KCS No. 53

Name	Type	Comments	Date

William H. Davis Jr.	General	Great shot	12/12/2009 8:24:36 PM

Robert Federle	General	Nice shot. I see somebody shooting back.	12/12/2009 9:32:07 PM

Dale Weir	General	Fantastic photo! Also note: Per comments this 1987 shot shows loaded telecom cross arms behind the tower. Count the insulators, but note the cut wires hanging down. Private microwave and telecom leases have replaced the old ways. But maybe imagine yourself as 1967 lineman restoring service somewhere and the circumstances at hand.	12/13/2009 9:17:07 AM

David Stewart	General	Very Nice, Great shot!!	12/13/2009 6:10:31 PM

Earl Hampton	General	I remember that day at NE Tower. Mike taking a photo of Dave and vice-versa. If this is 1987 the line to the left (MP Press St. route) is out of service. I miss those days of being an operator at NE. I got paid to model 12 inch to the foot scale!	12/13/2009 6:43:48 PM

Earl Hampton	General	BTW I prefer L&N operator!!!	12/13/2009 6:44:38 PM

Ricky Knight	General	Great shot, just seeing those old white GP40's brings back memories for me as well, doesn't seem that long ago.	12/13/2009 9:56:05 PM

D.P. Honold	General	What a great shot ! What a great period in RAILROAD time ! What great memories , Thank You Dr.Diesel !	12/18/2009 9:22:39 PM

KCS No. 53
KCS train No. 53 is on the CSX with an NS crew as it crosses the NS at N.E. Tower. NS engineer Dave Honold is photographing the photographer, while CSX operator Earl Hampton gives the train a roll-by inspection. No. 53 originated in Dallas and will terminate at the CSX Gentilly Yard, just two miles away. Today's train has GP40 757 (ex-Conrail), GP40 778 (ex-ICG), and GP40-2 799 (built new for the KCS). N.E. Tower was closed in September 1990, and control of the crossing was transferred to the NS in Birmingham
Date: 4/18/1987	Location: New Orleans, LA Map	Views: 1968	Collection Of: Michael Palmieri
Locomotives: KCS 757(GP40)			Author: Christopher M. Palmieri

Picture Categories: Action		This picture is part of album: KCS

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