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L&N E8A 785 |
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Louisville & Nashville E8A 785 was at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, in between runs on the PAN-AMERICAN. The locomotive had been built in February 1950 as St. Louis-San Francisco 2009 JET PILOT and was purchased by the L&N in 1965. The L&N installed flat number boards, removed one port hole and painted over the others. The 785 was retired in March 1972 and used as trade-in credit with EMD. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1970 Upload Date: 5/18/2020 3:30:45 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
JAMES H. SELZER, JR. photo |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
LN 785(E8A) |
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| Title: |
E-Units at NOUPT |
| Description: |
Power for the PANAMA LIMITED and the PAN-AMERICAN. Illinois Central E6A 4001 and Louisville & Nashville E8A 785 were being serviced at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal about six months before the advent of Amtrak. (approximate date of photo) |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1970 Upload Date: 2/6/2020 9:46:37 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
JAMES H. SELZER, JR. photo |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
IC 4001(E6A) LN 785(E8A) |
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1378 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
L&N Last Run |
| Description: |
This somewhat-fuzzy Instamatic shot recorded the last departure of a regularly-scheduled L&N train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. It was 5PM as the PAN-AMERICAN pulled out behind E8's 785 and 786, both former Frisco units purchased in 1965, with baggage car 1484, heavyweight coach 2555, lightweight coaches 3254 and 3250, lunch-counter/diner/lounge 2801, and 6-6-4 sleeper SHORT LEAF PINE, all for Cincinnati; plus coach 3255 for Jacksonville. L&N was one of few U.S. railroads that ran sleepers with open sections up until the beginning of Amtrak. The commemorative lettering on the nose and side of the 785 was added by railfan Jim Selzer of Slidell, Louisiana. The last southbound PAN-AMERICAN arrived at 11:25 the next morning behind E7A's 779 and 780, and they deadhead out later that day with all of the remaining L&N cars. |
| Photo Date: |
4/30/1971 Upload Date: 3/5/2014 8:15:21 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Paul H. Oliver, Jr. |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
LN 785(E8A) LN 786(E8A) |
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2917 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
L&N 786 |
| Description: |
L&N E8A's 786 and 785 back into New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal for the last departure on train No. 8 - the PAN-AMERICAN. The 786 and 785 were built as Frisco 2015 TWENTY GRAND and 2009 JET PILOT in 1950 and were purchased by the L&N in 1965. |
| Photo Date: |
4/30/1971 Upload Date: 4/30/2016 2:31:06 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Paul H. Oliver. Jr. Photo |
| Categories: |
Station |
| Locomotives: |
LN 786(E8A) |
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1145 Comments: 1 |
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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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1184 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
L&N No. 9 |
| Description: |
On the last day of 1970 the Louisville & Nashville’s southbound PAN-AMERICAN arrived in New Orleans behind U28B 2500 and E8A 796. The 5-car train consisted of baggage car 1473, coaches 3244 and 3250, counter-lounge car 2800 and 10-roomette/6-double-bedroom sleeper 3411 KENTUCKY RIVER. We don’t know where the GE was added to the train, but it was already on when the train arrived in Mobile. Here was the train backing in past the diesel shop at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. |
| Photo Date: |
12/31/1970 Upload Date: 2/6/2020 10:06:13 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
JAMES H. SELZER, JR. photo |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
LN 2500(U30B) LN 796(E8A) |
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1326 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
L&N No. 9 |
| Description: |
On the last day of 1970 the Louisville & Nashville’s southbound PAN-AMERICAN arrived in New Orleans behind U28B 2500 and E8A 796. The 5-car train consisted of baggage car 1473, coaches 3244 and 3250, counter-lounge car 2800 and 10-roomette/6-double-bedroom sleeper 3411 KENTUCKY RIVER. We don’t know where the GE was added to the train, but it was already on when the train arrived in Mobile. Here was the train backing in to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. |
| Photo Date: |
12/31/1970 Upload Date: 2/6/2020 10:08:34 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
JAMES H. SELZER, JR. photo |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
LN 2500(U30B) LN 796(E8A) |
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1407 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
L&N E8A 797 |
| Description: |
Louisville & Nashville E8A 797 and an E7A were parked at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal engine terminal, awaiting their 5:15PM departure on the northbound PAN-AMERICAN. About three months earlier, on 4 December 1970, the 797 had been damaged when it struck a loaded dump truck in eastern New Orleans; but as can be seen here, its nose was nicely repaired and repainted. It was retired in May 1972 and used as a trade-in with EMD. (approximate date of photo) |
| Photo Date: |
3/1/1971 Upload Date: 4/21/2020 12:50:49 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
JAMES H. SELZER, JR. photo |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
LN 797(E8A) |
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640 Comments: 0 |
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