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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 |
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New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Track |
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| Title: |
Southport Junction |
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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. |
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2/2/1977 Upload Date: 5/24/2018 11:48:48 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Track |
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MP 2283(U23B) |
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| Title: |
IC Piggyback Power |
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At 9:30AM on this bright Sunday morning Illinois Central GP40R 3105, GP38 9534 and GP38-2 9571 had delivered an intermodal train to the railroad's IMX (Intermodal eXchange) along the Mississippi River at STUYVESANT DOCKS YARD and were returning to MAYS YARD where the crew would go off duty and the geeps would be serviced. In the early evening, a crew would go back on duty and deadhead back to the IMX for the northbound run. This long-standing practice was eliminated a few years later by fueling the units on the southbound train a McComb, and then leaving them at the IMX until departure. The geeps were crossing the New Orleans Public Belt at SOUTHPORT JUNCTION, but about six years later the NOPB installed a connection here with the IC and the crossings were eliminated. |
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4/16/1989 Upload Date: 5/24/2018 12:41:53 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Track,Action |
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IC 3105(GP40R) |
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Amtrak SW8 747 |
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Amtrak SW8 747 was built at EMD’s Plant No. 3 in Cleveland, Ohio in February 1953 as New York Central 9623. It was subsequently Penn Central 8623 in 1968, and Conrail 8623 in 1976, and in May 1983 it was one of four SW8’s Conrail traded to Amtrak for a pair of E8A’s. It arrived in New Orleans in Nov 1984 where it received the new paint job shown here. It was last used on 3 February 1994, was sold that September and left NOUPT in December. New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal's three SW8’s 1-3 were also made in Cleveland. |
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10/5/1985 Upload Date: 5/24/2018 1:06:15 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Roster |
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AMTK 747(SW8) |
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KCS Deramus Yard (10) |
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These were the car and locomotive shop buildings at the Kansas City Southern's DERAMUS YARD, just north of Shreveport. |
| Photo Date: |
6/11/1983 Upload Date: 5/24/2018 8:15:05 PM |
| Location: |
Shreveport, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Yard |
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| Title: |
KCS Deramus Yard (11) |
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Here were some of the smaller buildings in the Kansas City Southern's DERAMUS YARD near Shreveport. On the right were office cars TOLMAK and KAY SEE parked on a new track.. |
| Photo Date: |
6/11/1983 Upload Date: 5/24/2018 8:15:30 PM |
| Location: |
Shreveport, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Yard |
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| Title: |
KCS Deramus Yard (12) |
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Kansas City Southern office cars TOLMAK and KAY SEE, along with diner 56, were parked on a recently-laid track at DERAMUS YARD, just north of Shreveport. |
| Photo Date: |
6/11/1983 Upload Date: 5/24/2018 8:15:49 PM |
| Location: |
Shreveport, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Yard,Passenger |
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