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| Title: |
AFT 4449 |
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When the AMERICAN FREEDOM TRAIN was on its way from Jackson, Mississippi to Baton Rouge via the Illinois Central Gulf, it made a brief stop in Hammond, Louisiana to pick up media personnel for the last 45 miles of the trip. Here, the train had just pulled onto the line from Hammond to Baton Rouge and stopped so that folks could get an up-close look at 4-8-4 4449; and then it would make a second stop so that the guests could board the last car. Notice Uncle Sam bending down on the left of the loco. |
| Photo Date: |
4/27/1976 Upload Date: 4/1/2020 5:44:41 PM |
| Location: |
Hammond, LA |
| Author: |
JAMES H. SELZER, JR. photo |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
AFT 4449(4-8-4) SP 4449(4-8-4) |
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| Title: |
AFT 4449 |
| Description: |
After the AMERICAN FREEDOM TRAIN ran from Jackson, Mississippi to Baton Rouge over the Illinois Central Gulf, it pulled into the ICG’s NORTH BATON ROUGE YARD. In this view, the 4449 (and its tool car) had run around the train and was about to couple on to the last car so it could pull the train backwards to its display site. The Louisiana state capital building is the tall building on the left. |
| Photo Date: |
4/27/1976 Upload Date: 3/31/2020 12:13:24 PM |
| Location: |
Baton Rouge, LA |
| Author: |
JAMES H. SELZER, JR. photo |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
AFT 4449(4-8-4) SP 4449(4-8-4) |
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| Title: |
AFT 4449 |
| Description: |
After the AMERICAN FREEDOM TRAIN ran from Jackson, Mississippi to Baton Rouge over the Illinois Central Gulf, it pulled into the ICG’s NORTH BATON ROUGE YARD. There, the 4449 (and its tool car) ran around the train and coupled on to the last car so it could pull the train backwards to its display site at Louisiana State University. |
| Photo Date: |
4/27/1976 Upload Date: 4/1/2020 5:50:44 PM |
| Location: |
Baton Rouge, LA |
| Author: |
JAMES H. SELZER, JR. photo |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
AFT 4449(4-8-4) SP 4449(4-8-4) |
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666 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
American Freedom Train |
| Description: |
The AMERICAN FREEDOM TRAIN was arriving in New Orleans from Baton Rouge. The train had operated over the Illinois Central Gulf and was now on New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal tracks at CARROLLTON JUNCTION, passing the former location of Carrollton Avenue Station. |
| Photo Date: |
5/2/1976 Upload Date: 6/20/2020 1:15:13 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
PAUL H. OLIVER photo |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
AFT 4449(4-8-4) |
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337 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
American Freedom Train |
| Description: |
The AMERICAN FREEDOM TRAIN was arriving in New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal from Baton Rouge. The train had originated in Baton Rouge on the Illinois Central Gulf and was passing NOUPT’s CLARA STREET TOWER. |
| Photo Date: |
5/2/1976 Upload Date: 6/20/2020 1:17:22 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
PAUL H. OLIVER photo |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
AFT 4449(4-8-4) |
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319 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
AFT 4449 |
| Description: |
American Freedom Train 4-8-4 4449 was receiving its annual inspection on track 7 at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. In this view, railfan Paul Oliver looks on as the crew installs the upper drawbar. Both of the drawbars had been removed and coated with lime to reveal any cracks. (date approximate) |
| Photo Date: |
5/2/1976 Upload Date: 8/30/2010 10:46:17 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Andrea Oliver |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
AFT 4449(4-8-4) |
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2184 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
AFT 4449 |
| Description: |
American Freedom Train 4-8-4 4449 was receiving its annual inspection on track 7 at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. In this view, the drawbars had just been reinstalled. Both of them had been removed and coated with lime to reveal any cracks. (date approximate) |
| Photo Date: |
5/2/1976 Upload Date: 8/30/2010 10:46:59 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Paul H. Oliver, Jr. |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
AFT 4449(4-8-4) |
| Views: |
909 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Panama Limited and Freedom Train |
| Description: |
Amtrak's PANAMA LIMITED was waiting to leave New Orleans Union Passenger Treminal with a pair of P30CH's and a power car; while over on track 7 American Freedom Train 4-8-4 4449 was receiving its annual inspection. (date approximate) |
| Photo Date: |
5/2/1976 Upload Date: 8/30/2010 10:47:28 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Paul H. Oliver, Jr. |
| Categories: |
Station,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 702(P30CH) AFT 4449(4-8-4) |
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1044 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AFT 4449 |
| Description: |
American Freedom Train 4-8-4 4449 was receiving its annual inspection on track 7 at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. The PANAMA LIMITED was waiting to depart on track 2 with a pair of P30CHs and a power car. (date approximate) |
| Photo Date: |
5/2/1976 Upload Date: 8/30/2010 11:18:39 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Paul H. Oliver, Jr. |
| Categories: |
Station,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
AFT 4449(4-8-4) |
| Views: |
1041 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
AFT 4449 |
| Description: |
American Freedom Train 4-8-4 4449 was receiving its annual inspection on track 7 at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. (date approximate) |
| Photo Date: |
5/2/1976 Upload Date: 8/30/2010 10:48:30 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Paul H. Oliver, Jr. |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
AFT 4449(4-8-4) |
| Views: |
3060 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
AFT 4449 |
| Description: |
Shortly after the AMERICAN FREEDOM TRAIN pulled into New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, an NOUPT SW8 was switching 4-8-4 4449 and six of the train's cars. |
| Photo Date: |
5/2/1976 Upload Date: 6/20/2017 6:18:41 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
PAUL H. OLIVER, JR. photo |
| Categories: |
Station,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
AFT 4449(4-8-4) SP 4449(4-8-4) |
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643 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AFT 4449 |
| Description: |
The American Freedom Train rolls into Reserve, Louisiana on the Illinois Central Gulf, on its way from Baton Rouge to New Orleans. The train stopped here to pick up members of the press for a ride into New Orleans. |
| Photo Date: |
5/2/1976 Upload Date: 2/14/2010 5:17:40 PM |
| Location: |
Reserve, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Steam,Action |
| Locomotives: |
ICG 7702(GP8) AFT 4449(4-8-4) |
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1502 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
AFT 4-8-4 4449 |
| Description: |
Shortly after dawn on Thursday 13 May 1976 American Freedom Train 4-8-4 4449 and tool car PNWX 76 were heading north out of New Orleans on the Illinois Central Gulf in Kenner, Louisiana. The Freedom Train had run from New Orleans to Mobile over the Louisville & Nashville the previous Monday behind a pair of L&N geeps, because the railroad would not allow the 4449 to operate over some of the bridges along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, so the engine and tool car ran alone until they eventually caught up with their train. |
| Photo Date: |
5/13/1976 Upload Date: 6/4/2020 1:27:02 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
PAUL H. OLIVER photo |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
AFT 4449(4-8-4) |
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357 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
AFT 4449 |
| Description: |
It's 7:09 A.M. as American Freedom Train 4-8-4 4449 and tool car 76 head north on the Illinois Central Gulf at Pass Manchac, Louisiana. When the American Freedom Train arrived in New Orleans on the Illinois Central Gulf's Baton Rouge District, it was pulled by this 4-8-4; but when it departed on the Louisville's & Nashville, it left behind a pair of GP38-2's because the 4449 was too heavy for some of the L&N's bridges. The 4449 -- accompanied by tool car 76 -- ran up the ICG to Jackson and then east to Meridian, and then over the Southern Railway to Birmingham, where they rejoined their train. |
| Photo Date: |
5/13/1976 Upload Date: 2/21/2010 7:24:57 PM |
| Location: |
Manchac, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
| Locomotives: |
AFT 4449(4-8-4) |
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1147 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
TRANSCONTINENTAL STEAM EXCURSION |
| Description: |
Amtrak’s first and only TRANSCONTINENTAL STEAM EXCURSION, featuring former AMERICAN FREEDOM TRAIN and originally Southern Pacific 4-8-4 4449, had just arrived in New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal behind Illinois Central GP9 9016 and GP10 8277. The 4449 had developed a boiler problem earlier in the day after running through a crossover at high speed in Hazlehurst, Mississippi; and the IC geeps rescued the train after the 4449 finally failed 20 miles from NOUPT. |
| Photo Date: |
4/14/1977 Upload Date: 7/18/2020 10:11:58 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
PAUL H. OLIVER photo |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
IC 9018(GP9) AFT 4449(4-8-4) SP 4449(4-8-4) |
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608 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AFT/AMTK 4449 |
| Description: |
Framed by the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal car washer and illuminated by the late afternoon sun, IC geeps 9016 and 8277 back former SP 4-8-4 4449 and Amtrak's TRANSCONTINENTAL STEAM EXCURSION into the station. The geeps were put on the train north of New Orleans because of a problem with the big Northern. |
| Photo Date: |
4/14/1977 Upload Date: 9/26/2010 8:18:43 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Paul H. Oliver, Jr. |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
AFT 4449(4-8-4) |
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684 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AFT/AMTK 4449 |
| Description: |
Wearing both AMERICAN FREEDOM TRAIN and AMTRAK lettering, former SP 4-8-4 4449 rests at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal between NOUPT SW8 No. 1 and UP water car 907853. The locomotive and water car were en route from Birmingham to Portland on Amtrak's TRANSCONTINENTAL STEAM EXCURSION. |
| Photo Date: |
4/15/1977 Upload Date: 9/26/2010 8:08:50 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Paul H. Oliver, Jr. |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
AFT 4449(4-8-4) NOUPT 1(SW8) |
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3204 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AFT 4449 |
| Description: |
Wearing both Amtrak and American Freedom Train lettering, ex-SP Daylight 4449 heads west across Bayou Des Allemands on the Espee's SUNSET ROUTE. The train was Amtrak's TRANSCONTINENTAL STEAM EXCURSION, which allowed passengers to ride behind the 4449 as it moved from its visit to the Southern Railway's steam shop in Birmingham back to its home in Portland. |
| Photo Date: |
4/16/1977 Upload Date: 6/15/2009 10:42:11 PM |
| Location: |
Des Allemands, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Steam,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AFT 4449(4-8-4) |
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2260 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Eastbound Daylight |
| Description: |
The eastbound WORLD'S FAIR DAYLIGHT sits on the Espee at the Lafayette depot. The engine is being serviced for the final leg of its trip from Portland to New Orleans, and displays the train number once used by the ARGONAUT. The building on the left was the headquarters of the Lafayette Division, but not for long! |
| Photo Date: |
6/2/1984 Upload Date: 2/21/2010 12:49:08 PM |
| Location: |
Lafayette, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 4449(4-8-4) |
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1152 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SP 4449 |
| Description: |
The 1984 LOUISIANA WORLD EXPOSITION took place along the Mississippi River in New Orleans between 12 May and 11 November. During the fair, the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the NRHS sponsored an excursion from Portland to New Orleans and back using former SP GS-4 class 4-8-4 4449. The WORLD’S FAIR DAYLIGHT arrived at the fair on Saturday 2 June, and then most of the train was moved to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal; but the 4449, water car PNWC 4219 and combine PNWC 3300 MILN D. GILLESPIE were parked on the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad at the fair, as shown here, until Friday 8 June.In this view, monorail train No. 3 had just passed over the locomotive. The fair monorail system had been built by Universal Mobility Inc. of Salt Lake City and was auctioned off at the fair’s bankruptcy sale in 1985… along with just about everything else. The bridge in the background was opened in April 1958, while the uncompleted bridge in the foreground wasn’t opened until September 1988. (approximate date of photo) |
| Photo Date: |
6/3/1984 Upload Date: 8/30/2020 7:23:08 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
JOHN KIRKPATRICK photo |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
SP 4449(4-8-4) |
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702 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Daylight and Green Diamond |
| Description: |
We're standing along the parallel Illinois Central Gulf and New Orleans Public Belt tracks near Jefferson Avenue, where the two main lines of each railroad cross. ICG GP10 8114, SD20 2024 and GP40 3031 are heading away from us, going to Mays Yard after delivering intermodal train No. 55 to the railroad's IMX (InterModal eXchange) at Nashville Ave. and the Mississippi River. Espee 4449 is sitting on the New Orleans Public Belt westbound main track, after having spent a week on display at the 1984 Louisiana World's Fair. Earlier this morning an NOPB switch engine had moved it from the fair site to here, and it is waiting for an ICG switch engine to accompany it to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. The Daylight and its matched set of cars left for home in Portland, Oregon the next morning. Daylight engineer Doyle McCormack has placed the number "5" in the locomotive's train numbers boxes. Number 5 was the westbound ARGONAUT, the secondary train between New Orleans and Los Angeles. |
| Photo Date: |
6/8/1984 Upload Date: 6/11/2009 2:58:03 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Steam,Action |
| Locomotives: |
IC 3031(GP40) SP 4449(4-8-4) |
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1625 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Crescent and Daylight |
| Description: |
For many years its was Amtrak's practice to add cars to the northbound CRESCENT and removed them from the southbound train at Atlanta, resulting in a much smaller consist at New Orleans. This was a continuation of the Southern Railway's procedure with the SOUTHERN CRESCENT. During the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition, Amtrak ran almost all of the train -- except for the extra mail cars -- all the way into New Orleans to accomodate fair goers. While attendence at the Fair fell well below the projected estimate, and train ridership never met expextations; during this time the CRESCENT was a very impressive train!It's 6:45 P.M. at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal and the early evening sun was reflecting off of the nose of F40 260 as it and the 262 had just backed in on track 5 with a 17-car train. The train's consist was baggage car 1172 SILVER TREASURE, baggage-dormitory car 1624, coaches 4733, 4737, 4637, 4711, 4639, and 4018, Amfleet lounge 28020, diner 8519, 10-6 sleepers 2436 PACIFIC CREST, 2438 PACIFIC CASTLE and un-named 2903, un-named 11-double-bedroom car 2233, lounge 3109, and coaches 4716 and 4702.Across the platform on track 6 is the WORLD'S FAIR DAYLIGHT, which would depart for Oregon the next morning. The DAYLIGHT had GS-4 4-8-4 4449, water car PNWC 4219, combine PNWC 3300 MILN D. GILLESPIE, sleeper-lounge PNWC 600 MT. HOOD, coaches SW 542 SONOMA, SW 544 MENDOCINO, SW 546 HUMBOLDT, SW 507 SHASTA, SW 511 STANISLAUS, PAR 2397, SW 500 SAN JOAQUIN, SW 518 TUOLUMNE, and GW 598 RED RIVER, diner SW 156 LAKE PEPIN and observation-lounge GS 1290 APPEKUNNY MOUNTAIN. (GW was Great Western Tours, GS was Grant Supply, PAR was Pacific Railroad Society, PNWC was Pacific Northwest Chapter-NRHS, and SW was Sierra Western.)The DAYLIGHT had arrived in New Orleans the previous Saturday, and SP 4449 had spent the week parked outside the Fair site. UP 4-8-4 8444 was on display inside the Fair, so for a week there were two big Northern's at the Fair. That's the photographer's Volkswagen RABBIT on the left. |
| Photo Date: |
6/8/1984 Upload Date: 2/4/2010 11:24:19 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 260(F40PHR) SP 4449(4-8-4) |
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3120 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
SP 4449 |
| Description: |
SP 4-8-4 4449 was on the WORLDS FAIR DAYLIGHT in New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. Earlier in the day, the locomotive had been moved from the fair site to NOUPT via the NOPB and ICG; and tomorrow morning the train will begin its trip back to Portland. |
| Photo Date: |
6/8/1984 Upload Date: 3/4/2010 9:46:51 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
SP 4449(4-8-4) |
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955 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP 4449 |
| Description: |
After spending a week at the 1984 LOUISIANA WORLD EXPOSITION, ex-SP 4-8-4 4449 was being moved from the fair site to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. Here is the little train on the ICG near Walnut Street, with the Mississippi River levee right on the other side of the tracks. The train consisted on ICG SW14 1459, combine PNWC 3300 MILN D. GILLESPIE, 4-8-4 4449, and ICG cabooses 199526 and 199041. |
| Photo Date: |
6/8/1984 Upload Date: 3/4/2010 9:46:28 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
SP 4449(4-8-4) |
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1620 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP 4449 |
| Description: |
After spending a week at the 1984 LOUISIANA WORLD EXPOSITION, ex-SP 4-8-4 4449 was being moved from the fair site to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. Here is the little train along at the Walnut Street grade crossing, with the Mississippi River levee right on the other side of the tracks. The train consisted on ICG SW14 1459, combine PNWC 3300 MILN D. GILLESPIE, 4-8-4 4449, and ICG cabooses 199526 and 199041. |
| Photo Date: |
6/8/1984 Upload Date: 3/4/2010 9:46:07 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
ICG 1459(SW14) SP 4449(4-8-4) |
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1405 Comments: 0 |
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