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City of New Orleans hitchhiker

City of New Orleans hitchhiker

There’s a City of New Orleans hitchhiker heading into NOL. City of New Orleans Hitchhiker Amtrak’s City of New Orleans #59 (Southbound) at Central Avenue in Jefferson, Louisiana, 19-October-2023. AMTK 50, AMTK 135, P42DC Genesis locomotives, pull the...
The Back Belt Caught Fire!

The Back Belt Caught Fire!

A back belt fire disrupts trains and autos. Back Belt fire A back belt fire broke out on the Canal Boulevard underpass on Monday, 2-October-2023, around 6pm. NOFD documented the fire on Twitter. By Wednesday, 4-October, the damage to the tracks appears to be repaired....
City Siemens Chargers

City Siemens Chargers

Siemens Chargers on the City of New Orleans Siemens Chargers at work ALC-42, Siemens Chargers, operate now on Amtrak’s City of New Orleans route. AMTK 300 and AMTK126 pull the City out of Union Passenger Terminal, New Orleans, 19-October-2022. The blue-liveried...
Catalpa Falls Private Varnish

Catalpa Falls Private Varnish

Catalpa Falls – Private railcar running on the Amtrak Crescent. Catalpa Falls Private railcar Catalpa Falls, bringing up the rear of the Amtrak Crescent #20 (Northbound), 27-January-2022. Catalpa Falls is a 1949-vintage 6-double-bedroom/lounge car, built for the...
Midnight Blue Anniversary

Midnight Blue Anniversary

AMTK 100, in Midnight Blue Anniversary livery. Midnight Blue Anniversary Caught the third of six Amtrak’s P42-DC “Genesis” locomotives painted to celebrate the railroad’s fiftieth anniversary, pulling the Crescent. This is AMTK 100, along with...
Amtrak’s 50th – Crescent #20

Amtrak’s 50th – Crescent #20

Amtrak’s 50th anniversary celebrated by the Crescent #20.   Amtrak’s 50th Amtrak Crescent #20 celebrates Amtrak Crescent #20, about 20 minutes after departing Union Passenger Terminal, New Orleans (NOL). P42DCs AMTK 75 and 161 pull a consist of 3...
Norfolk Southern MOW #BackBelt

Norfolk Southern MOW #BackBelt

Norfolk Southern MOW equipment on the New Orleans #BackBelt. Norfolk Southern MOW Maintenance-Of-Way (MOW) equipment seen recently on the Norfolk Southern “Back Belt.” This equipment does crack clearing and ballast balancing. One of my regular...