date: 7/13/2020 12:43:42 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
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RollingStock,Passenger |
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| Title: |
L&N dining car 2717 |
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Louisville & Nashville dining car 2717 was at the railroad’s station in New Orleans. It was built by American Car & Foundry in 1925 and was one of 22 similar cars built for the L&N by ACF between 1921 and 1930. Unlike many of these cars, it never received a name. |
| Photo Date: |
12/26/1948 Upload Date: 5/1/2020 10:30:06 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
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Passenger |
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| Title: |
NOPSI 1008 |
| Description: |
New Orleans Public Service ST. CLAUDE LINE car 1008 was on North Rampart Street at Conti on the line’s last day of streetcar operation. This was one of 20 cars which arrived in 1926, and they were the last streetcars purchased by NOPSI. Unlike most of NOPSI’s cars – which only had two motors – cars 1000-1019 had four. These cars were used on several lines until April 1935 when they were assigned exclusively to the ST. CLAUDE LINE, and all 20 were scrapped soon after they were replaced by buses on the day after this photo was taken. Mossy Oldsmobile was at 420 North Rampart from 1934 until 1956, when it moved to 1331 South Broad Street |
| Photo Date: |
12/31/1948 Upload Date: 2/11/2020 9:20:29 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
| Categories: |
Transit |
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NOPSI 1008(Trolley) |
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| Title: |
KCS F3B 30B |
| Description: |
Kansas City Southern F3B 30B and an unidentified A-unit were being moved around at New Orleans on New Year's Day 1949. |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1949 Upload Date: 3/10/2018 3:18:08 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOT KAHN photo |
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Passenger |
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KCS 30B(F3B) |
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| Title: |
L&N Combine 669 |
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Louisville & Nashville wooden combine 669 was photographed in New Orleans on 2 January 1949 and in May 1957 it became maintenance-of-way car 41026. |
| Photo Date: |
1/2/1949 Upload Date: 7/7/2020 9:45:45 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
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RollingStock |
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| Title: |
L&N RPO 1117 |
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Louisville & Nashville 60-foot RAILWAY POST OFFICE car 1117 had been built by American Car & Foundry in 1927 and was photographed in New Orleans on 2 January 1949. |
| Photo Date: |
1/2/1949 Upload Date: 7/4/2020 10:09:10 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
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RollingStock,Passenger |
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| Title: |
L&N baggage car 1459 |
| Description: |
Louisville & Nashville 70-foot baggage car 1459 had been built by the Pressed Steel Car Co. in 1926 and was photographed in New Orleans on 2 January 1949. |
| Photo Date: |
1/2/1949 Upload Date: 7/4/2020 10:11:54 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
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RollingStock,Passenger |
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| Title: |
Northeast Oklahoma 80-ton GE 254 |
| Description: |
Northeast Oklahoma Railroad 80-ton GE 254 was sticking out of the Louisiana Southern Railroad's engine shed in New Orleans. The locomotive had been built in October 1937 as one of five demonstrators (serial nos. 12184-12188) for the Cummins Engine Co. In 1939 12185 and 12187 were sold to the Northeast Oklahoma as the 254 and 253, while the other three went to Republic Steel. In 1949 the NEO units were sold to the Louisiana Southern as the 504 and 505. The Southern Railway bought the LSO in 1954, and these two locos lasted well into the Southern Railway era. The engine shed survived until this part of New Orleans was flooded by HURRICANE BETSY in 1965. |
| Photo Date: |
1/29/1949 Upload Date: 6/22/2018 10:22:55 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOT KAHN |
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Roster,Yard |
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NEO 254(80Tonner) LSO 505(80Tonner) |
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| Title: |
L&N Coach 2000 |
| Description: |
Louisville & Nashville 70-foot coach 2000 was photographed in New Orleans on 24 April 1949. It had been built by American Car & Foundry in 1923 and seated 70, with a middle smoking section. |
| Photo Date: |
4/24/1949 Upload Date: 7/13/2020 12:48:22 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
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RollingStock,Passenger |
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| Title: |
Pullman RENSSELAER TECH |
| Description: |
On 24 April 1949 RENSSELAER TECH was being used by Pullman as an S&P (storage and porters) car at the Louisville & Nashville’s JULIA STREET YARD in New Orleans. The car had been completed as Plan 3951C baggage-buffet-club-barber shop car HALF MOON on 27 December 1926, was remodeled into Plan 3951G on 13 October 1931, and was renamed on 13 June 1938. It was withdrawn from regular service on 12 September 1943, designated as S&P car S-47 and placed at JULIA STREET YARD for use by Pullman personnel. |
| Photo Date: |
4/24/1949 Upload Date: 6/12/2022 10:05:45 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
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RollingStock,Passenger |
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| Title: |
L&N baggage car 1476 |
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Louisville & Nashville 70-foot baggage car 1476 had been built by the Pressed Steel Car Co. in 1929 and was photographed in New Orleans on 16 October 1949. The railroad described this design as a turtle back roof. In 2020 the car was at the Kentucky Railway Museum. |
| Photo Date: |
10/16/1949 Upload Date: 7/4/2020 10:14:15 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
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RollingStock,Passenger |
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| Title: |
PRR 8351 BIRCH RIVER |
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Pennsylvania Railroad sleeping car 8351 BIRCH RIVER was laying over between runs at the Louisville & Nashville’s JULIA STREET YARD in New Orleans. This was one of 46 Plan 4140 10-roomette / 6-double-bedroom sleepers ordered by the Pennsylvania, Florida East Coast, Louisville & Nashville, Southern and West Point Route from Pullman-Standard in 1946 for service on the CRESCENT and other Southern Railway trains. All were built between October and December 1949. This car was placed in service on 14 October 1949, became Penn Central 4356 in 1968, was withdrawn from Pullman lease on 27 November 1968, was retired in 1971 and eventually went to the RAILROADER'S MEMORIAL MUSEUM at Altoona, Pennsylvania. |
| Photo Date: |
12/4/1949 Upload Date: 6/12/2022 10:02:00 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
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RollingStock,Passenger |
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| Title: |
L&N 3301 ROYAL STREET |
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This was the bedroom-side of Louisville & Nashville observation car 3301 ROYAL STREET while on display at the railroad’s station in New Orleans. It was one of eight Plan 4162 5-bedrooom / buffet / lounge observation cars ordered from Pullman-Standard by the A&WP, FEC, L&N, NYC and Southern for use on the CRESCENT and the NEW ROYAL PALM. All were built in February and March 1950. In 1954 the two L&N cars, 3300 ROYAL CANAL and this one, were reassigned from the CRESCENT to the GULF WIND and remained on that train until 1966. Both were withdrawn from lease to Pullman on 23 October 1968, retired in 1970 and sold to equipment dealer Preston Duffy. ROYAL CANAL was scrapped after a fire, but ROYAL STREET went into private ownership and, as of 2022, it meets Amtrak requirements and is used for excursion and charter service. |
| Photo Date: |
3/16/1950 Upload Date: 6/12/2022 10:08:44 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
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RollingStock,Passenger |
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| Title: |
L&N 3301 ROYAL STREET |
| Description: |
This was the aisle-side of Louisville & Nashville observation car 3301 ROYAL STREET at the railroad’s JULIA STREET YARD in New Orleans. It was one of eight Plan 4162 5-bedrooom / buffet / lounge observation cars ordered from Pullman-Standard by the A&WP, FEC, L&N, NYC and Southern for use on the CRESCENT and the NEW ROYAL PALM. All were built in February and March 1950. In 1954 the two L&N cars, 3300 ROYAL CANAL and this one, were reassigned from the CRESCENT to the GULF WIND and remained on that train until 1966. Both were withdrawn from lease to Pullman on 23 October 1968, retired in 1970 and sold to equipment dealer Preston Duffy. ROYAL CANAL was scrapped after a fire, but ROYAL STREET went into private ownership and, as of 2022, it meets Amtrak requirements and is used for excursion and charter service. |
| Photo Date: |
4/9/1950 Upload Date: 6/12/2022 10:11:48 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
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RollingStock,Passenger |
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| Title: |
L&N S1 58 |
| Description: |
Louisville & Nashville Alco S1 number 58 was photographed next to the Inbound Freight House at JULIA STREET YARD in New Orleans during May 1950. The locomotive was less than one year old, and it would last another 15 year before being traded-in to EMD. Notice that the front of the frame is lettered "FL" for FRONT LEFT, and not just "F." (approximate day) |
| Photo Date: |
5/1/1950 Upload Date: 3/11/2018 4:15:00 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
| Categories: |
Roster |
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LN 58(S1) |
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| Title: |
L&N McMURPHY |
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Louisville & Nashville car McMURPHY was a Plan 3410 12-section / 1-drawing-room Pullman placed in service on 24 February 1925 and was photographed in New Orleans on 20 May 1951. The L&N acquired the car from Pullman on 31 December 1948, and when the railroad no longer had any use for it, it went into Government storage until it was withdrawn from Pullman lease on 31 May 1962. |
| Photo Date: |
5/20/1951 Upload Date: 5/31/2020 12:46:20 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
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RollingStock,Passenger |
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| Title: |
L&N E6A 770 |
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Louisville & Nashville E6A units 754 and 770 had just arrived in New Orleans on train No. 33 – the southbound PIEDMONT – and were now sitting in JULIA STREET YARD. Julia Street was in the foreground and the yard office was on the right. Regular steam operations on the L&N at New Orleans ended in 1952 and a steam engine left here for the last time on 27 January 1953, which then eliminated the need for that water column on the left. |
| Photo Date: |
5/20/1951 Upload Date: 7/31/2020 10:55:55 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
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Passenger |
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LN 770(E6A) |
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| Title: |
L&N E7A 781 |
| Description: |
Louisville & Nashville E7A units 781 and 778 were on train 34, the northbound PIEDMONT at New Orleans. These units were two of eight E7A’s delivered in April 1945 as the 458AB-461AB – right above E6A units 450AB-457AB – and wore this unique blue-and-aluminum paint scheme for use on the new HUMMING BIRD and GEORGIAN streamliners. In late 1946 units 450A-461A were renumbered 750-761 and 450B-461B became 770-781; and at the same time, a reflectorized number plate was mounted above the front buffer. These plates remained until the units were remodeled with large number boxes and repainted into the standard blue-and-cream scheme. |
| Photo Date: |
5/27/1951 Upload Date: 6/10/2020 4:08:44 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
LN 781(E7A) |
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| Title: |
L&N Train No. 34 |
| Description: |
Recently-delivered Louisville & Nashville E8A units 794 and 796 were on train 34, the northbound PIEDMONT, in New Orleans on the Fourth of July 1951. The locomotives had been built in May 1951 and this was their first trip to New Orleans. The 794 was retired in April 1972 and became Amtrak 224, while the 796 was retired the next month and was used as trade-in credit with EMD. |
| Photo Date: |
7/4/1951 Upload Date: 6/10/2020 4:17:13 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
LN 794(E8A) |
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