Former T&NO #745 begins her month long tour of Lousiana to celebrate the Lousiana Purchase Bicentennial. This is her first trip west on her old home rails, BNSFs (former SP) Lafayette Sub. She c... (more)
The westbound Sunset Limited zips across Bayou Des Allemands on its way to California.
Eastbound crossing Bayou Des Allemands with three covered hoppers from MTI, two tank cars from Raceland Raw Sugars, three tank cars and fifteen covered hoppers for Monsanto.
Sunset Ltd with 514 and F40PH 283
On the day of the UP/SP merger, this Avondale to Houston manifest train splits the intermediate signals at Des Allemands with 9 motors: 7833, 7825, 7849, 7857, 7865, 7789, 7762, 7795, and 7445. W... (more)
Santa Fe GP35s 2853 and 2848 were regular visitors to Louisiana on the BNSF's newly acquired section of the Sunset Route. Here they are seen rumbling over fisherman and disturbing the seagulls as... (more)
Westbound "Sunset Limited" crossing Des Allemands Drawbridge. Second GE P42DC is AMTK 25.
Eastbound crossing the Des Allemands Drawbridge
Westbound train sitting idle just prior to the drawbridge.
Westbound crossing the Bayou Des Allemands Drawbridge. Second unit is BNSF 4610 Dash 9-44CW.
Eastbound crossing Bayou Des Allemands Drawbridge still in Burlington Northern colors. Second unit BNSF 8073 is an SD40-2.
