Northbound Crescent

Pumpkin Power leads the NS 198 north from New Orleans onto Lake Pontchartrain's north shore.

A fisherman watches the southbound 345 roar out onto the 5.8 mile Lake Pontchartrain bridge. The rails were wiped off this bridge during Hurricane Katrina.

BNSF power pulls the NS 198 north across the NS 5.8 mile bridge across Lake Pontchartrain.

The northbound Crescent reaches the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, leaving the New Orleans skyline behind.