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L&N FP7 657 |
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Louisville & Nashville FP7 657 was on a ready track at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. It had arrived earlier in the day on commuter train No. 9 and would go back out at 5:00 on train No. 12. The locomotive had been built as the 629 in July 1951, was renumbered 657 that December and was retired after an accident around 1967. The Kansas City Southern E-unit on the left was power for the SOUTHERN BELLE, while the Texas & Pacific E8A on the right would go out on the LOUISIANA EAGLE. |
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1/9/1961 Upload Date: 6/15/2020 5:25:17 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
J.G. LACHAUSSEE |
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Roster |
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LN 657(FP7A) |
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T&P F7A 1582 |
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Texas & Pacific F7A 1582 was at the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal engine zone, along with an E8A. The 1582 had been built on 23 January 1952 and was one of four T&P F7A’s (1500, 1501, 1581, 1582) subsequently equipped for passenger service by the railroad, with 77 MPH (60:17) gearing, boiler controls and the passenger paint scheme. The locomotives had come in on the LOUISIANA EAGLE - the overnight train from Fort Worth - and would return west at 8 P.M. |
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1/23/1961 Upload Date: 4/5/2023 3:57:27 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
J.G. LACHAUSSEE image |
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Roster |
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TP 1582(F7A) |
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NOUPT SW8 3 |
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New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal SW8 number 3 was pushing the PANAMA LIMITED through the train washer. This unit was one of three SW8’s built for NOUPT at EMD’s Cleveland Plant in December 1953. |
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1/23/1961 Upload Date: 4/5/2023 3:59:20 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
J.G. LACHAUSSEE image |
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Roster |
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NOUPT 3(SW8) |
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KCS E6A 24 |
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On 23 January 1961 Kansas City Southern E6A number 24 was showing off its rakish lines, customized portholes and trainphone antenna at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. The locomotive had recently come in on train 1 – the southbound SOUTHERN BELLE – and would be here until leaving at 10 p.m. on train 2. The 24 had been built in January 1942 as KCS 4, was renumbered that December and was sold for scrap at Shreveport in November 1964. |
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1/23/1961 Upload Date: 3/8/2020 5:25:27 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
J.G. LACHAUSSEE |
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Roster |
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KCS 24(E6A) |
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LERR (L&A) 2-8-2 563 |
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The newest locomotives on the Louisiana & Arkansas were Mikados 561-565, built by Lima in August 1936 at a cost of $60,810.26 each. In January 1952 Paulsen Spence purchased the 562, 563 and 565 for $5800 each to use on his Louisiana Eastern, but none were ever restored. Mr. Spence died on 31 October 1961, about nine months after this photo was made of Louisville & Nashville fireman Ken Marsh inspecting the 563. Twenty-nine locomotives – including the 563 – were scrapped here between September and December 1962. |
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2/3/1961 Upload Date: 5/20/2020 5:32:41 PM |
| Location: |
Shiloh, LA |
| Author: |
J.G. LACHAUSSEE |
| Categories: |
Steam |
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LA 563(2-8-2) LERR 563(2-8-2) |
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| Title: |
LERR 4-4-0 98 |
| Description: |
Louisiana Eastern 4-4-0 number 98 was parked under the shed in the gravel pit at Shiloh, Louisiana. This structure was the closest thing the railroad had to an engine house! The locomotive had been built by Alco’s Schenectady Works (45921) in January 1909 as Mississippi Central 98 and was acquired by the LE in 1946. About five months after this photo was taken, the 98 was sold to Tom Marshall and shipped to the Strasburg Railroad in Pennsylvania, then It moved to the Wilmington & Western in Delaware. |
| Photo Date: |
2/13/1961 Upload Date: 5/27/2020 9:02:06 PM |
| Location: |
Shiloh, LA |
| Author: |
J.G. LACHAUSSEE |
| Categories: |
Steam |
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LERR 98(4-4-0) MSC 98(4-4-0) |
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IC 0-8-0 3550 |
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Recently-retired Illinois Central 0-8-0 3550 was parked at MAYS YARD, just outside of New Orleans. The locomotive was Baldwin serial number 60123, one of 15 switchers (3540-3554) built in July 1927. All of these remained on the roster until the end of steam operation in 1960. |
| Photo Date: |
2/13/1961 Upload Date: 2/5/2020 10:39:07 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
J.G. LACHAUSSEE |
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Roster |
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IC 3550(0-8-0) |
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| Title: |
LERR (IC) 4-6-2 1196 |
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Former Illinois Central 4-6-2 number 1196 was parked in the gravel pit at Shiloh, Louisiana with a line of other Louisiana Eastern locomotives. The 1196 had been built at Alco’s Schenectady Works in October 1920, was acquired by the Louisiana Eastern in April 1958 and was scrapped here in November 1962 without ever receiving an LERR number. |
| Photo Date: |
2/13/1961 Upload Date: 5/19/2020 1:08:59 PM |
| Location: |
Shiloh, LA |
| Author: |
J.G. LACHAUSSEE |
| Categories: |
Steam |
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IC 1196(4-6-2) LERR 1196(4-6-2) |
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| Title: |
LERR 0-6-0 22 |
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Louisiana Eastern 0-6-0 22 was resting between assignments at the gravel pit in Shiloh, Louisiana. The loco was former Texas & Pacific 472, built by Alco’s Cooke Works in December 1922 and scrapped here in September 1962. |
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2/13/1961 Upload Date: 5/7/2020 12:13:33 PM |
| Location: |
Shiloh, LA |
| Author: |
J.G. LACHAUSSEE |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
LERR 22(0-6-0) |
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LERR 0-6-0 23 |
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Louisiana Eastern 0-6-0’s 23 and 22 were resting between assignments at the gravel pit in Shiloh, Louisiana. The locos were former Texas & Pacific 478 and 472, built by Alco’s Cooke Works in January 1923 and December 1922. Both were scrapped here in September 1962. |
| Photo Date: |
2/13/1961 Upload Date: 5/7/2020 12:16:53 PM |
| Location: |
Shiloh, LA |
| Author: |
J.G. LACHAUSSEE |
| Categories: |
Steam |
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LERR 23(0-6-0) |
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| Title: |
LERR 2-8-2 20 |
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Louisiana Eastern 2-8-2 number 20 was parked in the gravel pit at Shiloh, Louisiana along with other LERR locomotives. Number 20 had been built by Baldwin in July 1919 as Texas & Pacific 810, was acquired by the LERR in 1953 and was scrapped in December 1962. |
| Photo Date: |
2/13/1961 Upload Date: 5/18/2020 3:57:27 PM |
| Location: |
Shiloh, LA |
| Author: |
J.G. LACHAUSSEE |
| Categories: |
Steam |
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LERR 20(2-8-2) TP 810(2-8-2) |
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| Title: |
L&N GP9 553 |
| Description: |
Louisville & Nashville GP9 553 was parked on one of the ready tracks at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal on 24 March 1961. The locomotive had come in from Pass Christian, Mississippi on commuter Train No. 9 and would return east (railroad north) on No. 12. The 553 was one of three L&N GP7’s (550-552) and two GP9’s (553, 554) that were equipped with both steam generators and train control equipment. These locomotives spent much of their early lives on the line between New Orleans and Mobile, and were frequently used on commuter train Nos. 9 and 12 up until these trains were discontinued on 6 May 1964. The 553 was renumbered 540 in 1965, and later became L&N 2410 and then Seaboard System 2410. |
| Photo Date: |
3/24/1961 Upload Date: 3/29/2022 12:50:05 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
J.G. LACHAUSSEE image |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
LN 553(GP9) |
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| Title: |
SP Train No. 2 |
| Description: |
It was late afternoon on 24 March 1961 and the Southern Pacific’s eastbound SUNSET had just backed into New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. The fireman had already removed the train's number from F7A 6190's number boards, and the locomotives were about to go to the engine terminal where the engine crew would go off duty. The other units were FP7A 6456, and F7B's 8122 and 8136; and the locomotives and most of the train would head back west at 10 P.M. |
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3/25/1961 Upload Date: 7/31/2020 10:52:32 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
J.G. LACHAUSSEE |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
SP 6190(F7A) |
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| Title: |
L&N Bridge |
| Description: |
This bridge on the Louisville & Nashville (now the CSX) spans the Rigolets Pass in eastern New Orleans. It was opened for traffic in January, 1925 and replaced the original structure built in 1870. The bridge features pile trestle approaches and nine steel truss spans, with a 424-foot center-pivot draw span for the navigation channel. This view looking southeast was shot from the elevated walkway to the old drawtenders' house on Rabbit Island, which had been ravaged by the 1947 hurricane but was still standing. About 2/3 mile behind the photographer was the station at Rigolets, Louisiana which was finally closed 14 months after this photo was made. |
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6/21/1961 Upload Date: 6/18/2020 3:20:47 PM |
| Location: |
Rigolets, LA |
| Author: |
J.G. LACHAUSSEE |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
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| Title: |
ATSF Box Car 7709 |
| Description: |
Santa Fe 50-foot, 40-ton double-door box car AT&SF 7709 was on the Louisville & Nashville’s HOUSE TRACK at Biloxi, Mississippi in September 1961. The car had both a CAPY and a LD LMT of 79,000 pounds and a LT WT of 57,000 pounds for a gross rail load of 136,000 pounds, and had been reweighed at Dodge City in April 1958. It was a Fe-13 class car from the 7601-7849 series which the railroad rebuilt in 1937 from Fe-K and Fe-M class cars which had been built by American Car & Foundry in 1909 and 1912. (approximate date of photo) |
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7/1/1961 Upload Date: 6/2/2022 12:04:50 PM |
| Location: |
Biloxi, MS |
| Author: |
FRANK A. KLOCK image, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
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RollingStock |
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| Title: |
MSE Caboose 33 |
| Description: |
Mississippi Export caboose 33 was at Moss Point, Mississippi on 23 February 1962, in green and yellow paint. The car had been built as Mobile & Ohio X170 in March 1914 and was renumbered 2879 after the M&O merged with the Gulf Mobile & Northern to form the GM&O. It was from the Mobile & Ohio X30 - X202 series, built between 1896 and 1928, and 57 of these cars became GM&O 2847-2903. The 2879 was sold to the MSE on 14 April 1958. |
| Photo Date: |
2/23/1962 Upload Date: 6/2/2022 12:02:18 PM |
| Location: |
Moss Point, MS |
| Author: |
J.G. LACHAUSSEE image |
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RollingStock |
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| Title: |
L&N E8A 797 |
| Description: |
Louisville & Nashville E8A 797 was parked on the Old East Siding at Pascagoula, Mississippi with a special passenger train from New Orleans, along with F7B 1915 and E7A 790. The locomotive had been freshly repainted with Dupont DULUX enamel on 10 September 1962, but it was missing its pilot! The 797 had been built in May 1951 and was the last E-unit built for the L&N. It was retired in May 1972 and traded-in to EMD. |
| Photo Date: |
10/11/1962 Upload Date: 6/26/2021 6:31:47 PM |
| Location: |
Pascagoula, MS |
| Author: |
J.G. LACHAUSSEE image |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
LN 797(E8A) |
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| Title: |
L&N E7A 790 |
| Description: |
Louisville & Nashville E7A 790 was parked on the Old East Siding at Pascagoula, Mississippi with a special passenger train from New Orleans, along with F7B 1915 and E8A 797. The locomotive had been freshly repainted with Dupont DULUX enamel on 3 October 1962. It had been built in March 1949 and was retired in November 1971. |
| Photo Date: |
10/11/1962 Upload Date: 6/26/2021 6:28:30 PM |
| Location: |
Pascagoula, MS |
| Author: |
J.G. LACHAUSSEE image |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
LN 790(E7A) |
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| Title: |
L&N F7B 1915 |
| Description: |
Louisville & Nashville F7B 1915 was parked on the Old East Siding at Pascagoula, Mississippi between E8A 797 and E7A 790. The locomotives had come in with a special passenger train from New Orleans, and would return the next day. The 1915 had been built in June 1950 as Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis 915, and it was renumbered L&N 1915 after the NC&StL merged with the L&N in 1957. It was equipped with a steam generator and a 61:16 (71 MPH) gear ratio, so both railroads used it in both freight and passenger service. The little lettering near the front of the unit reads DULUX 9-21-62, showing that the unit had just recently been repainted with DuPont DULUX enamel, probably just for operation on this special. The locomotive was renumbered 721 in 1965, retired in January 1971 and then traded in to EMD. |
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10/11/1962 Upload Date: 6/26/2021 6:30:17 PM |
| Location: |
Pascagoula, MS |
| Author: |
J.G. LACHAUSSEE image |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
LN 1915(F7B) |
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| Title: |
L&N Station |
| Description: |
This view of the Louisville & Nashville’s station at Rigolets, Louisiana was taken from Train No. 33-99, the combined PIEDMONT from New York, the PAN-AMERICAN from Cincinnati and the GULF WIND from Jacksonville. Even though it looked like it was out in the middle of nowhere, Rigolets station was within the city limits of New Orleans, 30 miles east of downtown. It remained in use until August 1962; although during its final years the only service here were commuter trains 9 and 12, which ran between New Orleans and Pass Christian, Mississippi. After this building closed, trains 9 and 12 continued to stop here until they made their last runs on 6 May 1964. |
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11/21/1962 Upload Date: 10/14/2020 4:25:45 PM |
| Location: |
Rigolets, LA |
| Author: |
J.G. LACHAUSSEE image |
| Categories: |
Station |
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| Title: |
L&N GLEN TORRIDON |
| Description: |
Louisville & Nashville sleeper GLEN TORRIDON was photographed at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal on 21 November 1962, just five months before it was withdrawn from revenue service. It was a Plan 3523F car with all deluxe accommodations (six drawing rooms and three compartments) and was the only car of this plan acquired by the L&N in 1948. It had been placed in service by Pullman on 3 September 1926, was transferred to the L&N on 31 December 1948, withdrawn from Pullman lease in March 1963 and redesignated as dormitory car 1622. |
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11/21/1962 Upload Date: 5/18/2020 3:26:16 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
J.G. LACHAUSSEE |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
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| Title: |
MP S1 6602 |
| Description: |
This S1 was built in November 1940 as Texas Pacific-Missouri Pacific Terminal Railroad of New Orleans (TPMPT) No. 3. It was Alco serial no. 69381 and was the TPMPT's first diesel, as numbers 1 and 2 were 0-6-0's. The engine was renumbered 6602 in 1962, then it was sold to the Washington & Western / Standard Sand & Gravel at Clifton, LA in December 1966, and it went to the Railway Equipment Leasing Co. for parts in January 1981. Notice the TPMP lettering under the emblem on the cab. The photo was taken at the TPMPT’s Race Street Yard, along the Mississippi River in New Orleans. |
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11/21/1962 Upload Date: 7/29/2016 6:00:27 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Jerry Lachaussee photo |
| Categories: |
Roster |
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MP 6602(S1) |
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| Title: |
MP S1 6603 |
| Description: |
This S1 was built as Alco serial no. 69500 in August 1941. It was originally Texas Pacific-Missouri Pacific Terminal Railroad of New Orleans (TPMPT) No. 4, and was renumbered 6603 in 1962; but notice the TPMP lettering under the emblem on the cab. The engine was retired in February 1967 and sold to Morrell & Co. at Ottumwa, Iowa via dealer George Silcott. It was photographed at the TPMPT’s Race Street Yard, under the Greater New Orleans Mississippi River Bridge. |
| Photo Date: |
11/21/1962 Upload Date: 7/29/2016 6:01:06 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Jerry Lachaussee photo |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
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MP 6603(S1) |
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| Title: |
AT&N Caboose 43 |
| Description: |
Alabama, Tennessee & Northern caboose 43 was at Mobile, Alabama on 5 February 1963. |
| Photo Date: |
2/5/1963 Upload Date: 5/29/2022 11:29:22 AM |
| Location: |
Mobile, AL |
| Author: |
J.G. LACHAUSSEE image |
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RollingStock |
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| Title: |
SLSF caboose 144 |
| Description: |
Frisco caboose 144 was in the railroad’s yard at Mobile, Alabama. Notice the Alco and EMD cab units on the right. |
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2/5/1963 Upload Date: 4/29/2024 3:52:37 PM |
| Location: |
Mobile, AL |
| Author: |
J.G. LACHAUSSEE image |
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RollingStock |
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| Title: |
L&N FP7 652 |
| Description: |
A bow-wave of road grime had already dirtied the side of recently repainted Louisville & Nashville FP7 652 at GENTILLY YARD, New Orleans; but its nose was still clean! This locomotive had been built in June 1951 as the 624 and was renumbered 652 six months later. Units 650-662 were equipped with Automatic Train Stop and were used extensively between Mobile and New Orleans until the ATS was removed in 1965. The 652 was renumbered 694 in December 1966 and retired in January 1969. |
| Photo Date: |
6/25/1963 Upload Date: 9/27/2017 11:56:03 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
JERRY LACHAUSSEE photo |
| Categories: |
Roster |
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LN 652(FP7A) |
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L&N F9B 719 |
| Description: |
Louisville & Nashville 719 was one of only four F9B units on the railroad, all built in December 1956. It was renumbered 577 in 1965 and retired in March 1974. |
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6/25/1963 Upload Date: 9/27/2017 12:31:53 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
JERRY LACHAUSSEE photo |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
LN 719(F9B) |
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| Title: |
L&N FP7 671 |
| Description: |
Louisville & Nashville FP7 671 was on a set of power being serviced at GENTILLY YARD in New Orleans. |
| Photo Date: |
6/25/1963 Upload Date: 9/27/2017 12:22:30 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
JERRY LACHAUSSEE photo |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
LN 671(FP7A) |
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| Title: |
L&N FP7 667 |
| Description: |
Louisville & Nashville FP7 667 was parked at GENTILLY YARD, on the east side of New Orleans. The locomotive had been built in December 1951 and was one of 10 such units (663-672) equipped with both Automatic Train Control and Automatic Train Stop equipment. (650-662 had ATS only.) ATS was in operation on the line between Mobile and New Orleans from April 1927 until 30 September 1965, and this required specially-equipped locomotives such as this one. The 667 was retired in February 1969. |
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6/25/1963 Upload Date: 1/26/2021 2:28:48 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
J.G. LACHAUSSEE image |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
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LN 667(FP7A) |
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| Title: |
Monon 205 |
| Description: |
Monon F3A 205 was built as the 83A in May 1947 and was photographed at the Louisville & Nashville’s Gentilly Yard in New Orleans. This was eight years before the Monon was merged into the L&N, so the unit must have been on a short term lease. |
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6/25/1963 Upload Date: 7/31/2016 5:39:17 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Jerry Lachaussee photo |
| Categories: |
Roster |
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MON 205(F3A) |
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| Title: |
L&N F7A 1819 |
| Description: |
Built as Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis F7A 819, Louisville & Nashville 1819 still wore its NC&StL blue-and-gray colors over seven years after the NC&StL was merged into the L&N on 30 August 1957. The 1819 was in Gentiily Yard with FA2 200, F7B 719 and FP7A 650. It was the trailing unit of the set, as it was not equipped with Automatic Train Stop for operation between New Orleans and Mobile. It was renumbered back to its original number in 1965 and retired in June 1970. |
| Photo Date: |
12/10/1963 Upload Date: 9/27/2017 12:44:13 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
JERRY LACHAUSSEE photo |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
LN 1819(F7A) |
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| Title: |
PRR 7125 QUEEN MARY |
| Description: |
Here was Pennsylvania Railroad parlor-observation car 7125 QUEEN MARY on 5 October 1964, painted red, white and blue for use on the LADY BIRD SPECIAL. The car entered service on 23 May 1925 and, along with twin QUEEN ANNE, was built for operation on the Lehigh Valley's BLACK DIAMOND. It was air conditioned on 13 June 1934 and, as of 1 January 1937, was assigned to the Wabash. Wabash purchased the car on 31 December 1945 and immediately leased it back to Pullman for operation, withdrew it from Pullman lease on 22 January 1949, then sold it to the PRR on 15 March 1949 who returned it to Pullman lease. It was withdrawn from Pullman lease for the final time on 1 October 1956, became Penn Central business car 31 in 1968 and was subsequently sold to CITRO’S 1900 GASLIGHT RESTAURANT in Wayne, New Jersey. It was scrapped when CITRO’S closed. |
| Photo Date: |
10/5/1964 Upload Date: 11/21/2022 6:54:24 PM |
| Location: |
Washington D.C., DC |
| Author: |
WARREN K. LEFFLER |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Passenger |
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| Title: |
LADY BIRD SPECIAL |
| Description: |
From 6 through 9 October 1964, less than one month before the presidential election between President Lyndon B. Johnson and Senator Barry Goldwater, the president’s wife Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson rode on a 19-car campaign train from Washington D.C. to New Orleans via Jacksonville. I managed to see the train, quite by accident, on its way into New Orleans at Canal Blvd. and had no idea what it was until I saw the red-white-and-blue observation car lettered LADY BIRD SPECIAL. I wasn’t much of a railroad photographer back then, and it was dark when I saw it; but Phillip Kotheimer shot the train earlier that afternoon in Mobile, while its three E-units were being refueled from a tank truck just south of the station. |
| Photo Date: |
10/9/1964 Upload Date: 11/21/2022 6:52:37 PM |
| Location: |
Mobile, AL |
| Author: |
PHILLIP KOTHEIMER |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
LN 792(E7A) |
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| Title: |
MISS ALVA |
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This freshly-painted and weathered car was in the Louisville & Nashville TURNTABLE TRACK at Bay St. Louis, Mississippi on 27 October 1965, while being used by Paramount Pictures in their movie THIS PROPERTY IS CONDEMNED. The movie starred Robert Redford and Natalie Wood, and was being filmed in Bay St. Louis and New Orleans. The car was decorated as L&N 6137 (a fictitious identity) and named MISS ALVA, after Natalie Wood’s character. It had been completed by Pullman on 4 August 1911 as the Plan 2412 16-section sleeper MONTEITH and was modified into a Plan 2412A car on 15 May 1924. It was converted into Tourist Car TC 4127 on 27 February 1935 and sold to the Louisiana & Arkansas on 4 Nov 1947, where it became 64-seat coach 353, with no interior modifications. After it was retired in 1963, it went into private ownership, and was leased to Paramount for the movie. |
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10/27/1965 Upload Date: 6/2/2022 11:52:18 AM |
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Bay St. Louis, MS |
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J.G. LACHAUSSEE image |
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ATSF Box Car 142828 |
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Santa Fe 40-foot, 50-ton box car AT&SF 142828 was on the Louisville & Nashville on 4 April 1966, spotted in the north end of the OLD SIDING at Pass Christian, Mississippi. This was one of 2,010 Bx-37 Class cars in the ATSF 141301-143310 series which had been built under Pullman-Standard Lot No. 5652 in 1941. Notice the truck nearest the camera. The car had been on a southbound fast freight when it developed a hot box in Gulfport, nine miles from here. The crew brought their four U-25B units here and swapped them out for a geep that was tied up there. Then they went back and carefully walked the car here. The truck frame collapsed just as they were moving the car into the siding. |
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4/4/1966 Upload Date: 6/8/2022 10:15:00 AM |
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Pass Christian, MS |
| Author: |
J.G. LACHAUSSEE image |
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ATSF Box Car 142828 |
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Santa Fe 40-foot, 50-ton box car AT&SF 142828 was on the Louisville & Nashville on 4 April 1966, spotted in the north end of the OLD SIDING at Pass Christian, Mississippi. This was one of 2,010 Bx-37 Class cars in the ATSF 141301-143310 series which had been built under Pullman-Standard Lot No. 5652 in 1941. Notice the truck nearest the camera. The car had been on a southbound fast freight when it developed a hot box in Gulfport, nine miles from here. The crew brought their four U-25B units here and swapped them out for a geep that was tied up there. Then they went back and carefully walked the car here. The truck frame collapsed just as they were moving the car into the siding. |
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4/4/1966 Upload Date: 6/8/2022 10:16:14 AM |
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Pass Christian, MS |
| Author: |
J.G. LACHAUSSEE image |
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RollingStock |
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MP (T&P) E7A 3 |
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Missouri Pacific (Texas & Pacific) E7A No. 3 was at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal engine zone, along with GP7 304. No. 3 had been built on 20 March 1947 as T&P 2002 and was renumbered circa 1963. The locomotives had come in on the TEXAS EAGLE - the overnight train from Fort Worth - and would return west at 8:30 P.M. MP and T&P E7 units were built with portholes instead of rectangular windows. |
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7/2/1966 Upload Date: 4/4/2023 7:12:22 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
J.G. LACHAUSSEE image |
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Roster |
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MP 3(E7A) TP 3(E7A) |
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MP GP7 304 |
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Missouri Pacific GP7 304 was at the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal engine zone, along with E7A number 3. The geep had been completed at EMD’s Cleveland Plant on 10 May 1951 as MP 4151 and had been renumbered circa 1963. The locomotives had come in on the TEXAS EAGLE - the overnight train from Fort Worth - and would return west at 8:30 P.M. |
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7/2/1966 Upload Date: 4/4/2023 7:12:42 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
J.G. LACHAUSSEE image |
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Roster |
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MP 304(GP7) |
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Southern NW2 6050 |
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Southern Railway NW2 6050 was tied up at SLIP JUNCTION in the New Orleans suburb of Chalmette. This location got its name because the railroad’s CHALMETTE SLIP was nearby on the Mississippi River. The locomotive had been built in December 1941 and spent most of its life in the New Orleans area. It was renumbered 1076 at New Orleans in December 1972 and retired in 1977. |
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7/2/1966 Upload Date: 7/31/2020 10:50:07 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
J.G. LACHAUSSEE |
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SOU 6050(NW2) |
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Louisiana Southern 80-ton GE 504 |
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Louisiana Southern 80-ton GE 504 was parked in the railroad’s little yard at 6225 St. Claude Avenue, between St. Maurice Ave. (on the right) and Tricou St. The locomotive (serial no. 12187) had been built in November 1937 as a demonstrator for the Cummins Engine Co. and was sold to the Northeast Oklahoma Railroad as their 253 in April 1939. The NEO sold it to the Louisiana Southern on 21 October 1949 for $35,000 and it was eventually scrapped at Chatham Iron & Metal in Savannah, Georgia around 1970. |
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7/2/1966 Upload Date: 5/19/2020 1:05:59 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
J.G. LACHAUSSEE |
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Roster |
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LSO 504(80Tonner) |
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SP RSD5 2865 |
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Southern Pacific Alco RSD5 units 2865, 2859 and 2867 were on an eastbound transfer run on the Southern Railway’s OUTER BELT, between the Elysian Fields Avenue overpass and L&N JUNCTION. The train delivered 39 cars to the L&N at L&N JUNCTION and then continued on to the Southern's OLIVER YARD with 82 cars. The 2865 showed evidence of its recent renumbering from Texas & New Orleans 164. It had been built in October 1953, was retired in July 1969 and was used as trade-in credit to EMD. |
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7/2/1966 Upload Date: 3/8/2020 6:02:08 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
J.G. LACHAUSSEE |
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Action |
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SP 2865(RSD5) |
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L&N GP7 463 |
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Louisville & Nashville GP7 463 was on a northbound transfer run at N.E. TOWER in New Orleans, en route from JULIA STREET YARD to GENTILLY YARD. The two tracks on the right were the Southern Railway’s main line out of New Orleans, and the signal protected the Southern-L&N crossing next to the tower. The 463 had been built as Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis 726 in February 1951, became L&N 1726 in 1957 and was renumbered 463 in 1965. |
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12/14/1966 Upload Date: 12/23/2022 3:37:50 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
J.G. LACHAUSSEE image |
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Action |
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LN 463(GP7) |
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SP Transfer Run |
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A Southern Pacific transfer job was pulling cars off of the Louisville & Nashville interchange at L&N JUNCTION in New Orleans. The train was bound for the SP’s AVONDALE YARD, on the west side of the Mississippi River, and the locomotives were on the Southern Railway’s New Orleans Terminal Co. subsidiary, which the SP used to get to the Huey P. Long Bridge. SP 5230, 5228, and 5232 were Baldwin AS616 units built in August 1950. Seven of these units were assigned to New Orleans for transfer service in 1960, and all were retired or sent elsewhere by mid-October 1967. |
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3/16/1967 Upload Date: 8/11/2020 5:39:35 PM |
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New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
J.G. LACHAUSSEE |
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Action |
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SP 5230(AS616) |
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T&P F7A 931 |
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Texas & Pacific F7A 931, along with Missouri Pacific GP18 533 and GP7 281 rest outside the Race Street Yard engine house, in the shadow of the Mississippi River Bridge, shortly before the engine house was razed. |
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3/17/1967 Upload Date: 9/21/2016 6:17:42 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Jerry Lachaussee photo |
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Yard |
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TP 931(F7A) |
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L&N No. 6 from No. 99 |
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This was the view from the cab of Louisville & Nashville Train 99 – the combined southbound PAN-AMERICAN and GULF WIND – as it met L&N Train 6 – the northbound HUMMING BIRD. The trains were on the Southern Railway at milepost N.O.T. 4 near EAST CITY JUNCTION in New Orleans. No. 6 had E7A units 761 and 780 with 8 cars and was due out of New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal at 8:15 AM, while No. 99 had E6A 770 and E7A 792 with 10 cars and was due into NOUPT at 9:20. The photo was taken at 8:31, so both trains were on time, as No. 99 had 50 minutes of padding in its schedule for the last seven miles of its trip, between the L&N-SOU connection at L&N JUNCTION and NOUPT. |
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5/20/1967 Upload Date: 3/4/2022 10:08:34 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
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PHILLIP KOTHEIMER photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection |
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Passenger,Action |
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LN 761(E7A) |
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L&N S2 2308 |
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Louisville & Nashville S2 number 2308 was at the railroad’s GENTILLY YARD in New Orleans, and the roundhouse can be seen in the background on the left.. The locomotive had been built in August 1942 as Nashville Chattanooga & St. Louis number 8, became L&N 2108 in 1957 and then L&N 2308 in 1965. It was retired in May 1973 and sold to Precision National Corp. |
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5/6/1968 Upload Date: 4/4/2020 5:39:08 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
J.G. LACHAUSSEE |
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LN 2308(S2) |
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L&N No. 9 (1) |
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This was a view from the cab of Louisville & Nashville E7A 780 on train No. 9, the southbound PAN-AMERICAN, as it made its way into New Orleans. The train was running alongside Interstate Highway 10, having just passed through GENTILLY YARD and crossed the Louisa Street grade crossing. Just ahead was the Southern Railway crossing at N.E. TOWER (milepost 803.75), while No. 9’s destination at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal was about 10 miles away. The train was discontinued about two years later, on 1 May 1971, with the advent of Amtrak. (approximate date of photo) |
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6/6/1969 Upload Date: 9/23/2019 6:13:23 PM |
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New Orleans, LA |
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PHILIP KOTHEIMER photo |
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InCab |
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LN 780(E7A) |
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L&N No. 9 (2) |
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This was a view through the fireman’s windshield of Louisville & Nashville E7A 780 on train No. 9, the southbound PAN-AMERICAN, as the train prepared to back into New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal at SOUTH WYE JUNCTION. On the left was Earhart Boulevard, while just ahead was the South Dupre Street grade crossing and beyond that was an Illinois Central switch engine with a cut of gondolas. The PAN-AMERICAN was the last L&N passenger train serving New Orleans and was discontinued on 1 May 1971, with the beginning of Amtrak. (approximate date of photo) |
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6/6/1969 Upload Date: 9/23/2019 6:24:58 PM |
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New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
PHILIP KOTHEIMER photo |
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InCab |
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LN 780(E7A) |
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L&N E8A 797 |
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On Friday morning 4 December 1970 the Louisville & Nashville’s southbound PAN-AMERICAN whacked a dump truck loaded with dirt at the Industrial Road grade crossing in eastern New Orleans, about 10 miles from the railroad’s GENTILLY YARD and 18 miles from the train’s destination at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. The lead unit, E8A 797, was set out at GENTILLY, where it was photographed by the railroad’s Mobile claim agent Bobby L. Shrum; while trailing E8A 788 was turned and took the train to NOUPT. For a photo of the truck, see http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=5302395 |
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12/4/1970 Upload Date: 4/22/2020 2:59:54 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Bobby L. Shrum photo, J.G. Lachaussee collection |
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Yard |
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LN 797(E8A) |
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Southern 2-8-0 722 |
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Southern Railway 2-8-0 722 was being service at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. This was the locomotive's first visit to New Orleans, and it was the first year for Southern steam excursions out of the city. While steam excursions operated out of New Orleans almost every year until 1985, the 722 would only return to the city one more time, for the annual convention of the National Railway Historical Society in 1973. |
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3/30/1971 Upload Date: 7/26/2020 10:41:59 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
J.G. LACHAUSSEE |
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Steam |
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SOU 722(2-8-0) |
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