In a nod to the future, a new Amtrak ALC-42 #136 leads P42 #63 and the Northbound City Of New Orleans, only 19 minutes out of NOUPT. This was the filthiest consist I believe I have ever seen. They... (more)

Amtrak 115 and the Sunset glides past the New Orleans Public Belt's maintenance yard at Central Avenue, on it's way up the Huey Long bridge. The bridge is undergoing a massive reconstruction to ad... (more)

With an older scheme in the lead, a CSX powered mixed freight rounds the curve at East Bridge Tower on NOPB trackage. The NOPB is in the midst of a slew of capital improvements on the heels of it'... (more)

A UP trio with a Pacer Stack Train and 5 Tropicana reefers on the tail sits tied down on the Huey descent into Harahan/Metairie. Quite odd to witness these engines completely silent, but with the ... (more)

The East Bridge Tower "switchman" is on the porch to do a roll by inspection of the Westbound Sunset Limited, 15 minutes out of Union Passenger Station in New Orleans.

The Sunset Limited weaves through the High Tension Power lines just prior to passing East Bridge Tower at the foot of the Huey P Long Bridge. It's a sunny, 78 degrees on January 2nd, just outside ... (more)

A dirty #12 rides point on the Sunset, moving on the Huey P. Long bridge approach.

Frequently, the New Orleans Public Belt Railway entertains various groups on board its business car "City of New Orleans" on trips to the top of the Huey P. Long Bridge. The train will back up th... (more)

Union Pacific intermodal train I-LBNO (Long Beach, Ca., to New Orleans, La.) is less than 10 miles from its destination at CSX's Gentilly Yard in New Orleans as it eases down the eastern approach ... (more)

NS 6700 heading across the Huey P. Long Bridge, on a section that is as straight as the crow flies.

Westbound Sunset Ltd on Huey Long Bridge