MP Trains         
This photo is a bit fuzzy because it was made from a small section of a telephoto shot. It shows a pair of eastbound Missouri Pacific trains that were parked just west of the railroad's Avondale Yard, waiting to get in. On the left was Southern run-through train HNS (Houston-New Orleans to the Southern) with SD40-2 3239, SD45 3161 and SD40 3183; while next to it was an unidentified train with GP38-2 2251, U23B 4505 and GP38-2 2292. The next year the MP would merge with the UP and the Southern would merge with the Norfolk & Western, so scenes like this would soon disappear.
Date: 9/6/1981 Location: Avondale, LA   Map Show Avondale on a rail map Views: 470 Collection Of:   Michael Palmieri
Locomotives: MP 2251(GP38-2) SOU 3239(SD40-2)    Author:  Paul H. Oliver. Jr. Photo
MP Trains
Picture Categories: This picture is part of album:  PAUL H. OLIVER, JR.
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Henry Lombard-Hughes General Nice shot. 4/7/2021 9:37:11 PM

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