by edward | Mar 13, 2021 | NS Back Belt
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...
by edward | Mar 7, 2021 | Amtrak, Crescent
AMTK Crescent plus ATIP car on the #backbelt in New Orleans cross-posted to NOLA History Guy. AMTK Crescent plus ATIP Amtrak Crescent #20 Northbound on the NS #BackBelt, 15 minutes out of Union Passenger Terminal in New Orleans (NOL). The red car directly behind the...
by edward | Aug 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
Phase IV Heritage 184 in the lead on this morning’s Crescent #20 Phase IV Heritage 184 A Heritage engine pulled the Crescent out of New Orleans (NOL) this morning (3-August). It’s been a while since one of the Heritage units led the long-haul route. The...
by edward | Apr 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
Public Belt MOW Equipment at Central Avenue in Jefferson Public Belt Equipment Trainspotting is a great way to get outside and remain socially distant, particularly on a Saturday. Unless there’s a need for emergency track work, the area at Central Avenue, under...
by edward | Apr 9, 2020 | Amtrak, Crescent
Amtrak Crescent 08-April-2020 on the #BackBelt Amtrak Crescent 08-April-2020 I usually catch the Crescent #20 (northbound) at my favorite coffee shop. That’s the PJ’s Coffee at 5555 Canal Blvd., in Lakeview. The coffee shop is right next to the Norfolk...
by edward | Jul 17, 2019 | BNSF
BNSF WarBonnet engine on the NS #BackBelt Burlington Northern Santa Fe in New Orleans The #BackBelt gets regular BNSF activity. The NS tracks connect BNSF (working out of the big UP yard in Avondale) with Norfolk Southern in Gentilly and CSX on the east side of the...
by edward | Apr 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
The mission of this site is to be a repository for photos, maps, ephemera, and stories related to railroads in the metro New Orleans area. I got the idea to start this site from reading the “Louisiana Railroad History” group on Facebook. One of the members...
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