New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, view of the front of the station.

NS 3052 and 716 glides train 975 north across Lake Pontchartrain as it runs from New Orleans towards Meridian with an Operation Lifesaver special. The train's consist includes two coaches equippe... (more)

KCS 4002 and KCS 4008, both sporting the old white paint scheme, idle in the New Orleans yard a few days after Christmas as storm clouds build.

The GP18 was a not a big seller, but Missouri Pacific loaded their roster with them. The end of their service lives was drawing near as this trio sat in New Orleans on a bright February day in 197... (more)

An old sand tower and the Super Dome make a nice backdrop for this P40 resting in the big easy.

The combined L&N Pan-American (from Cincinnati), Piedmont Limited (a Southern-West Point run from New York, combined at Montgomery), and Gulf Wind (from Jacksonville, via SAL, added at Flomaton, A... (more)

504 is still in Phase IV paint and assigned to yard duties in New Orleans.

The City of New Orleans pulls out of its home terminal right on time. The departure out of the big easy isn't the most scenic, but a couple of iconic structures let you know you're in the right p... (more)

This slide has been in my collection for many years, though I regrettably do not know the identity of the photographer. The scene is L&N’s old Canal Street station in the “Big Easy”—New Or... (more)

NOUPT was a holdover from pre-Amtrak days when multiple passenger carriers would share ownership of a terminal road in important cities.

a trio of old SP ALCOS leads an eastbound SP transfer job down off the Huey P Long Bridge at East Bridge Jct in New Orleans, LA

The green heritage streetcar #920 lays over at the Carrollton terminal while the operator changes the poles for the trip back downtown. At this point the new rear pole has been raised, while the ... (more)