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| Title: |
NOPSI 1017 |
| Description: |
Five months before the U.S. entered WWII, St. Claude Line car 1017 was stopped on North Rampart Street at Canal Street in New Orleans, waiting to "change ends" and head back downriver to St. Bernard Parish. The Rubenstein's store on the right was in the Saenger Theater building, across Canal Street from the Loew's. New Orleans Public Service Inc. 1000-1019 were built in 1928, and were the last cars purchased by NOPSI. Unlike the earlier cars 800-972, these had smaller wheels (26 vs. 33-inch) and four 35 HP motors instead of two 65 HP. These cars spent most of their lives on the St. Claude Line, which ended at the American Sugar refinery in Chalmette, and were all scrapped in 1949 after being replaced by buses. (approximate day) |
| Photo Date: |
7/15/1941 Upload Date: 8/29/2017 1:31:58 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Unknown |
| Categories: |
Transit |
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NOPSI 1017(Trolley) |
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535 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NOPSI Cars |
| Description: |
New Orleans Public Service Inc. cars were gathered at the foot of Canal Street, near the Mississippi River, awaiting their turn to depart. TULANE line car 410 was one of 50 cars built by the Southern Car Co. in 1915 for a predecessor of NOPSI. It had a CAR HOUSE sign up, and would be retired the next year; while CEMETERIES car 873 was built by Brill in 1922. Notice the clever "194-7UP" ad on the 410, while car 873 was promoting rival Royal Crown Cola. |
| Photo Date: |
6/10/1947 Upload Date: 9/4/2017 10:20:18 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Unknown |
| Categories: |
Transit |
| Locomotives: |
NOPSI 410(Trolley) NOPSI 873(Trolley) |
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456 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
IC E7A 4004 |
| Description: |
Illinois Central E7A's 4006 and 4004 were heading out of the station, after having backed in with Train 3, the LOUISIANE. The engines were going to the engine terminal, just on the other side of the overpass in the distance, where the crew would tie up and mark off. If the train was on time, it would have gotten in at 4:55 p.m. |
| Photo Date: |
5/13/1956 Upload Date: 8/18/2016 5:07:55 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michele Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Station |
| Locomotives: |
IC 4004(E7A) |
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1069 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NOS&WB Plymouth 4 |
| Description: |
New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board 12-ton Plymouth Model JLA No.4 was heading along Eagle Street at Cohn Street, with New Orleans Public Belt covered hopper car 201 and a tank car. The little train was on its way from the city’s water treatment plant to the interchange with the NOPB and the Illinois Central eight blocks away. The locomotive had been built in 1935 and was purchased from the New Orleans & Lower Coast (MP) the year before this photo was taken, when NOS&WB retired its electric and compressed-air locomotives. (approximate date of photo) |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1960 Upload Date: 9/20/2022 2:54:20 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
WILBUR T. GOLSON image |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
NOSWB 4(12-ton) |
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374 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP 6060 and L&N 791 |
| Description: |
The last Alco PA locomotives which routinely visited New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal were Southern Pacific 6060 and 6066. These units were originally Texas & New Orleans 200B and 205B, then 201 and 211, so they were no strangers to New Orleans. These locos, along with FP7 6462 (former Cotton Belt 306, ex-330), were the regular power on trains 5 and 6 between New Orleans and Houston during their last few years of operation. Nos. 5 and 6 were the last remnants of the ARGONAUT, which had operated all the way to Los Angeles until late 1957. On this morning in April 1963 SP 6060 was parked next to the sand tower at NOUPT, along with Louisville & Nashville E7A 791. The L&N power had just arrived on train 33-99, the combined PIEDMONT-PAN AMERICAN-GULF WIND, while the 6060 was waiting to depart on Train No. 5 at 10:30 a.m. The 6060 was sold to GE as credit for a U25B four months after this photo was taken, and Nos. 5 and 6 were discontinued the next month. The PAN AMERICAN-GULF WIND survived until the advent of Amtrak on 1 May 1971, and L&N 791 was retired in November 1971. That was the PANAMA LIMITED in the coach yard on the right. (approximate date of photo) |
| Photo Date: |
4/1/1963 Upload Date: 3/9/2022 12:41:25 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
unknown |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
SP 6060(PA1) LN 791(E7A) |
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378 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NOUPT 3 |
| Description: |
On a rainy summer afternoon New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal SW8 number 3 had just removed the mail car off of the southbound PANAMA LIMITED, placed it in the post office annex next to the station and was now returning to its other chores. At that time there were six post office tracks, covered by the arches seen on the right; but soon after this they were all gone. I had just purchased a used 35mm camera and this was my second railroad slide :) |
| Photo Date: |
7/27/1973 Upload Date: 3/19/2020 1:11:29 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NOUPT 3(SW8) |
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421 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Passenger Cars |
| Description: |
The three cars in this photo belonged to the NRHS-New Orleans Chapter, and two chapter members proudly display a toilet they had successfully removed from one of the cars. The cars were originally built for the New York Central and wear the paint scheme of their previous owner, Grueninger Travel Service of Indianapolis. While the paint scheme looks very much like the Great Northern's BIG SKY BLUE image, there was no relationship between the travel service and that railroad. The car in the foreground is the 4-bedroom/4-compartment/2-drawing room car GOV. OLIVER P. MORTON. It was built in 1938 as New York Central IMPERIAL CHATEAU, renamed INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE in 1949, and retired by the NYC in 1965. Coupled to it is another 4-4-2, the GOV. HENRY F. SCHRICKER, built in 1940 as NYC IMPERIAL EMBLEM and retired in 1962. On the right is 6-double-bedroom/buffet/lounge GOV. PAUL V. McNUTT, built in 1938 as NYC HONEOYE FALLS and retired in 1965. All of the Grueninger cars were named after governors of Indiana. The cars were parked at the Southern Railway's former Louisiana Southern yard in the 6200 block of St. Claude Avenue. |
| Photo Date: |
4/22/1974 Upload Date: 5/17/2010 4:52:12 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
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1218 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
Clara Street Tower |
| Description: |
This was Clara Street Tower at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal during the brief time it was painted green. The tower still exists but it is no longer manned, as the signals and power switches at NOUPT are now controlled from Chicago. (approximate day) |
| Photo Date: |
1/15/1975 Upload Date: 3/8/2017 9:26:38 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Station |
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334 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Bridge Meet |
| Description: |
For many years, both the MP and the SP weren't particular about the power they used for transfer runs across the Huey P. Long Bridge... almost any old units would do. But in 1975, both railroads assigned brand new EMD switchers to yard and transfer service around New Orleans. Here, 2-month old SP MP15AC's 2705 and 2706 on an eastbound transfer run meet 8-month old MP MP15DC 1549 -- along with GP18 1963, MP15DC 1551 and GP38-2's 2060 and 2075 -- on a westbound grain train. |
| Photo Date: |
10/13/1975 Upload Date: 11/26/2009 11:50:16 AM |
| Location: |
Jefferson, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 2706(MP15AC) SP 2705(MP15AC) MP 1549(MP15DC) |
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1504 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
L&N 2509 |
| Description: |
Louisville & Nashville U30B 2509 rests in the Missouri Pacific's Race Street Yard. It was on a set of transfer power with four assorted MP geeps. MoPac MP15DC 1547 was on another set of transfer power, with siblings 1554 and 1546. The switchers were only eight months old, and had come to New Orleans straight from the factory. The Greater New Orleans Mississippi River Bridge fills the background. |
| Photo Date: |
10/19/1975 Upload Date: 1/25/2010 8:17:00 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
LN 2509(U30B) |
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1477 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak PANAMA LIMITED |
| Description: |
Amtrak train No. 59, the southbound PANAMA LIMITED, was backing into New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal at 12:32 - just a little late - behind Illinois Central GP40 3016. While ICG units ran on the train occasionally, they were usually accompanied by an Amtrak engine to provide heat, especially in November; so running with just a freight unit was really rare! The train consisted of nine cars: baggage car 1070, 6-6-4 sleeper 2154 SILVER ORCHID and 10-6 sleeper 2794 PINELLAS COUNTY, dinner 8310, coaches 5407, 6015, 6077 and 5681, and lounge 3341. |
| Photo Date: |
11/2/1975 Upload Date: 6/14/2016 4:34:10 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
IC 3016(GP40) |
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724 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
NOUPT SW8 No. 1 |
| Description: |
New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal No.1 was one of three SW8's - Nos. 1-3 - built in December 1953 for use at the new terminal. No. 2 was sold around 1960, but Nos. 1 and 3 survived into the Amtrak era. They were repainted into Amtrak colors and sold to NASA in 1990. |
| Photo Date: |
11/25/1975 Upload Date: 7/19/2016 5:10:05 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
NOUPT 1(SW8) |
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533 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Southern Railway Train Nos. 2 and 194 |
| Description: |
Southern Railway train No. 2 – the northbound SOUTHERN CRESCENT – was overtaking No. 194 – the run-through train from Houston to Birmingham via the Southern Pacific – on the Southern’s New Orleans Terminal Co. subsidiary near Elysian Fields Ave. No. 194 had arrived from the SP during the night and was parked here on the “wrong” track, awaiting a rested road crew. (exact date unknown) |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1976 Upload Date: 4/17/2022 10:44:00 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 9104(SD45) |
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191 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak No. 58 |
| Description: |
This was a view from the rear of Amtrak train No. 58 - the northbound PANAMA LIMITED - as it rolled through East Bridge Junction at 60 MPH. The train was on the Illinois Central Gulf heading out of New Orleans, and the track on the right was a connection to the New Orleans Public Belt and the HUEY P. LONG BRIDGE. Just beyond the signal on the left was a connection with the Southern Railway. The photo was taken from Amtrak observation-lounge car 3344, previously Seaboard Coast Line 5844 and originally Seaboard Air Line 6604. |
| Photo Date: |
3/20/1976 Upload Date: 3/27/2018 12:24:39 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Yard |
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354 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
ICG Mays Yard |
| Description: |
A small group of people had gathered outside the Illinois Central Gulf's LOUISIANA DIVISION HEADQUARTERS OFFICE at Mays Yard to watch the AMERICAN FREEDOM TRAIN pass on its way into New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. It was probably the first time a 4-8-4 had even run over these tracks. IC SW9 460 was off to the left. |
| Photo Date: |
5/2/1976 Upload Date: 3/21/2018 5:20:40 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
IC 460(SW9) |
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866 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Orleans Junction-2 |
| Description: |
This was the connection between the Illinois Central Gulf's BATON ROUGE DISTRICT, on the left, and the Kansas City Southern's NEW ORLEANS SUBDIVISION at Orleans Junction in Kenner, Louisiana. The KCS abandoned its track here in 1985, after it obtained trackage rights over 6.5 miles of the ICG-between Frellsen and East Bridge Junction. |
| Photo Date: |
5/2/1976 Upload Date: 6/15/2015 11:41:13 AM |
| Location: |
Kenner, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Track |
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644 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Orleans Juntion-3 |
| Description: |
This was where the Kansas City Southern's NEW ORLEANS SUBDIVISION crossed the Illinois Central Gulf's double-track McCOMB DISTRICT at Orleans Junction in Kenner, Louisiana. The KCS abandoned its track here in 1985, after it obtained trackage rights over 6.5 miles of the ICG-between Frellsen and East Bridge Junction. The overpass is U.S. Highway 61. |
| Photo Date: |
5/2/1976 Upload Date: 6/15/2015 11:42:07 AM |
| Location: |
Kenner, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Track |
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742 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Orleans Junction-4 |
| Description: |
This is a view looking north on the Illinois Central Gulf's McCOMB DISTRICT, showing the connection with the BATON ROUGE DISTRICT on the left at Orleans Junction in Kenner, Louisiana The crossing with the Kansas City Southern's NEW ORLEANS SUBDIVISION, which was removed in 1985, was just beyond the concrete equipment bungalow. |
| Photo Date: |
5/2/1976 Upload Date: 6/15/2015 11:58:15 AM |
| Location: |
Kenner, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Track |
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538 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Orleans Junction-1 |
| Description: |
This was the west end of the connection between the original Illinois Central (Yazoo & Mississippi Valley) main line through Orleans Junction, on the left, and the revised alignment of the Baton Rouge District. This slide was taken from the observation car on the AMERICAN FREEDOM TRAIN. |
| Photo Date: |
5/2/1976 Upload Date: 6/15/2015 10:51:25 AM |
| Location: |
Kenner, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Track |
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513 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Orleans Junction-5 |
| Description: |
This was the east end of the connection between the original Illinois Central (Yazoo & Mississippi Valley) main line through Orleans Junction, on the left, and the McComb District at Hollandey Street in Kenner, Louisiana. This slide was taken from the observation car on the AMERICAN FREEDOM TRAIN. |
| Photo Date: |
5/2/1976 Upload Date: 6/15/2015 10:52:28 AM |
| Location: |
Kenner, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Track |
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460 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Southport Junction |
| Description: |
This was a view facing west from Southport Tower in suburban New Orleans. The empty right-of-way in the foreground and track A2 beyond that were originally on the alignment of the NEW ORLEANS & MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, then the LOUISVILLE, NEW ORLEANS & TEXAS, then the YAZOO & MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, and then the ILLINOIS CENTRAL. Between 1954 and 1969 this was also the inbound main line for IC, Missouri Pacific, Southern Pacific and Texas & Pacific passenger trains between EAST BRIDGE JUNCTION, at the east end of the Huey P. Long Bridge, and New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. The Missouri Pacific train on the left was a transfer run between the MP's AVONDALE YARD at the west end of the Huey P. Long Bride, and the railroad's RACE STREET YARD in New Orleans. The train was was New Orleans Public Belt track constructed as a part of the Huey P. Long Bridge project in the early 1930's. |
| Photo Date: |
2/2/1977 Upload Date: 5/24/2018 11:48:48 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Track |
| Locomotives: |
MP 2283(U23B) |
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363 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Jefferson Avenue Interlocking |
| Description: |
One of the more interesting pieces of trackwork in the New Orleans area was this crossing of the New Orleans Public Belt (in the right foreground) and the Illinois Central Gulf. The NOPB's COTTON WAREHOUSE YRAD was on the right and the orange water tower was in the ICG's STUYVESANT DOCKS YARD. These crossings were removed around 1995, when the two railroads combined and simplified their tracks between Southport Junction and Stuy Docks. |
| Photo Date: |
2/5/1977 Upload Date: 3/21/2018 5:09:14 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Track |
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674 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
East Bridge Tower |
| Description: |
This view is looking east along the New Orleans Public Belt at East Bridge Junction Tower. The east approach to the Huey P. Long Bridge is about a quarter of a mile behind the photographer. Both the tower and the NOPB tracks were built as a part of the construction of the bridge, which was opened in December 1935. Just to the right of the tower is the caboose of an eastbound SP transfer run which has just left the IC's Mays Yard and is heading for the Southern Railway's BACK BELT. On the right is an MP caboose, and in the distance are the locomotives of a westbound MP train. |
| Photo Date: |
2/5/1977 Upload Date: 2/15/2010 4:47:49 PM |
| Location: |
Jefferson, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Track |
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865 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Office Car 8 |
| Description: |
Office cars weren't unusual on the end of the SOUTHERN CRESCENT, but they usually ran with their open platform on the rear! Car number 8 was running backwards on the northbound train as it approached the L&N crossing at N.E. Tower. The conductor was keeping a wary eye on the photographer from the vestibule of dome coach 1613 as he prepared to grab his train orders at the tower. The nearest track was the "new" L&N line from Gentilly Yard to the Mississippi River, built when New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal opened in 1954. |
| Photo Date: |
4/15/1977 Upload Date: 5/7/2010 7:20:13 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
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1261 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Louisiana Southern Office |
| Description: |
For many years this little building at 6225 St. Claude Ave. in New Orleans was the headquarters and the city depot for the Louisiana Southern Railroad (LSO). After the Southern Railway acquired control of the LSO in 1952 the little railroad's operations were based here for many years The Norfolk Southern merged the LSO into the Alabama Great Southern on 1 August 1993. The concrete extension on the right end of the building was the railroad's safe. (approximate date) |
| Photo Date: |
6/18/1977 Upload Date: 12/23/2017 10:08:22 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Yard |
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311 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
ICG MAYS YARD |
| Description: |
This was the west (timetable north) end of the Illinois Central Gulf's MAYS YARD, just west of New Orleans, facing south. The main lines extended across the bottom of photo, with a portion of the yard office on the lower right. The wye identified the old connection with the former Harahan Yards and the Southern Pacific train ferry, which ran south towards the Mississippi River. Inside the wye were the engine servicing facilities. MAYS YARD never had a roundhouse or turntable, so steam engines were turned on the wye engines and coaled here with a clamshell crane. |
| Photo Date: |
9/8/1977 Upload Date: 4/20/2017 6:13:55 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Yard |
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766 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SP and MP Yards |
| Description: |
This view was taken from the vestibule of a high-level coach on the westbound SUNSET as the train left the Southern Pacific's Avondale Yard and crossed Avondale Garden Road. The SP MP15AC was switching in the railroad's Avondale Yard and the three MP geeps, on the other side of that Lincoln Mk IV, were on a northbound train in that railroad's Avondale Yard. Behind the three high-level coaches were dormitory-lounge 3395, diner 8035, 10-6 sleepers 2602 PACIFIC BEAUTY, 2629 PACIFIC RIDGE and 2695, and dome-observation 9253 SILVER LOOKOUT. In just a couple of minutes SDP40F's 568 and 542 would have their 10-car train up to the speed limit of 70. |
| Photo Date: |
9/19/1977 Upload Date: 4/9/2017 4:53:16 PM |
| Location: |
Avondale, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Yard,Passenger,Action |
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264 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
West Bridge Junction |
| Description: |
This was a view from a former Santa Fe high-level coach as Amtrak's westbound SUNSET dropped off of the Huey P. Long Bridge at West Bridge Junction. The tracks on the right lead into the Missouri Pacific's Avondale Yard, while the Southern Pacific's main line ran around the other side of that big fuel tank. The white structure to the right of the lower signal was the roundhouse at the Espee's Avondale Yard. |
| Photo Date: |
9/19/1977 Upload Date: 9/26/2017 12:12:26 PM |
| Location: |
Avondale, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Yard |
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210 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Port of New Orleans GE |
| Description: |
This unlettered and un-numbered 80-ton was built by GE in May 1962 as serial number 34265 for the Port of New Orleans for use at its Public Grain Elevator. The unit was photographed at the nearby New Orleans Pubic Belt roundhouse, where it was receiving some attention. After the grain elevator was demolished, the locomotive was sold to Birmingham Rail & Locomotive. (approximate day) |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1977 Upload Date: 2/11/2010 7:53:50 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
James H. Selzer, Jr. |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
PORT of(80Tonner) |
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755 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
KCS, NOPB and ICG Track |
| Description: |
This was a view facing west at Monticello Avenue, on the Orleans-Jefferson Parish line. On the left was the Kansas City Southern coming in to connect with the New Orleans Public Belt, next were the two NOPB main tracks, and on the right were two Illinois Central Gulf main tracks. The signal on the ICG protected the crossings with the NOPB and KCS at LAMBERT JUNCTION. |
| Photo Date: |
3/12/1978 Upload Date: 5/11/2018 5:28:11 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Track |
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329 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Orleans Junction |
| Description: |
This is a view facing east - timetable south - on the Kansas City Southern's NEW ORLEANS SUBDIVISION at Orleans Junction. This is eight miles from the railroad's WEST YARD and 11 miles from NEW ORLEANS UNION PASSENGER TERMINAL The track on the right is the Illinois Central Gulf's BATON ROUGE DISTRICT, while the crossing in the background is the ICG's McCOMB DISTRICT. The KCS abandoned its track here in 1985 after it obtained trackage rights over 6.5 miles of the ICG, between Frellsen and East Bridge Junction. |
| Photo Date: |
3/18/1978 Upload Date: 6/15/2015 12:14:35 PM |
| Location: |
Kenner, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Track |
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559 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Relco S2 1048 |
| Description: |
Relco (Railway Equipment Leasing Co.) Alco S2 1048 was parked outside the company's shop along the Illinois Central Gulf on Short Street in Kenner, Louisiana. The track on the right was the original Yazoo & Mississippi Valley main line between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, but it had been replaced by a revised connection between the Illinois Central's BATON ROUGE and McCOMB DISTRICTS at Orleans Junction. This shop served Relco's customers along the Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, and they subsequently relocated to a larger facility along the Baton Rouge District at St. Gabriel, Louisiana. |
| Photo Date: |
3/18/1978 Upload Date: 6/15/2015 10:53:21 AM |
| Location: |
Kenner, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Track |
| Locomotives: |
RE 1048(S2) |
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642 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP 3712 |
| Description: |
On a foggy morning, low-nose Espe GP9 3712 was pushing the ICG's New Orleans wreck train up the east approach of the Huey P. Long Bridge to help fix a derailment. The cars were crane 100408, boom car 100566, and remodeled passenger cars 100567, 100570 and 100569. The train is passing over the Mississippi River east bank levee. |
| Photo Date: |
10/25/1978 Upload Date: 4/4/2010 4:38:45 PM |
| Location: |
Jefferson, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Orleans Junction |
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In this view of Orleans Junction, the ICG McComb District (the main line from New Orleans to Chicago) runs across the bottom of the photo, and the KCS main line from New Orleans to Kansas City crosses the ICG on the right. The track along the high-voltage power line on the left is the original ICG Baton Rouge District (once a through route from New Orleans to Memphis via Baton Rouge and Vicksburg), and the S-shaped track connecting with the ICG McComb District at the lower left is a newer connection with the Baton Rouge District. The KCS track was removed in 1985 when that railroad began using trackage rights over the ICG between Frellsen and Shrewbury. |
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11/28/1978 Upload Date: 1/31/2010 3:57:13 PM |
| Location: |
Kenner, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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NOUPT |
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When Amtrak took over operation of the SOUTHERN CRESCENT on 1 February 1979 it leased all of the Southern Railway’s remaining E8A units for six months. While the Southern had maintained the locos at Atlanta and they were hardly ever seen in New Orleans during the day, Amtrak assigned them to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal for maintenance and scenes like this became common. In this view, taken about three weeks after Amtrak began running the train (as the CRESCENT), Southern 6907, 6903 and 6909 were parked outside of the NOUPT diesel shop with SDP40F 624 and P30CH 722. Southern 6908 was coupled to the 624, while Southern 6911 was behind the photographer along with F40’s 252 and 265, and P30CH units 710, 715 and 721. |
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2/19/1979 Upload Date: 8/29/2018 5:54:04 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Yard |
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SOU 6907(E8A) |
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| Title: |
Noses |
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Throughout most of the 1970's one couldn't find Southern E-units at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal during the day, because they came in in the evening and left the next morning. But when Amtrak took over the operation of the CRESCENT on 1 February 1979, it leased all of the Southern remaining E8A's and for the next six months there were always some of these around the engine house, making shots like this possible. |
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2/25/1979 Upload Date: 8/2/2010 4:51:16 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Yard |
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SOU 6911(E8A) AMTK 710(P30CH) |
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| Title: |
Illinois Central Gulf DOCK JOB |
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When this photo was taken, the Illinois Central Gulf’s DOCK JOB ran from the railroad’s MAYS YARD, on the west side of New Orleans, to its STUYVESANT DOCKS YARD, along the Mississippi River. Here was the train on a gloomy afternoon, on its way to the docks with a couple of Lamco Railroad SD10 units right behind IC SW9 442. Lamco 315 and 316 were originally Union Pacific SD7’s and had just been rebuilt by the ICG’s Paducah Shops for LAMCO - the Liberian-American-Swedish Mining Co. They were exported to Buchanan, Liberia from New Orleans. |
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3/6/1980 Upload Date: 4/19/2019 2:04:22 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Action |
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IC 442(SW9) LAMCO 315(SD10) LAMCO 316(SD10) |
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| Title: |
Southport (4) |
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This was the Illinois Central Gulf main line at Southport Junction, on the north side of Jefferson Highway (U.S. 90) in suburban New Orleans. This was on the line between STUYVESANT DOCKS YARD along the Mississippi River and MAYS YARD on the west side of the metropolitan area. Southport Tower controlled multiple crossings of the ICG, New Orleans Public Belt and Kansas City Southern, and the signal on the left protected an ICG crossing of the NOPB. |
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3/14/1980 Upload Date: 5/24/2018 10:04:49 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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| Title: |
Southport (3) |
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This view facing north at Jefferson Highway (U.S. 90) grade crossing in suburban New Orleans shows the north end of the Illinois Central Gulf's double track, which ran from here through STUYVESANT DOCKS YARD and ended at LEVEE YARD. The switch on the right served an unused siding, while the track on the immediate left was once the north end of SOUTHPORT YARD. The track turned back to the left (west) just on the other side of Jefferson Highway. |
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3/14/1980 Upload Date: 5/14/2018 6:16:54 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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| Title: |
Southport (2) |
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In the foreground was the last remnants of the Illinois Central Gulf's little SOUTHPORT YARD, while on the right was the railroad's line from STUYVESANT DOCKS YARD - off to the right - to MAYS YARD. The signal protected the end of the ICG's double track here. Straight ahead was the grade crossing with U.S. Highway 90. |
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3/14/1980 Upload Date: 5/14/2018 6:11:16 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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| Title: |
Southport (1) |
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In the foreground was the last remnants of the Illinois Central Gulf's little SOUTHPORT YARD, while on the right was the railroad's line from STUYVESANT DOCKS YARD - off to the right - to MAYS YARD. The signal protected the end of the ICG's double track here. |
| Photo Date: |
3/14/1980 Upload Date: 5/14/2018 6:04:34 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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| Title: |
NOUPT SW8 No. 1 |
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New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal No.1 was one of three SW8's - Nos. 1-3 - built in December 1953 for use at the new terminal. No. 2 was sold around 1960, but Nos. 1 and 3 survived into the Amtrak era. They were repainted into Amtrak colors and sold to NASA in 1990. |
| Photo Date: |
11/7/1980 Upload Date: 7/19/2016 5:10:46 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Roster |
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NOUPT 1(SW8) |
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| Title: |
Bisso Towboat 2 |
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Bisso Towboat Co. 0-6-0 number 2 still wore the lettering of its previous owner, the Texas Pacific-Missouri Pacific Terminal Railroad of New Orleans (TPMPT), when it was photographed in 1980. The loco – and its sibling No. 1 – had been built by Alco-Richmond in June 1907 (42928-42929) as Trinity & Brazos Valley 75 and 76, for use at Galveston; but following the T&BV’s bankruptcy in 1914, the railroad lost its access to Galveston from Fort Worth over the Santa Fe and the two switchers became redundant. The City of Houston bought the two locomotives via the Barry Equipment Co. in 1917 and they arrived on 31 March lettered Houston Municipal 1 and 2. They were leased to the International & Great Northern from March 1918 until October 1921, and were sold to Grant Locomotive and Car Works [of Houston] in1922. They subsequently moved to the TP-MPT where they retained their previous numbers. In early 1948 the TP-MPT received four Alco S2 diesels, and the 0-6-0’s were sold to Bisso by August 1949. Besides operating coal-burning towboats and ferries, Bisso also provided coal for other vessels and used its locos to move hopper cars from a 2-track yard along the New Orleans Public Belt then up the Mississippi River levee to its coal-handling facility along the river. Bisso’s coaling operation ended around 1955, and with it, the need for any locomotives. No. 1 disappeared, and was probably scrapped; but No. 2 remained on Bisso property until 2010, when it was donated to the Louisiana Railway Heritage Trust. |
| Photo Date: |
12/12/1980 Upload Date: 2/21/2010 7:26:55 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Roster |
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BISSO 2(0-6-0) TPMPT 2(0-6-0) |
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| Title: |
Lambert Junction (3) |
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At LAMBERT JUNSTION in suburban New Orleans a Kansas City Southern branch line from their WEST YARD (off to the right) to the New Orleans Public Belt crossed the double-track Illinois Central Gulf line from STUYVESANT DOCKS YARD west to MAYS YARD. Today there is just one IC-CN track here and a connection with the KCS. |
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12/29/1980 Upload Date: 5/14/2018 5:32:23 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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| Title: |
Lambert Junction (2) |
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This was LAMBERT JUNCTION in suburban New Orleans, where the New Orleans Public Belt - on the right - crossed the Illinois Central Gulf in the foreground. Right on the other side of that new building, by that silver relay box - a single Kansas City Southern track also crossed the ICG. The only thing left here since the late 1990's has been on ICG (CN) track and a connection with the KCS. |
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12/29/1980 Upload Date: 5/14/2018 5:24:12 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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| Title: |
Lambert Junction (1) |
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This was LAMBERT JUNCTION in suburban New Orleans, where the New Orleans Public Belt - on its way west to the HUEY P. LONG BRIDGE - curved across the Illinois Central Gulf line from STUYVESANT DOCKS YARD west to MAYS YARD. On the far side of that building under construction, the KCS line from their WEST YARD to the NOPB crossed the ICG. Notice helium car MHAX 1120 in the industry on the right. Since the late 1990's there has only been one ICG/CN track here. |
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12/29/1980 Upload Date: 5/14/2018 5:14:42 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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| Title: |
NOPB-ICG Jefferson Avenue |
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This was a view looking upriver along the New Orleans Public Belt towards the Jefferson Avenue Interlocking, where the NOPB crossed the ICG. Behind the fence on the left was the NOPB's engine terminal while on the left was the railroad's COTTON WAREHOUSE YARD which was full of idle NOPB Incentive Per Diem box cars and intermodal flats. The two tracks between the NOPB main lines and the yard belonged to the Illinois Central Gulf. |
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6/30/1981 Upload Date: 4/11/2018 11:03:43 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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| Title: |
Cotton Warehouse Yard |
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Back when railroads paid per diem for car usage on a daily - as opposed to an hourly - basis; the ICG, SP and KCS would all interchange cars with the New Orleans Public Belt at the latter railroad's Cotton Warehouse Yard around 6 P.M. It's 6:15 and ICG SW14 1470 is delivering a cut of cars from that railroad's nearby Stuyvesant Docks Yard, SP MP15AC's 2705 and 2710 have brought 19 cars over from their Avondale Yard and are preparing to return home, while NOPB SW1000 104 is waiting to return to work. KCS SW1500 4347 is out-of-sight at the other end of the yard, having just delivered 18 cars. |
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7/16/1981 Upload Date: 11/24/2009 10:30:03 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Yard |
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NOPB 104(SW1000) |
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| Title: |
K&B Distribution Center |
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This was the Katz & Besthoff Drugstores distribution center in Metairie, Louisiana as seen from the Illinois Central Gulf tracks. K&B was a regional drug store chain headquartered in New Orleans, and by this time they made little or no use of rail service; but for many years this was a busy cotton warehouse, served by the 2-track yard on the right. The ICG main line was right off to the right and the stop sign on the left was for Labarre Road. In addition to the ICG, the warehouse was also served by the Louisiana & Arkansas (KCS) on the other side, and during WWII the Southern Railway had trackage right to reach the warehouse over the L&A. At one time it was owned by cotton merchants Anderson, Clayton and Co. The M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston is named after Monroe D. Anderson of Anderson, Clayton. |
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9/18/1981 Upload Date: 4/10/2018 4:24:05 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Yard,Track |
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| Title: |
NOPB-ICG Oak Street |
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This was a view looking north on the New Orleans Public Belt eastbound track, facing the Oak Street grade crossing. The empty space on the left had been occupied by a pair of NOPB-KCS interchange tracks. On the right were the NOPB westbound track, the Illinois Central Gulf south- and northbound tracks, and the New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board interchange track, which could be accessed by both the NOPB and the ICG. The structure on the right, just across Leake Ave., anchored power lines which crossed over the Mississippi River, which is just off to the left. |
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9/18/1981 Upload Date: 4/10/2018 5:20:50 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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