| Title: |
Northeast Oklahoma 80-ton GE 254 |
| Description: |
Northeast Oklahoma Railroad 80-ton GE 254 was sticking out of the Louisiana Southern Railroad's engine shed in New Orleans. The locomotive had been built in October 1937 as one of five demonstrators (serial nos. 12184-12188) for the Cummins Engine Co. In 1939 12185 and 12187 were sold to the Northeast Oklahoma as the 254 and 253, while the other three went to Republic Steel. In 1949 the NEO units were sold to the Louisiana Southern as the 504 and 505. The Southern Railway bought the LSO in 1954, and these two locos lasted well into the Southern Railway era. The engine shed survived until this part of New Orleans was flooded by HURRICANE BETSY in 1965. |
| Photo Date: |
1/29/1949 Upload Date: 6/22/2018 10:22:55 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
ELLIOT KAHN |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
NEO 254(80Tonner) LSO 505(80Tonner) |
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