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| Title: |
AKDN GP30 701 |
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Acadiana Railway GP30 701 was built in February 1963 as Union Pacific 701, frame no. 7648-2. This was the fourth UP diesel to wear this number; the previous examples were a Fairbanks-Morse ERIE-BUILT A-unit from March 1948 until February 1953, a GP7 from February until November 1953 and a GP20 from July 1960 until December 1962. The 701 was one of the last GP30’s on the UP roster. It was retired on 28 July 1989 and was leased to the City of Mineral Wells, Texas three months later for service on the city owned, 22-mile long, Mineral Wells & Eastern Railroad. This line was formerly the UP/MP/T&P‘s Weatherford, Mineral Wells & Northwestern subsidiary. The 701 was sold to the city on 7 February 1990, but the railroad closed in May 1992 and the locomotive was resold to the Acadiana Railway by mid-March 1993. |
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5/18/2001 Upload Date: 2/24/2021 4:34:49 PM |
| Location: |
Eunice, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL image |
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Roster |
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AKDN 701(GP30) |
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| Title: |
CITY of NEW ORLEANS |
| Description: |
On 20 July 2001 19 cars on Canadian National train M-319 derailed at Ruddock, Louisiana – between New Orleans and Hammond – so the next day’s Amtrak No. 59, the southbound CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, was turned on the wye at Hammond, Louisiana and later returned north as No. 58. Here was P42 number 3 and eight cars parked on a siding across from the Hammond depot. |
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7/21/2001 Upload Date: 2/17/2021 5:47:10 PM |
| Location: |
Hammond, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL image |
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Passenger,Action |
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AMTK 3(P42DC) |
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544 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AKDN GP7 4178 |
| Description: |
Acadiana Railway GP7 4178 had been built in October 1952 as Rock Island 1270) It was remanufactured and renumbered Rock Island 4524 on 14 June 1976, sold to the Chicago & North Western in February 1981, renumbered C&NW 4178 on 18 Aug 1981, sold to Larry's Truck Electric Service on 7 April 1998 and went to the Acadiana as the 4178 in March 2000. Here it was in a fresh coat of paint, after having its nose chopped by the Acadiana. |
| Photo Date: |
9/11/2001 Upload Date: 3/2/2021 12:48:04 PM |
| Location: |
Eunice, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL image |
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Roster |
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AKDN 4178(GP7) |
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387 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
WP caboose 451 |
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1/26/2002 Upload Date: 2/21/2015 4:35:28 PM |
| Location: |
Monroe, LA |
| Author: |
Tom Blackwell |
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RollingStock |
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| Title: |
ATSF C44-9W 685 |
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BNSF's former Santa Fe C44-9W 685 was resplendent in its SUPERFLEET paint scheme as it, and the BNSF C44-9W 5460, were waiting for a grain train to be unloaded along the Canadian National at Reserve, Louisiana. |
| Photo Date: |
2/28/2002 Upload Date: 2/17/2021 5:36:34 PM |
| Location: |
Reserve, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL image |
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Roster |
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ATSF 685(C44-9W) |
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404 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BNSF C44-9W 5460 |
| Description: |
BNSF C44-9W units 5460 and 685 were waiting for a grain train to be unloaded along the Canadian National at Reserve, Louisiana. |
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2/28/2002 Upload Date: 2/17/2021 5:38:48 PM |
| Location: |
Reserve, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL image |
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Roster |
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BNSF 5460(C44-9W) |
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202 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
ADM GP10 7596 |
| Description: |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. GP10 7596 was at their grain elevator at Reserve, Louisiana. This is along the Mississippi River and the Canadian National between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. The locomotive had been built as Pennsylvania 7261 in November 1959 under EMD serial no. 24313. It was subsequently Penn Central 7261 and then Conrail 7261, and was remanufactured by the Illinois Central Gulf’s PADUCAH SHOPS into Conrail GP10 7596 in 1978. Conrail retired it on 30 October 1995 and it eventually went to ADM, and was subsequently sold to Railserve (RSSX) in 2016. Notice that there were no steps at the other end of the locomotive! |
| Photo Date: |
4/6/2002 Upload Date: 9/19/2021 6:54:05 PM |
| Location: |
Reserve, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL image |
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Roster |
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ADM 7596(GP10) |
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242 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
INPR GP16 1707 |
| Description: |
Idaho Northern & Pacific GP16 1707 (frame no. 6096-4) was parked in the New Orleans & Gulf Coast yard at Belle Chasse, Louisiana, along with NO&GC GP7u 2180. The 1707 arrived on the NO&GC in October 2001 and remained there until June 2004. The locomotive had been built in April 1950 as Seaboard Air Line 1707 and was renumbered Seaboard Coast Line 887. The SCL rebuilt into Clinchfield GP16 4607 in March 1980 and it initially retained the same number on the Seaboard System, but it was later SBD 1707 and then CSX 1707. It was retired on 13 January 1993 and went to the Minnesota Commercial Railroad before moving on to the INPR. The INPR and NO&GC were both owned by the Rio Grande Pacific Corp. |
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4/6/2002 Upload Date: 9/24/2021 11:14:26 AM |
| Location: |
Belle Chasse, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL image |
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Roster |
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INPR 1707(GP16) |
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232 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NOLR GP7 2180 |
| Description: |
Badly-faded New Orleans & Gulf Coast GP7u 2180 (frame no. 5200-7) was parked in the New Orleans & Gulf Coast yard at Belle Chasse, Louisiana, along with Idaho Northern & Pacific GP16 1707. This unique purple paint scheme was applied by the locomotive’s previous owner, the New Orleans Lower Coast Railroad (NOLR). The 2180 began life in October 1952 as Santa Fe GP7 2799, was upgraded into ATSF 2180 in January 1980, and arrived on the NOLR in October 1994. |
| Photo Date: |
4/6/2002 Upload Date: 9/24/2021 11:15:41 AM |
| Location: |
Belle Chasse, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL image |
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Roster |
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NOLR 2180(GP7) |
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277 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AMTK P42DC 91 |
| Description: |
Amtrak P42DC 91 was on train No. 58 – the northbound CITY OF NEW ORLEANS – at Hammond, Louisiana, still in its original paint scheme. |
| Photo Date: |
4/13/2002 Upload Date: 9/19/2021 6:56:30 PM |
| Location: |
Hammond, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL image |
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Roster |
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AMTK 91(P42DC) |
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368 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CN train G-840 |
| Description: |
Canadian National grain train G-840 was northbound at Destrehan, Louisiana – en route from Council Bluffs, Iowa to the grain elevator at Helvetia, Louisiana – behind Illinois Central C40-8W 2464 and SD40-2 6137. The 2464 had been built in September 1994 as LMS 737, became IC 2464 in 2001 and was retired in 2012 after an accident on the CSX; while the 6137 had been built in March 1976 as Burlington Northern 6746, went to the IC in August 1991 and was retired in 2010. G-840 had 28 cars of mixed freight and 92 grain loads. |
| Photo Date: |
4/19/2002 Upload Date: 10/18/2021 9:32:17 AM |
| Location: |
Destrehan, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL image |
| Categories: |
Action |
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IC 2464(C40-8W) |
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411 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP SD40T-2 8697 |
| Description: |
Union Pacific SD40T-2 snoot 8697 was in Baton Rouge on a transfer run to the Canadian National. The unit had been built in April 1978 as Southern Pacific 8369, became UP 4427 on 23 July 1997, then UP 8697 on 25 February 2000 and was retired on 12 April 2010. |
| Photo Date: |
10/17/2002 Upload Date: 11/19/2020 11:42:44 AM |
| Location: |
Baton Rouge, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL image |
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Roster |
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UP 8697(SD40T-2) |
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232 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP GP60 1995 |
| Description: |
Union Pacific GP60 1995 was photographed on the former Texas & Pacific branch line at Brusly, Louisiana near Baton Rouge. The locomotive was built as Cotton Belt 9691 in April 1990, was renumbered UP 1995 on 5 May 2001 and was renumbered to UP 2098 on 10 June 2006 to clear the UP 1995 number for use on the C&NW SD70ACE Heritage Unit. |
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10/17/2002 Upload Date: 1/30/2020 1:03:02 PM |
| Location: |
Brusly, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL photo |
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Roster |
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UP 1995(GP60) |
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273 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
EJ&E Coil Car 4701 |
| Description: |
Elgin Joliet & Eastern coil car (GBS) 4701 was on Canadian National train M-302 at Hammond, Louisiana, on its way to the Stupp Corporation pipe manufacturing plant at Baton Rouge. Although the EQUIPMENT REGISTER listed this car with a gross rail load (GRL) of 286,000 pounds (i.e. 100-ton trucks), the data on this car showed that it had a LD LMT of 242,600 pounds and f LT WT of 72,400 pounds for a GRL of 315,000 pounds, indicating that it was riding on 125-ton trucks. The car wore a bright yellow HOME ROAD FOR REPAIR-DO NOT LOAD sticker, but that didn’t bother the CN. After all, it was their car! |
| Photo Date: |
11/23/2002 Upload Date: 11/19/2020 11:36:40 AM |
| Location: |
Hammond, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL image |
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RollingStock |
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| Title: |
IC SD40-2 6104 |
| Description: |
Canadian National-Illinois Central SD40-2 6104 was parked at Baton Rouge. The locomotive was originally Burlington Northern 6712, built in February 1976, and was one of 44 BN units acquired by the IC after their original 15-year lease expired on 31 April 1991. The IC removed the dynamic brakes from these units, but left them on the 17 BN units it acquired the next year. |
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1/8/2003 Upload Date: 11/19/2020 11:39:27 AM |
| Location: |
Baton Rouge, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL image |
| Categories: |
Roster |
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IC 6104(SD40-2) |
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276 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
IC GP38-2 9635 |
| Description: |
Canadian National-Illinois Central GP38-2 9635 was working in familiar territory at Baton Rouge. The locomotive had been built in December 1974 as ICG 9635 and was originally named the JAMES C. CLARKE. Mr. Clarke became president of the Illinois Central in 1883 and held that post for nearly five years. |
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1/8/2003 Upload Date: 11/19/2020 11:40:49 AM |
| Location: |
Baton Rouge, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL image |
| Categories: |
Roster |
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IC 9635(GP38-2) |
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243 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
IC Train M-319 |
| Description: |
Canadian National train M-319 was heading north on the former Illinois Central at Hammond, Louisiana. The train originated at Geismar, Louisiana – along the Mississippi River 25 miles south of Baton Rouge – and was bound for the connection with the Norfolk Southern at Tolono Illinois. It had SD40-2’s 6114 and 6118, SD40R 6058 and SD70 1001 with 146 cars of mixed freight. |
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1/15/2003 Upload Date: 11/19/2020 11:26:24 AM |
| Location: |
Hammond, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL image |
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Action |
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IC 6114(SD40-2) |
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284 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Conagra GP18 20077 |
| Description: |
Conagra GP18 20077 was working at the company's poultry feed mill along the Kansas City Southern at Arcadia, Louisiana. The locomotive was originally Texas-Mexican Railway 854 and was still wearing its KCS-inspired paint scheme. |
| Photo Date: |
5/26/2003 Upload Date: 1/9/2018 5:49:02 PM |
| Location: |
Arcadia, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL photo |
| Categories: |
Roster |
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CAGX 20077(GP18) |
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642 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
AAPRCO Special |
| Description: |
The American Association of Private Railroad Car Owners held their 26th Annual Convention at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal on 2-4 October 2003; and the organization ran a special train from Chicago to New Orleans, with most of the route over the Kansas City Southern! Here is the 19-car special descending the Mississippi River bridge at Baton Rouge behind Amtrak P42’s 144 and 97. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/2003 Upload Date: 1/7/2018 6:37:41 PM |
| Location: |
Baton Rouge, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL photo |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 144(P42DC) |
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769 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP Q-AVNL |
| Description: |
Union Pacific train Q-AVNL (Avondale to North Little Rock) was rolling down the middle of Railroad Avenue in Plaquemine, Louisiana with SD70M 4576, C40-8 units 9334 and 9330, SD70M 4778, Norfolk Southern C40-9W 9135 and 52 covered hopper cars. |
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11/8/2003 Upload Date: 11/19/2020 12:00:53 PM |
| Location: |
Plaquemine, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL image |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 4576(SD70M) |
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261 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
A&LM CF7 1514 |
| Description: |
Arkansas Louisiana & Mississippi CF7 1514 was in Monroe, Louisiana without any lettering on its hood. The locomotive was previously Ashley Drew & Northern 1514, and it went to the AL&M after the AD&N was abandoned on 30 June 1996. |
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1/31/2004 Upload Date: 9/7/2021 2:49:05 PM |
| Location: |
Monroe, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL image |
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Roster |
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ALM 1514(CF7) |
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257 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AL&M GP28 1815 |
| Description: |
Arkansas Louisiana & Mississippi GP28 1815 was in Monroe, Louisiana. The locomotive had been built in November 1964 as Kansas Oklahoma & Gulf 700, and was subsequently KO&G 570, then Texas & Pacific 570, then Missouri Pacific 850 and then MP 2000. It was assigned Union Pacific 2386, but never renumbered, and became Ashley Drew & Northern 1815 in December 1989. It became AL&M 1815 in 1991, when the AL&M took over the Arkansas and Louisiana Missouri. |
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1/31/2004 Upload Date: 9/7/2021 2:49:58 PM |
| Location: |
Monroe, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL image |
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Roster |
| Locomotives: |
ALM 1815(GP28) |
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353 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak Train No. 59 |
| Description: |
Amtrak train No. 59, the southbound CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, was pulling up to the station at Hammond, Louisiana behind B32-8WH 514 and P42 23. The 10-car train had just met No. 58, which can be seen heading north in the background. |
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2/7/2004 Upload Date: 2/28/2021 6:03:19 PM |
| Location: |
Hammond, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL image |
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Passenger,Action |
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| Title: |
Amtrak Train No. 59 |
| Description: |
Amtrak train No. 59, the southbound CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, was pulling up to its station stop in Hammond, Louisiana with B32-8WH 516, P42’s 148 and 20, and 10 cars. |
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3/6/2004 Upload Date: 3/31/2021 10:23:28 AM |
| Location: |
Hammond, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL image |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 516(B32-8WH) |
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278 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CSX Detour Train on CN |
| Description: |
Between 15 and 18 March 2004 CSX closed its main line between Montgomery and New Orleans for a track maintenance blitz, and during this time CSX rerouted some trains to the Canadian National at Memphis for movement to New Orleans. Here was CSX R-601 running as CN M-334 at Hammond, Louisiana with SD40M-2 8446, SD50 8647 and 57 cars of mixed freight. This train was delivered to the Union Pacific at the east end of the Huey P. Long Bridge. |
| Photo Date: |
3/16/2004 Upload Date: 12/15/2020 6:14:18 PM |
| Location: |
Hammond, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL image |
| Categories: |
Action |
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CSX 8446(SD40-2) |
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279 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SouthRail LP 140552 |
| Description: |
SouthRail pulpwood car 140552 at Baton Rouge. |
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3/18/2004 Upload Date: 2/21/2015 4:34:22 PM |
| Location: |
Baton Rouge, LA |
| Author: |
Tom Blackwell |
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RollingStock |
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246 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CSX Detour Train on CN |
| Description: |
Between 15 and 18 March 2004 CSX closed its main line between Montgomery and New Orleans for a track maintenance blitz, and during this time CSX delivered some trains to the Canadian National at Memphis for movement to New Orleans. Here were SD50 8531 and SD40-2 units 8149 and 8030 with 91 cars of mixed freight on the CN at Hammond, Louisiana. Traffic was gradually restored over the weekend of 20-21 March. |
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3/20/2004 Upload Date: 12/15/2020 6:16:04 PM |
| Location: |
Hammond, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL image |
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Action |
| Locomotives: |
CSX 8551(SD50) |
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257 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AMTK P40DC 838 |
| Description: |
Amtrak P40DC 838 was in a fresh coat of paint on train No. 58, the northbound CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, making its station stop in Hammond, Louisiana. The locomotive was sold to the Connecticut Department of Transportation in 2008. |
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4/3/2004 Upload Date: 3/31/2021 10:25:10 AM |
| Location: |
Hammond, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL image |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 838(P40DC) |
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396 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AL&M GP28 1815 |
| Description: |
Arkansas Louisiana & Mississippi GP28’s 1815 and 1816 were pulling into the Kansas City Southern yard in Monroe, Louisianan with a train from Crossett, Arkansas. The double stack container car on the front of the train was a regular sight on the AL&M for a while beginning in 1999, as the railroad operated an intermodal terminal at Crossett for Georgia Pacific Corp. and other shippers. |
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2/5/2005 Upload Date: 1/24/2020 11:08:33 AM |
| Location: |
Monroe, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL photo |
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Action |
| Locomotives: |
ALM 1815(GP28) |
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284 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
L&NW GP7 52 |
| Description: |
Louisiana & North West GP7 52 was photographed near the railroad’s diesel shop in Gibsland, Louisiana. The locomotive had been built in June 1950 as Chesapeake & Ohio 5716 and was subsequently Chicago South Shore & South Bend 1501, then South Central Arkansas 1501 before going to the L&NW. |
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2/5/2005 Upload Date: 10/15/2019 1:10:03 PM |
| Location: |
Gibsland, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL photo |
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Roster |
| Locomotives: |
LNW 52(GP7) |
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320 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
L&NW GP7 53 |
| Description: |
Louisiana & North West GP7 53 was photographed near the railroad’s diesel shop in Gibsland, Louisiana on 5 February 2005. The locomotive had been built in January 1951 as Santa Fe 2666, was rebuilt by the ATSF as the 2152 in February 1979, and went to the L&NW in 1989. |
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2/5/2005 Upload Date: 10/15/2019 1:19:56 PM |
| Location: |
Gibsland, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL photo |
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Roster |
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LNW 53(GP7) |
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380 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
L&NW GP35 54 |
| Description: |
Out-of-service Louisiana & North West GP35 54 was photographed near the railroad’s diesel shop in Gibsland, Louisiana. It had been built in March 1965 as St. Louis-Southwestern 776, was renumbered SSW 6516 later that year, was sold to the L&NW in 1990 and placed in service as L&NW 54 in 1991. |
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2/5/2005 Upload Date: 10/15/2019 1:21:57 PM |
| Location: |
Gibsland, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL photo |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
LNW 54(GP35) |
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477 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
L&NW GP11 55 |
| Description: |
Louisiana & North West GP11 55 was photographed near the railroad’s diesel shop in Gibsland, Louisiana. The locomotive had been built in December 1957 as Illinois Central GP9 9338, it was rebuilt by the ICG into GP11 8717 in October 1979, delivered to L&NW on 17 April 2000 and went to. Motive Power Resources in 2019. |
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2/5/2005 Upload Date: 10/15/2019 1:23:45 PM |
| Location: |
Gibsland, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL photo |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
LNW 55(GP11) |
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400 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
L&NW GP40 57 |
| Description: |
Louisiana & North West GP40 57 was photographed near the railroad’s diesel shop in Gibsland, Louisiana on 5 February 2005. The locomotive had been built in June 1968 as Detroit Toledo & Ironton 400, it became Grand Trunk Western 6400 in 1984, was delivered to L&NW on 17 April 2000 and became L&NW 57. It left the property in 2019. |
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2/5/2005 Upload Date: 10/15/2019 1:25:46 PM |
| Location: |
Gibsland, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL photo |
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Roster |
| Locomotives: |
LNW 57(GP40) |
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366 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
L&DRR CF7 1505 |
| Description: |
Louisiana & Delta CF7 1505 was parked at the railroad’s headquarters in New Iberia, Louisiana still wearing the paint scheme of a previous owner. It was originally Santa F7A 269L, built in November 1953. The ATSF rebuilt it into CF7 2590 in December 1972, then it became Allegheny 103 and Allegheny & Eastern 303 before moving to the Louisiana & Delta in July 1993. It operated for a while on the L&D as ALY 303 before being renumbered 1505. |
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4/22/2006 Upload Date: 1/9/2020 4:45:59 PM |
| Location: |
New Iberia, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL photo |
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Roster |
| Locomotives: |
LDRR 1505(CF7) |
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408 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
L&DRR GP10 1851 |
| Description: |
Louisiana & Delta GP10 1851 was parked at the railroad’s headquarters in New Iberia, Louisiana still wearing the paint scheme of its previous owner, the Mountain Laurel Railroad (MNL). The unit was originally Illinois Central GP9 9061, built in December 1954. It was rebuilt by the Illinois Central Gulf into GP9U 8119 in February 1975, then sold as MNL 13 in February 1992. After Genesee & Wyoming Industries bought the MNL it was transferred to the L&D in January 1997, where it operated as MNL 13 for a while, before being renumbered L&D 1851. |
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4/22/2006 Upload Date: 1/9/2020 4:51:12 PM |
| Location: |
New Iberia, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL photo |
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Roster |
| Locomotives: |
LDRR 1851(GP10) |
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415 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
IC 6109 North |
| Description: |
This Canadian National coke train was northbound on the former MAIN LINE of MID-AMERICA at the former Illinois Central station in Hammond, Louisiana. The 88-car train originated at the rail-marine terminal along the Mississippi River at Convent, Louisiana and was powered by IC SD40-2 6109 (ix-BN 6718) and SD40R 6051 (ex-GM&O 902). |
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5/11/2006 Upload Date: 11/19/2020 11:33:44 AM |
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Hammond, LA |
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TOM BLACKWELL image |
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IC 6109(SD40-2) |
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A&M C420 58 |
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Arkansas & Missouri C420 58 was originally Lehigh & Hudson River 29, then Conrail 2077 and then Delaware & Hudson 420 before moving to the A&M. |
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9/18/2006 Upload Date: 10/15/2019 1:07:46 PM |
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Springdale, AR |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL photo |
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Roster |
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AM 58(C420) |
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AL&M GP28 1816 |
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Arkansas Louisiana & Mississippi GP28 was photographed at Bastrop, Louisiana – about midway between the railroad’s termini at Monroe, Louisiana and Crossett, Arkansas. The locomotive was originally Mississippi Central 211 and then Illinois Central 9441. |
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1/26/2007 Upload Date: 8/27/2019 8:31:56 PM |
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Bastrop, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL photo |
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Roster |
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ALM 1816(GP28) |
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SP (T&NO) 745 |
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Former Southern Pacific (Texas & New Orleans) 2-8-2 745 was heading south on the Kansas City Southern at the New River in Gonzales, Louisiana. The locomotive was on a test run from New Orleans to Baton Rouge and back after some repairs by its operator, the Louisiana Steam Train Association. |
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2/8/2007 Upload Date: 1/8/2020 8:22:35 PM |
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New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL photo |
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Bridge,Steam,Action |
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AL&M GP28 1812 |
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Arkansas Louisiana & Mississippi GP28 1812 qas showing off it new Genesee & Wyoming Inc. paint scheme at Bastrop, Louisiana. The locomotive had been built as Illinois Central 9429 (serial no. 28937) in March 1963 and was later Illinois Central Gulf 9429. ICG sold it to the Ashley Drew & Northern in December 1983 and it was renumbered AD&N 1812 in May 1984. It became Arkansas Louisiana $ Mississippi 1812 after the AD&N was abandoned in June 1996. |
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5/25/2007 Upload Date: 10/12/2019 5:10:21 PM |
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Bastrop, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL photo |
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Roster |
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ALM 1812(GP28) |
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IC 6071 on Grain Train |
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Illinois Central SD40R 6071, seen here on a southbound grain train at Hammond, Louisiana with the 6003, was a locomotive celebrity. It had been built in July 1964 as EMD 434 and was the very first locomotive to use EMD’s model 645E prime mover. The 434 and pre-production SD40 testbed units 434A-434H were built on SD35 frames, so they were five feet shorter than production SD40 units. The 434 was sold to the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio in May 1966 to replace wrecked GP35 614 and it became GM&O 950, then ICG 6071 and finally IC 6071. The Canadian National donated it to the MONTICELLO RAILWAY MUSEUM in March 2009. |
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6/5/2008 Upload Date: 3/31/2021 10:20:29 AM |
| Location: |
Hammond, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL image |
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Action |
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IC 6071(SD40-2R) |
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CN 8850 South |
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Canadian National SD70M-2 8850 and ES44DC 2276 vere southbound at Hammond, Louisiana with 116 bathtub gondolas heading for the rail-marine terminal along the Mississippi River at Convent, Louisiana. The GEAX cars belonged to GE Rail Services, and the track on the left is the HAMMOND DISTRICT to Baton Rouge. |
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10/31/2009 Upload Date: 11/19/2020 11:30:53 AM |
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Hammond, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL image |
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Action |
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CN 8850(SD70M-2) |
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Dunn GP8 1535 |
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Dunn Roadbuilders Railroad GP8 1535 was photographed at their material yard in Meridian, Mississippi. The locomotive was built as Frisco GP7 513 in June 1950 and was sold to Precision National Corp. in February 1975. PNC sold the unit to Agrico for use at their phosphate operation in the BONE VALLEY of central Florida, and ICG rebuilt it into a GP8 in July 1975. The identity of the 1535 changed with that of the facility, first to IMC-Agrico and then to Mosaic. It was sold to dealer Rail Trusts Equipment, Inc. in 2006, where it became RTEX 1535 and then went to Dunn Roadbuilders. Dunn was formed in 1878 as a railroad construction company in Virginia, and is now headquartered in Laurel, Mississippi. |
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11/7/2009 Upload Date: 10/15/2019 5:46:54 PM |
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Meridian, MS |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL photo |
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Roster |
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DUNN 1535(GP8) |
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MNBR GP38 502 |
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Meridian & Bigbee Railroad (MNBR) GP38 502 was on display at a train show at the Meridian, Mississippi passenger station. The locomotive been built in August 1969 as Penn Central 7760 and wore the same number on Conrail and the Gulf & Mississippi before becoming Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay (ASAB) 502. It was subsequently Bay Line (BAYL) 502 and then MNBR 502. |
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11/7/2009 Upload Date: 1/19/2020 10:39:50 PM |
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Meridian, MS |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL photo |
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Roster |
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MNBR 502(GP38) |
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KCS GP10B 907 |
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Kansas City Southern GP10B 907 was parked on the MERIDIAN SPEEDWAY at Monroe, Louisiana. This thing had been built in April 1954 as Illinois Central GP9 9003 and was rebuilt into GP10 8003 in May 1970. It was sold to MidSouth Rail in March 1986 and was eventually renumbered MSRC 1022, then it became KCS 1907 before being remodeled into remote-control maintenance-of-way power unit 907 by 2008. |
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2/13/2010 Upload Date: 11/19/2020 11:50:26 AM |
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Monroe, LA |
| Author: |
TOM BLACKWELL image |
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Roster |
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KCS 907(GP10) |
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