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| Title: |
SP Transfer Run |
| Description: |
This eastbound Southern Pacific transfer run was stopped at the east end of the Huey P. Long Bridge, waiting for a clear route through East Bridge Junction to one of the railroad's eastern connections. The train was powered by an "Alco sandwich" with RSD12 2963 and C630 3140 tucked in between GP9R 3319 and low-nose GP9 3727. |
| Photo Date: |
12/27/1975 Upload Date: 11/22/2017 9:56:51 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
PAUL H. OLIVER, JR. photo |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 3319(GP9R) |
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649 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Lockport Branch |
| Description: |
Looking south from U.S. Highway 90 as Southern Pacific GP9R 3327 made its way through the sugar cane fields along the railroad's Lockport Branch. The smoke stacks behind the train are were at the Georgia sugar refinery in Mathews. |
| Photo Date: |
12/20/1982 Upload Date: 6/30/2007 6:22:59 PM |
| Location: |
Raceland, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 3327(GP9R) |
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449 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP 3327 |
| Description: |
Southern Pacific GP9R 3327 was on a northbound train on the Lockport Branch, between Mathews (M.P. 5.5) and Raceland (M.P. 2.0). |
| Photo Date: |
12/20/1982 Upload Date: 6/30/2007 9:13:04 PM |
| Location: |
Raceland, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 3327(GP9R) |
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973 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Lockport Branch |
| Description: |
Espee GP9R 3327 heads north through a recently-harvested sugar cane field on the railroad's Lockport Branch. |
| Photo Date: |
12/20/1982 Upload Date: 5/18/2010 3:27:41 PM |
| Location: |
Raceland, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 3327(GP9R) |
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691 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP GP9R 3353 |
| Description: |
Southern Pacific GP9R 3353 was parked next to the sand house at Austin, Texas. (approximate date of photo) |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1973 Upload Date: 4/19/2021 11:29:48 AM |
| Location: |
Austin, TX |
| Author: |
PAUL H. OLIVER, JR. image |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SP 3353(GP9R) |
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265 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
The Race was On ! |
| Description: |
The race was on, at least briefly, as a northbound Missouri Pacific train and a westbound Southern Pacific train accelerated out of their respective yards at Avondale, Louisiana. The MP train had GP18 1984, GP35 2563 and GP38-2 2109, whole the SP train had SEVEN units: SP GP9R's 3380, 3340 and 3754 with Seaboard Coast Line GP40 1581, U36B 1784, U33B 1746 and U30B 1708. |
| Photo Date: |
11/30/1975 Upload Date: 2/5/2018 4:40:50 PM |
| Location: |
Avondale, LA |
| Author: |
PAUL H. OLIVER, JR. photo |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
MP 1984(GP18) SP 3380(GP9R) |
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1298 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP GP9R 3433 |
| Description: |
Southern Pacific GP9R 3433 was running north through Houma, Louisiana after having just crossed the swing span over the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. The SP sold the Houma Branch to the Louisiana & Delta Railroad in 1978 and this locomotive became L&D 1750 North Bend, then it became Buffalo & Pittsburgh 211 in 1988. |
| Photo Date: |
4/13/1978 Upload Date: 7/4/2007 8:50:40 AM |
| Location: |
Houma, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Roster,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 3433(GP9R) |
| Views: |
1149 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SP GP9R 3435 |
| Description: |
The Norfolk Southern's run-through train from Birmingham to the Espee passes through East City Junction on the NS BACK BELT. East City Tower, behind the lead locomotive, closed in July 1972; and the track on the right is the beginning of the NS Bernadotte Branch. Today's train is unusual in that it has a set of transfer units instead of road power. The train has SP GP9R 3435, EMD GP38-2's 830 and 766, and Rio Grande GP40 3066 with 96 cars. |
| Photo Date: |
10/28/1989 Upload Date: 2/10/2010 10:48:39 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 3435(GP9R) |
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627 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP 3733 |
| Description: |
Eight geeps power a westbound transfer run over the Southern Railway, near Bayou St. John. The other units are GP9's 3358 and 3389, GP35 6670, and GP9's 3885, 3832, 3349 and 3437. |
| Photo Date: |
3/4/1979 Upload Date: 2/3/2009 1:29:12 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 3733(GP9R) |
| Views: |
771 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP GP9R 3735 |
| Description: |
Southern Pacific GP9R 3735 was next to the agent's building in Austin, Texas; between Chicon Street on the west and Canadian Street (now Robert Martinez Blvd.) on the east. The geep was probably switching the cars that had come in that morning on train No. 237, the GIDDINGS LOCAL. (approximate date of photo) |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1973 Upload Date: 4/19/2021 11:27:13 AM |
| Location: |
Austin, TX |
| Author: |
PAUL H. OLIVER, JR. image |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SP 3735(GP9R) |
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308 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP GP9R 3735 |
| Description: |
Southern Pacific GP9R 3735 was crossing Canadian Street (now Robert Martinez Blvd.) in Austin, Texas as it did some switching with caboose 1507. These were probably cars that had come in that morning on train No. 237, the GIDDINGS LOCAL. (approximate date of photo) |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1973 Upload Date: 4/19/2021 11:28:16 AM |
| Location: |
Austin, TX |
| Author: |
PAUL H. OLIVER, JR. image |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 3735(GP9R) |
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283 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP Extra 3735 West |
| Description: |
Southern Pacific EXTRA 3735 WEST was heading west out of AVONDALE YARD at the George Street grade crossing. The motive power was SP GP9R 3735, Cotton Belt GP20R 4145, SP GP9R 3802 and SD45 9143. The 3735 began life as Texas & New Orleans 439, which explained the lack of an oscillating light fixture. |
| Photo Date: |
11/6/1977 Upload Date: 11/22/2017 10:09:11 PM |
| Location: |
Avondale, LA |
| Author: |
PAUL H. OLIVER, JR. photo |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 3735(GP9R) |
| Views: |
449 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Westbound SP |
| Description: |
A westbound Southern Pacific train was leaving AVONDALE YARD, just west of New Orleans, behind GP9R’s 3754 and 3871 and SD40T-2’s 8549 and 8364. The photo was taken at the George Street grade crossing. |
| Photo Date: |
3/25/1979 Upload Date: 6/30/2020 5:19:24 PM |
| Location: |
Avondale, LA |
| Author: |
PAUL H. OLIVER photo |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 3754(GP9R) |
| Views: |
150 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP Transfer Run |
| Description: |
A Penn Central locomotive made an unusual appearance in New Orleans as U25B 2637 accompanied six Southern Pacific geeps on an SP transfer run to the Louisville & Nashville. The PC unit was originally Pennsylvania 2537 and was with SP GP9's 3774, 3736, 3329, 3751, 3375 and SSW GP20R 4145. The train was on the Southern Railway’s New Orleans Terminal Co. subsidiary at the North Broad Street underpass. |
| Photo Date: |
10/15/1977 Upload Date: 11/23/2016 6:00:07 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Paul H. Oliver. Jr. Photo |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 3774(GP9R) |
| Views: |
397 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Eastbound Espee on Huey P. Long Bridge |
| Description: |
An eastbound Southern Pacific train was descending the Huey P. Long Bridge above the east traffic circle. The train was powered by GP9R’s 3774 and 3801, SD45T-2’s 9234 and 9246, and SD45 9110. The building on the right was the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad’s bridge administration building. It was demolished when the bridge’s traffic lanes were widened in 2006-2013, and a replacement was built next to the east end of the bridge at the Central Avenue grade crossing. |
| Photo Date: |
10/9/1978 Upload Date: 1/26/2021 2:19:48 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
PAUL H. OLIVER, JR. image |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 3774(GP9R) |
| Views: |
284 Comments: 0 |
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