The last day of 2021 was a good one! The Phase I heritage unit came down on train #59 (City of New Orleans), and I just so happened to be going to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl. Here's a shot of... (more)
Amtrak's southbound City of New Orleans passes through the Manchac Drawbridge and over Manchac Pass on the CN McComb Sub in Louisiana.
The northbound City of New Orleans passes through the Manchac Pass Drawbridge in Louisiana, with heritage unit AMTK 156 leading. Manchac Pass connects Lake Maurepas to Lake Pontchartrain.
CN A420 crosses the Manchac Pass, in Louisiana, with CSXT 5493 & 5415 leading the way as they approach the drawbridge. Manchac Pass connects Lake Maurepas to Lake Pontchartrain.
On the CN McComb Sub, Canadian National engines 2559 & 8839 proceed north over Manchac Pass, in Louisiana, with the A419 train bound for Memphis, Tennessee.
Amtrak's southbound City of New Orleans passes through the Manchac Drawbridge and over Manchac Pass on the CN McComb Sub in Louisiana. Manchac Pass connects Lake Maurepas to Lake Pontchartrain.
Amtraks famed "City of New Orleans" was crossing Pass Manchac channel connecting Lake Ponchartrain with Lake Mauredpas at Manchac on it's last lap into New Orleans.
IC 6128 still in black with CN 5745 (SD75I) and still moving grain south. Coincidentally it is the same engine I photographed in 1996, 3 miles north (186832).
IC SD40-2's 6128/6159 move grain cars south to Mississippi River terminals
Southbound City of New Orleans with 76/308
Northbound City of New Orleans with 514 on point and 45/76/354
Northbound CN freight on repaired tracks/bridge. Marsh and structures in area show damage from Katrina
Northbound "City of New Orleans" crosses repaired bridge at Manchac Pass. Amtrak "City" service to New Orleans resumed 10/9/2005
IC 6058 at South Manchac waiting arrival of P58 (Amtrak) Northbound
Racing north toward Hammond, LA. We are between Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas.