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GM&O REBEL |
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Here is a much-used publicity photo of the Gulf Mobile & Ohio REBEL on the median of North Rampart Street, just outside of the Southern Railway’s TERMINAL STATION in New Orleans. The photo is undated, but we know it was taken between 1940, when the GM&O was formed, and 1947, when the railroad adopted the Alton Railroad’s red-and-maroon paint scheme, because the train was still wearing its original red-and-silver colors. The REBEL was discontinued between New Orleans and Slidell on 8 March 1954, and TERMINAL STATION was closed on 16 April, when New Orleans Union passenger terminal was placed into full operation. (approximate date of photo) |
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1/1/1945 Upload Date: 9/19/2021 6:45:07 PM |
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New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
JOHN KIRKPATRICK image |
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Passenger |
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GMO 353(Doodlebug) |
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MP (NO&LC) S1 9015 |
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The only blue-and-gray switch engines and cabooses on the Missouri Pacific Lines were on the railroad’s New Orleans & Lower Coast subsidiary. Here was Alco S1 9015 and caboose 2618 at the NO&LC’s headquarters in Algiers, the New Orleans neighborhood on the west side of the Mississippi River. The 9015 was the last of three Alcos (9013-9015) built for the NO&LC in October and November 1947. It was renumbered 6606 in 1961 and went to the Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal two years later, where it was renumbered 24. It was out of service by May 1978 and was scrapped in 1986. The 2618 was a war emergency caboose built by the MP from box car 40475 (ACF 1912) for its New Orleans, Texas & Mexico subsidiary in 1942. It went to the NO&LC after the war and was retired in 1967. (approximate date of photo) |
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6/1/1959 Upload Date: 10/14/2020 12:37:04 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
JOHN KIRKPATRICK image |
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Yard |
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MP 9015(S1) |
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| Title: |
New Orleans & Lower Coast |
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New Orleans & Lower Coast Alco S1 switchers 9013 (on the right) and 9015 were parked next to the railroad’s roundhouse in Algiers, Louisiana, wearing a version of the paint scheme used by the NO&LC’s owner, the Missouri Pacific. NO&LC 9013-9015 had been built in 1947, were renumbered 6604-6606 around 1962 and were sold to the Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal in 1963, where they were renumbered 22-24. (approximate date of photo) |
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6/1/1959 Upload Date: 9/24/2021 11:29:00 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
JOHN KIRKPATRICK image |
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Yard |
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MP 9013(S1) MP 9015(S1) |
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| Title: |
New Orleans & Lower Coast |
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New Orleans & Lower Coast Alco S1 switchers 9013 (on the right) and 9015 were parked next to the railroad’s turntable in Algiers, Louisiana, while a Plymouth was in the roundhouse. All three units wore a version of the paint scheme used by the NO&LC’s owner, the Missouri Pacific. NO&LC 9013-9015 had been built in 1947, were renumbered 6604-6606 around 1962 and were sold to the Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal in 1963, where they were renumbered 22-24. (approximate date of photo) |
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6/1/1959 Upload Date: 9/24/2021 11:34:09 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
JOHN KIRKPATRICK image |
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Yard |
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MP 9013(S1) MP 9015(S1) |
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| Title: |
Bonhomie & Hattiesburg Southern Steam |
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This photo illustrated the entire roster of the Bonhomie & Hattiesburg Southern on 5 July 1961. Prairie 250 (BLW 59239) was ready to go to work at the railroad’s yard in Hattiesburg, Mississippi while Mikado 300 (BLW 58241) was having its smokebox cleaned. This photo was taken on the day the railroad’s former master mechanic Grover Cleveland Logan was laid to rest. Mr. Logan had been responsible for keeping the B&HS in steam; but several months later, on 21 October the railroad bought a pair of former Wabash SW1’s, and after they arrived, steam was dead. The 250 was sold to the Wanamaker, Kempton & Southern in Pennsylvania, while the 300 was placed on display next to the Southern Railway’s station in Hattiesburg. |
| Photo Date: |
7/5/1961 Upload Date: 11/1/2020 10:21:51 AM |
| Location: |
Hattiesburg, MS |
| Author: |
JOHN KIRKPATRICK image |
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Steam |
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BHS 250(2-6-2) BHS 300(2-8-2) |
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| Title: |
B&HS 2-6-2 250 |
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Bonhomie & Hattiesburg Southern 2-6-2 number 250 (BLW 59239) was working at the railroad’s yard in Hattiesburg, Mississippi on 5 July 1961, about four months before steam operations ended. This photo was taken on the day the railroad’s former master mechanic Grover Cleveland Logan was laid to rest. Mr. Logan had been responsible for keeping the B&HS in steam; but on 21 October the railroad bought a pair of former Wabash SW1’s, and after they arrived, steam was dead. The 250 was sold to the Wanamaker, Kempton & Southern in Pennsylvania in September 1963. |
| Photo Date: |
7/5/1961 Upload Date: 11/1/2020 10:24:24 AM |
| Location: |
Hattiesburg, MS |
| Author: |
JOHN KIRKPATRICK image |
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Steam |
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BHS 250(2-6-2) |
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| Title: |
Amtrak Train No. 1 |
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Amtrak train No. 1 – westbound SUNSET – was awaiting its 1:00 PM departure time from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. Today’s train had four Southern Pacific locomotives: FP7’s 6451 and 6454, F7B 8290 and GP9 3007, with 12 cars. On the left, parked at the REA Express building, were former Illinois Central CITY of NEW ORLEANS observation car 3305 and CITY OF MIAMI car 3300. The cars were privately owned and remained here until 4 January 1972. |
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7/2/1971 Upload Date: 9/15/2020 10:01:27 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
JOHN KIRKPATRICK photo |
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Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
SP 6451(FP7A) |
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| Title: |
Amtrak Train No. 1 |
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Amtrak’s westbound SUNSET was in New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal with a handsome A-B-B-A set of former Union Pacific E-units and nine cars. The locomotives were E9A 908, E9B 958B. E8B 927B and E9A 947. Former UP E-units had come in on the SUNSET for the first time on 15 July 1971, so they were still somewhat of a novelty, and a matched set was rather unusual. Notice that the 908 was displaying 907 in its number boards! Up until 5 July 1965 UP locomotives displayed their train number, and this was done by inserting individual numerals in the number boards; so it looks like someone was having a little fun! |
| Photo Date: |
9/22/1971 Upload Date: 9/15/2020 10:08:03 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
JOHN KIRKPATRICK photo |
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Station,Passenger |
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UP 908(E9A) |
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| Title: |
GM&O Train No. 33 |
| Description: |
A crewman on Gulf Mobile & Ohio train No. 33 was catching a set of orders in the crook of his arm as he passed Southern Railway agent-operator R.L. Lott at the Slidell, Louisiana depot. The trainman was repeating a procedure that took place on railroads all across North America for over 150 years, in this case obtaining authority for his train to operate over 28 miles of the Southern from Slidell to OLIVER JUNCTION in New Orleans. The device Mr. Lott was holding was known as a HIGH-SPEED TRAIN ORDER DELIVERY FORK and the orders were held in place by a piece of string. Mr. Lott went to work for the Southern when he got out of the Navy following WWII, retired around 1982 and passed away on 19 September 2016, at the age of 90. (approximate date of photo) |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1971 Upload Date: 11/1/2020 10:38:47 AM |
| Location: |
Slidell, LA |
| Author: |
JOHN KIRKPATRICK image |
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Action |
| Locomotives: |
GMO 638(GP35) |
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| Title: |
GM&O Train No. 33 |
| Description: |
Gulf Mobile & Ohio train No. 33 was about to enter the main line of the Southern Railway at the spring switch just south of the station in Slidell, Louisiana. No. 33 had just received train orders from the Southern’s agent-operator and was getting ready to run over the Southern for 28 miles, to OLIVER JUNCTION in New Orleans. (approximate date of photo) |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1971 Upload Date: 11/1/2020 10:39:10 AM |
| Location: |
Slidell, LA |
| Author: |
JOHN KIRKPATRICK image |
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Action |
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GMO 646(GP35) |
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| Title: |
GM&O GB 13204 |
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Gulf Mobile & Ohio 41-6 gondola 13204 was spotted in a scrap yard in New Orleans getting either loaded or unloaded. The car had been built for the Detroit Toledo & Ironton in May 1941 and was last shopped by the GM&O at Jackson, Tennessee in September 1967. The car had a CAPY of 110,000 pounds, a LD LMT of 125,200 pounds and a LT WT of 51,800 pounds, for a gross rail load of 177,000 pounds. (unknown date of photo) |
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1/1/1973 Upload Date: 9/20/2020 5:59:12 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
JOHN KIRKPATRICK photo |
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RollingStock |
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| Title: |
SSW SW1500 2588 |
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Cotton Belt SW1500 2588 was parked in front of the railroad’s freight office at Jonesboro, Arkansas. This city was where the SSW line between St. Louis and Pine Bluff crossed the Frisco line between Springfield, Missouri and Memphis, Tennessee; but the railroads ran through the city side-by-side and shared the same passenger station. |
| Photo Date: |
4/29/1973 Upload Date: 10/12/2020 11:41:33 AM |
| Location: |
Jonesboro, AR |
| Author: |
JOHN KIRKPATRICK image |
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Yard |
| Locomotives: |
SSW 2588(SW1500) |
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| Title: |
C&G cabooses |
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Former Columbus & Greenville cabooses 517 and 519 were parked next to the Illinois Central Gulf’s shops at McComb, Mississippi on 30 April 1973. The C&G had become a part of the ICG on 29 September 1972, and while these were obviously former IC cars, their background and disposition are unknown. |
| Photo Date: |
4/30/1973 Upload Date: 9/20/2020 5:56:07 PM |
| Location: |
McComb, MS |
| Author: |
JOHN KIRKPATRICK photo |
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RollingStock,Yard |
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| Title: |
C&G Depot |
| Description: |
This was the former Columbus & Greenville depot at Winona, Mississippi about eight months after the C&G was merged into the Illinois Central Gulf. |
| Photo Date: |
4/30/1973 Upload Date: 10/17/2020 4:46:46 PM |
| Location: |
Winona, MS |
| Author: |
JOHN KIRKPATRICK image |
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Station |
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| Title: |
C&G Box Car 3023 |
| Description: |
Former Columbus & Greenville woodside 40-foot box car 3023 was at Winona, Mississippi about eight months after the C&G was merged into the Illinois Central Gulf. It was one of 300 such cars purchased from American Car & Foundry in 1929. |
| Photo Date: |
4/30/1973 Upload Date: 10/17/2020 4:47:26 PM |
| Location: |
Winona, MS |
| Author: |
JOHN KIRKPATRICK image |
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RollingStock |
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| Title: |
SP Transfer Run |
| Description: |
Freshly-rebuilt Southern Pacific C630 3142 and RSD12 2956 were on an eastbound transfer run operating over the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad at the Walnut Street grade crossing. The train was on its way from the Espee’s AVONDALE YARD, at the west end of the Huey P. Long Bridge, to the NOPB’s COTTON WAREHOUSE YARD. Cotton Belt caboose 19 was on the rear of the train. (approximate date of image) |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1973 Upload Date: 9/15/2020 10:03:03 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
JOHN KIRKPATRICK photo |
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Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 3142(C630) |
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| Title: |
SP Transfer Run |
| Description: |
Cotton Belt caboose 19 was on the end of an eastbound Southern Pacific transfer run operating over the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad. The train was on its way from the Espee’s AVONDALE YARD, at the west end of the Huey P. Long Bridge, to the NOPB’s COTTON WAREHOUSE YARD. (approximate date of image) |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1973 Upload Date: 9/15/2020 10:04:39 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
JOHN KIRKPATRICK photo |
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Action |
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| Title: |
KCS Caboose 301 |
| Description: |
Kansas City Southern caboose 301 was on the rear of a transfer run operating over the New Orleans Public Belt, on its way from the KCS’s WEST YARD to the NOPB’s COTTON WAREHOUSE YARD. The 301 was a one-of-a-kind car built by Thrall in August 1963, when the railroad was deciding who would build its next generation of cabooses. At the same time, Morrison built caboose 300 and Darby submitted stainless steel caboose 302. Darby went on to build cars 303-344 between 1965 and 1970; while the railroad’s very last cabs were the 400-406, built by International in 1976. (approximate date of photo) |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1973 Upload Date: 11/1/2020 10:27:50 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
JOHN KIRKPATRICK image |
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RollingStock |
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| Title: |
LS&BC box car 1102 |
| Description: |
LaSalle & Bureau County 40-foot box car 1102 was spotted at McKesson Chemicals, along the Illinois Central Gulf in New Orleans. This was one of 20 such cars bought new by the railroad, which gained notoriety in 1971 for “stealing” almost 500 Penn Central box cars by adding their reporting marks to these cars. There have been several versions of what actually happened! (approximate date of photo) |
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7/1/1973 Upload Date: 9/20/2020 6:01:58 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
JOHN KIRKPATRICK photo |
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RollingStock |
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| Title: |
SP Transfer Run |
| Description: |
Southern Pacific C630 unit 3143 and 3144 were on their way from the SP’s AVONDALE YARD to the New Orleans Public Belt’s COTTON WAREHOUSE YARD with the regular afternoon transfer run. The train was operating over the NOPB along the Mississippi River, and was behind Audubon Park. The SP assigned seven of these big Alcos (3140-3146) to New Orleans for transfer service between early 1973 and late 1977. (approximate date of photo) |
| Photo Date: |
7/1/1973 Upload Date: 9/20/2020 6:07:17 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
JOHN KIRKPATRICK photo |
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Action |
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SP 3143(C630) SP 3144(C630) |
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| Title: |
KCS caboose 365 |
| Description: |
Kansas City Southern Lines caboose 365 was one of 30 such cars (350-379) rebuilt by the railroad from box cars. Originally equipped with Allied FULL-CUSHION trucks from a troop sleeper, this car now rode on conventional freight car trucks. Still serviceable, but in need of a paint job, 365 was on the rear of a transfer run operating over the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad between the KCS’s WEST YARD, just outside of New Orleans, and the NOPB’s COTTON WAREHOUSE YARD. This photo was taken from the Mississippi River levee behind Audubon Park. (approximate date of photo) |
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7/1/1973 Upload Date: 9/20/2020 6:09:34 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
JOHN KIRKPATRICK photo |
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RollingStock |
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| Title: |
B&O GP30 6949 |
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Leased Baltimore & Ohio GP30 6929 was on an eastbound Missouri Pacific transfer run that was stopped at the east end of the Huey P. Long Bridge waiting for a clear signal. |
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8/25/1973 Upload Date: 9/15/2020 4:53:04 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
JOHN KIRKPATRICK photo |
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Roster |
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BO 6929(GP30) |
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| Title: |
MP Transfer Run |
| Description: |
This Missouri Pacific transfer run was eastbound on the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad at Jackson Avenue, on its way from the MP’s AVONDALE YARD to its RACE STREET YARD. The train was powered by Louisville & Nashville U23B 2703 (originally Monon 604) and GP30 1033, and it would eventually make its way to the L&N’s GENTILLY YARD. (approximate date of photo) |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1974 Upload Date: 11/1/2020 10:29:53 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
JOHN KIRKPATRICK image |
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Action |
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LN 2703(U23B) |
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| Title: |
MP Transfer Run |
| Description: |
This Missouri Pacific transfer run was eastbound on the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad at Jackson Avenue, on its way from the MP’s AVONDALE YARD to its RACE STREET YARD. The train was powered by Louisville & Nashville U23B 2703 (originally Monon 604) and GP30 1033, and it would eventually make its way to the L&N’s GENTILLY YARD. (approximate date of photo) |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1974 Upload Date: 11/1/2020 10:30:31 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
JOHN KIRKPATRICK image |
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Action |
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LN 1033(GP30) |
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| Title: |
MP Caboose 13057 |
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Missouri Pacific caboose 13057 was bringing up the rear of an eastbound MP transfer run as it operated over the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad from AVONDALE YARD to RACE STREET YARD. The train was powered by Louisville & Nashville U23B 2703 and GP30 1033. The 13057 had been built by the MP at Sedalia, Missouri in 1952 as the 1252. It was subsequently renumbered 13057 and then 12057 before being retired in May 1980. (approximate date of photo) |
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10/1/1974 Upload Date: 11/1/2020 10:32:18 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
JOHN KIRKPATRICK image |
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RollingStock |
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