This trio of IC units leaving Mays Yard is led by a CN locomotive with an IC designation.

Racing north toward Hammond, LA. We are between Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas.

The second to last run of the Big Easy Steam Train near New Orleans runs along Belle Chasse Hwy. Two ex-Metra bi-levels and a concession car make up this train.

The second to last day of operations for the "Big Easy Steam Train" was missing the Steam Locomotive! Pulling north bound is Idaho Northern & Pacific F10. The two bi-level cars Pullmans originaly... (more)

A long way from it's day of pulling intermodal trains as part of ATSF's Super Fleet, this humble servant is pulling a transfer train east through New Orleans.

Avondale yard is full of leased locomotives. Most of them look as if they used to be UP locos! 9381 looks like it is still with UP but I think they gave up on washing it. That should please SP ... (more)

This south bound frieght thottles up on it's way into New Orleans.

At midnight, this Tropicana/Container train holds coming down the East side of the Mississippi River. Canon Digital Rebel ISO 100 25 seconds f5.3 and a Maglite.

This unusual visitor sits coupled to a GP7 of South East Kansas RR Co. On their way to the timber railroad in Deridder, they seem a little out of place being lashed up with today's KCS locomotives... (more)

The crossing gates have not yet activated as this morning train heads toward KCS West yard past Central Ave. It does not look like people are paying it much attention. This unit is an SD45-3 reb... (more)

Shadows from the past! An ex-BN and ex-SF locomotive is on the point of this BNSF train ready to roll west from the BNSF Avondale Yard. Both BN and SF units pulling the BNSF train are lease unit... (more)

The fuel stand at the engine shop is where we find a couple of SP units not yet UP'ed. The blur to the right is a train being switched in the yard.

It's very quiet at the "round house" this morning at 4am. Switcher KCS 4344 idles ready for the morning assignment.

Outbound City of New Orleans.

RARE! This SD40X is one of four prototypes for the SD50. This locomotive still has it's rotating light on the nose! KCS 710 behind it is a full SD50. Look and compare!