New Orleans Area Railshots


By Kevin Andrusia





EMD F Unit Kcs2Kansas City Southern, EMD F #KCS2 stick's it"s handsome black, red, yellow and orange nose out of the locomotive shops at Metarie, Louisiana 26 May 1999.




NOBP SW1000 105New Orleans Public Belt Railroad, EMD SW1000 #105 is at New Orleans, Louisiana on 26 May 1999.



NOPB MKCO switchersTwo of New Orleans Public Belt Railroad's new Morrison Knudsen switchers #2001 and 2002 have just arrived at the terminal.



NPB MKCO Demonstrator 1501New Orleans Public Belt on 26 May 1999, includes an MKCo demonstrator, two NEW MK's and a former Family Lines/SCL, EMD GP16 (rebuild).



KCS F Units Kansas City Southern's attractive A-B-A set of EMD F's is preparing to depart Metarie (New Orleans) LA on 27 May 1999.



White KCS 4005One of the two white KCS units left, This is EMD GP38-2 #4005. She's at Metairie (New Orleans) LA on 26 May 1999. Her paint is pristine!



KCS A-B-A F'sKCS "Southern Belle" passes over the Bonne Carre' Spillway at Norco, LA. at 1330hrs, 27 May 99. The train with 2 new coaches in the consist, spent almost a week in New Orleans.



SP7412A Southern Pacific freight heads westbound at Shreveport, Louisiana in June 1990. She's led by EMD SD45 #7412.



SP 9615Southern Pacific EMD #9615 leads a general merchandise run through Shreveport, Louisiana in June of 1990.



SSB 2514Cotton Belt EMD MP15AC, sporting high-speed flexicoil trucks is leading a Shreveport local in April 1991.



UP 2320 SP 7951A Union Pacific Local led by EMD GP38-2 #2320 meets Southern Pacific road freight led by #7951 at Shreveport in April 1991.



KCS 4147A Kansas City Southern local, led by EMD SW1500 #4147 is at Shreveport (Shared line with UP and SP) oin June 1990.



KCS 4004A pair of KCS EMD GP38's are the power on this road freight near the Shreveport Military Base in June of 1990">



KCS CabooseA nearly pristine Kansas City Southern caboose rides the hind end of a local at Shreveport in June 1990.



KCS 4352A pair of EMD SW1500's led by #4352 prepare their local at the Southern Pacific yard in Shreveport in April 1991. Gutta love the ten gallon hat on the trainman riding the platform!



UP 2320 A Union Pacific GP38-2 #2320 with a GP15 run their train along a local street over the SP in April 1991.





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