by edward | Sep 15, 2025 | Amtrak, Mardi Gras, NS Back Belt
Three Amtrak trains running along the path of the New Canal, now I-10, with apologies to Little Feat. Amtrak trains on a Monday morning Amtrak Mardi Gras #24, and Crescent #20, departing Union Passenger Terminal (NOL), Monday morning, 15-September-2025. After the...
by edward | Jun 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
Amtrak City of New Orleans 59 4-June-2025, inbound passing through Jefferson, Louisiana, on its way to Union Passenger Terminal (NOL) in downtown New Orleans. AMTK 331 is a Siemens ALC-42 “Charger.” I don’t go out to record people living dangerously....
by edward | Jun 17, 2025 | Amtrak, Crescent
We’re seeing more Phase VII upgrades on the Crescent 20. Amtrak Crescent 20 24-May-2025 with Phase VII Expansion Amtrak Crescent 20, passing over the Canal Blvd. underpass in Lakeview, New Orleans.The train departed NOL on time, and rolled past my regular coffee...
by edward | Jun 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
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...
by edward | Apr 11, 2025 | Intermodal, NS Back Belt
Amazon shipping containers are modern inspiration in Back Belt intermodal. Back Belt intermodal Seems like it’s been a while since an intermodal consist came past Lakeview on the Norfolk Southern Back Belt. Back Belt intermodal indicates freight passing through....
by edward | Mar 25, 2025 | Amtrak, Crescent, NS Back Belt
Sunday’s Amtrak Crescent #20 included a couple of deadhead cars. New Orleans to New York on the Amtrak Crescent #20 Amtrak’s incarnation of the Crescent continues one of the oldest “name train” routes in the country. Here’s #20, crossing...
by edward | Sep 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Bernadotte Yard contained a roundhouse for Southern Railway. Southern Railway Roundhouse Section of a Sanborn Fire Map for Mid-City New Orleans, from 1950-1951, showing a roundhouse and turntable facility. The roundhouse stood inside Southern Railway’s...
by edward | Feb 15, 2024 | Kansas City Southern, Louisiana and Arkansas, Southern Belle
Trains for Kansas City Southern operated from the L&A Terminal South Rampart Street. Louisiana and Arkansas Terminal Franck Studios image of the Louisiana and Arkansas passenger terminal. The terminal stood at 705 S. Rampart, corner of Girod. It opened in 1923....
by edward | Jan 25, 2024 | New Orleans Public Belt
The New Orleans Public Belt runs along the riverfront. Streetcars and trains along the Riverfront Infrogmation photo (2013) of three New Orleans Public Belt (NOPB) locomotives passing the Ursuline Street station for the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (NORTA)....
by edward | Oct 31, 2023 | Amtrak, City of New Orleans, Crescent, New Orleans - Mobile service
Amtrak Training to Mobile operates a special consist. Amtrak Training The national passenger railroad runs a two-locomotive, two-car training consist between New Orleans and Mobile. Crews prepare for the resumption of passenger service between the two cities. ...
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