In 2005 the #745 and her train were on a tour around the State of Louisiana. It\u2019s the month of May, and the train had been on display in Hammond, Louisiana for the day. In late afternoon I captured this view as the train departed for Baton Rouge, the next leg of it\u2019s trip. Looking north, we see the train backing down the Canadian National\u2019s McComb Subdivision mainline (this is the line between Chicago and New Orleans). The switch in the background is the beginning of the Hammond Subdivision, where she will stop and reverse direction, then head west for Baton Rouge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The #745 is a class Mk-5 Mikado (2-8-2), and was built in the Espee\u2019s shop in Algiers, La. back in 1921. She operated on the Texas and New Orleans subsidiary of the Southern Pacific. She has been restored back to operating condition by the Louisiana Steam Train Association (LASTA) in New Orleans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2005 the #745 and her train were on a tour around the State of Louisiana. It\u2019s the month of May, and the train had been on display in Hammond, Louisiana for the day. In late afternoon I captured this … Continue reading ![\"SP](\"https:\/\/www.lacentralrr.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/SP-745-Hammond-La.jpg\")
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