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| Title: |
Still a Mess |
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North Shore area (north edge of Slidell) still devastated from Katrina. All those pilings used to support houses. The wreckage in the mid foreground is where the Norfolk Southern office used to sit. |
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6/26/2006 Upload Date: 7/2/2006 5:26:00 PM |
| Location: |
North Shore, LA |
| Author: |
Bret Stringer |
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| Title: |
Southbound |
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NS 345 roars out onto almost six miles of bridge. Lead locomotive unknown. |
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6/26/2006 Upload Date: 7/2/2006 5:29:52 PM |
| Location: |
North Shore, LA |
| Author: |
Bret Stringer |
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385 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Lined and Locked |
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The North Draw is lined and locked for the southbound NS 345. |
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6/26/2006 Upload Date: 7/2/2006 5:27:06 PM |
| Location: |
North Shore, LA |
| Author: |
Bret Stringer |
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511 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AMTK 20 |
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Northbound Amtrak 20, The Crescent, about to finish its 5.8 mile trek across Lake Pontchartrain. Note the New Orleans skyline in the background. |
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6/28/2006 Upload Date: 7/2/2006 5:30:57 PM |
| Location: |
North Shore, LA |
| Author: |
Bret Stringer |
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AMTK 186(P42DC) |
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581 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Feet Dry |
| Description: |
The Crescent reaches solid ground, and leaves the New Orleans skyline behind |
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6/28/2006 Upload Date: 7/2/2006 5:32:33 PM |
| Location: |
North Shore, LA |
| Author: |
Bret Stringer |
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AMTK 186(P42DC) |
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420 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Crescent Races Ashore |
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The Crescent races past piles of debris and storm ravaged, but determined trees. New Orleans in distant background across the lake. |
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6/28/2006 Upload Date: 7/2/2006 5:33:42 PM |
| Location: |
North Shore, LA |
| Author: |
Bret Stringer |
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AMTK 186(P42DC) |
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705 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BNSF 5057(1) |
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A pair of pumpkins lead the NS 198 north across Lake Pontchartrain. That's the Hwy 11 road bridge on the left. |
| Photo Date: |
6/28/2006 Upload Date: 7/2/2006 5:35:21 PM |
| Location: |
North Shore, LA |
| Author: |
Bret Stringer |
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BNSF 5057(C44-9W) BNSF 1058(C44-9W) |
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545 Comments: 1 |
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BNSF 5057 Leads NS 198 |
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Northbound NS 198 reaches for dry land after almost 6 miles of water. In the foreground is the ruins of a bridge that used to cross the canal; it led to homes and camps that used to be there... |
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6/28/2006 Upload Date: 7/2/2006 5:36:08 PM |
| Location: |
North Shore, LA |
| Author: |
Bret Stringer |
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BNSF 5057(C44-9W) BNSF 1058(C44-9W) |
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729 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NS 198 Feet Dry |
| Description: |
Pumpkins roar ashore past twisted trees, scattered debris, and the remains of a foot bridge in the foreground. |
| Photo Date: |
6/28/2006 Upload Date: 7/2/2006 5:36:54 PM |
| Location: |
North Shore, LA |
| Author: |
Bret Stringer |
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BNSF 5057(C44-9W) BNSF 1058(C44-9W) |
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620 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Old NS Office |
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That's the old NS Office site across the canal (where the upright light pole is) along the tracks. As horrible as this area still looks, it looks TONS better than when I was home last Christmas. |
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6/29/2006 Upload Date: 7/2/2006 5:34:34 PM |
| Location: |
North Shore, LA |
| Author: |
Bret Stringer |
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393 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
KCS 4795 Works the Yard |
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A very friendly engineer works cuts of containers into a train at the KCS Yard near Jackson. |
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6/29/2006 Upload Date: 7/2/2006 6:21:55 PM |
| Location: |
Pearl, MS |
| Author: |
Bret Stringer |
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KCS 4795(GP40-3) |
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432 Comments: 1 |
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