Rumbling quietly (a "No Horn" zone) through Old Metairie, a high hood NS unit approaches Metairie Road headed for the bridges over the 17th Street Canal and I-10 - past the cemetaries. Thanks to m... (more)

A transfer run from the New Orleans Public Belt to U.P's Avondale Yard creeps by a CN Hi-Rail truck as it approaches Central Avenue crossing on it's way up the Huey P. Long Bridge. This shot offer... (more)

Pete Messina's shop at the KCS railyard off of Airline Highway, houses lots of interesting equipment from time to time. Here you see his NYC Bonnie Brook with a "New England States" tail sign, rou... (more)

Formerly IC painted (and now only sublettered I.C.) GP38-2 leads it's freshly assembled train out of Mays yard, destined for points West.

NYC's Bonnie Brook with a "New England States" tailsign at Pete Messina's Shop

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)

Tied down and waiting for a new crew, KCS 695 with KCS 3237 in tow poses in front of Pete Messina's railcar restoratation shops at the KCS Railyard on Airline Highway. Visible in the background is... (more)

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

A KCS mixed freight sits slumbering at Central Avenue with HLCX and Ferromex units thrown in for color's sake. Seconds later, "A Service Cab" rolls up with the crew, and the friendly engineer is c... (more)

Lights are off and nobody's home. This very mixed freight sits crewless with motors running like a ghost ship at sea. A new "swoosh" #810 is the second unit. The second car, a flat, holds two wind... (more)

From 2 different eras, 2 different faces of passenger equipment.

KCS1 of the KCS Southern Belle Business Train with the N.O. Plaza Tower as a backdrop. Just across the platform sits the Grande Luxe Express Charter Train. Walking between the two was like being i... (more)