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Columbus and Greenville
Rwy. Baldwin loco no. 601. Photo from Louis Saillard
collection. |
Amtrak No. 58 stops at
Hammond, La. on a rainy February afternoon to take on passengers. |
An afternoon snack
perched in the window of the Louisiana Steam Train Association
(LASTA) tool car. |
Entering
CTC
territory (Hammond, La.) |
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Ever Vigilant - Tom
(left) and Wayne on watch...nothing shall slip by these wary
railfans! |
This is the street side
of the Amtrak depot in Hammond, La. The mainline here is the
CN Railroad (formerly IC). |
Ex-SP steam locomotive
no. 745 steams over the Bonnet Carré Spillway during its break-in
run in December of 2004. |
Keith Bonnette takes a
turn at firing the ex-SP 745 during its break-in run in December
2004. |
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A close-up study of
(part of) the valve gear on ex-SP 745. |
Ex-SP 745 prior to
departure from Hammond, La. in May 2005. |
It's February of 2007,
and the 745 is passing through City Park in Baton Rouge, La. |
745 sashays by on a
balmy February morning. |
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An open end observation
car follows up the rear of the train, with kerosene marker lamps
resplendently displayed. |
Ex-SP 745 passes
through the sugar cane fields south of LaPlace, La. Photo by
Shawn Levy.
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Ex-T&NO (SP) 0-6-0
switchers still in service at the Standard Gravel Company's pit near
Franklinton, La. in 1965. |
A station stop for the
Ex-Fernwood, Columbia and Gulf Railroad motorcar, number M4. |
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It's 2008 and the KCS
business train is heading to New Orleans for the BCS Bowl
Game. Photo by Shawn Levy. |
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