SOU 6903  Contributor's Pick!       
Four miles after leaving New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, Southern passenger trains reached home rails at East City Junction. Here, NOUPT's Eastern Connection connected with a Southern subsidiary, the New Orleans Terminal Co. In this view, the northbound SOUTHERN CRESCENT in on the NOTCO, passing under the southbound home signal protecting East City Junction. The train has E8A's 6903, 6901, 6912 and 6907 with eight cars: baggage-dormitory 706; coaches 834, 833 and Amtrak 5667; 10-6 sleepers 2008 PACOLET RIVER and Amtrak 2603 PACIFIC BEND, diner 3869, and dome coach 1613.
Date: 4/8/1977 Location: New Orleans, LA   Map Show New Orleans on a rail map Views: 1799 Collection Of:   Michael Palmieri
Locomotives: SOU 6903(E8A)    Author:  Michael Palmieri
SOU 6903
Picture Categories: Signal,Passenger,Action This picture is part of album:  SOU-NS
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