BNSF, Ferromex, and KCS power this Back Belt run.
Mixed freight consist running westbound on the Norfolk Southern “Back Belt” in New Orleans, 30-April-2025.
Motive power:
- BNSF 5064 – GE C44-9W
- FXE 4057 – EMD SD70ACe
- KCSM 4091 EMD SD70ACe
- BNSF 8508 EMD SD70ACe
The consist is likely coming from the CSX Gentilly Yard, heading west through New Orleans, to Jefferson and the Huey P. Long Bridge and the BNSF yard in Avondale.While this particular train is more colorful than the typical NS or UP run, it’s still typical. We have CSX and Norfolk Southern in New Orleans, and trains travel back and forth from those yards to CN and KCS on the East Bank of Jefferson Parish. There’s also regular travel between all of these and the BNSF (formerly SP) and Union Pacific yards on the West Bank of Jefferson Parish.
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