Riding the City of New Orleans
Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2018 5:06 am
December 29th, 2017
Memphis, Tennessee
The City of New Orleans arrives at dawn.
Amtrak City of New Orleans - Memphis, Tn by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Heading south into the Mississippi Delta, most of the view is flat farmland as pictured below. Passing through rural, small towns that are very run-down makes this a boring, depressing, train ride through northern Mississippi. The track is CN, ex Illinois Central single track with sidings.
Mississippi Delta Farmland by tcamp7837, on Flickr
River in Mississippi by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Marks, Mississippi
Marks, Mississippi by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Greenwood, Mississippi
Greenwood, MS by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Greenwood, MS Tracks by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Greenwood, MS by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Amtrak - Greenwood, MS by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Stone Load by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Greenwood, MS by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Something on Fire
Mississippi Fire by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Grain Train
UP Grain Train in Mississippi by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Some type of agricultural product in the process of loading into a hopper.
Hopper Loader by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Blight
Mississippi Blight by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Yazoo City, Mississippi
Amtrak - Yazoo City, MS by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Junk - Yazoo City, MI by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Junk Yard - Yazoo City, MS by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi by tcamp7837, on Flickr
CN Jackson, MS Terminal by tcamp7837, on Flickr
CN Track Evaluation Car
CN Track Evaluation Car - Jackson, MS by tcamp7837, on Flickr
GTW 5820 switching the yard in RC service.
GTW 5820 - Jackson, MS by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Amtrak - Jackson, MS by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Standard Life - Jackson, MI by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Jackson, MS by tcamp7837, on Flickr
The Bayou
Mississippi Bayou by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Hazlehurst, Mississippi
Hazlehurst, MS Caboose by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Hammond, Louisiana
Illinois Central maintenance equipment - crane and flatcar.
Illinois Central Crane by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Illinois Central Equipment by tcamp7837, on Flickr
High flood-risk swampland south of Ponchatoula, Louisiana. The tracks have been underwater after a few of the past hurricanes.
Louisiana Swamp by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Manchac, Louisiana
Manchac, LA by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Lake Ponchartrain
Lake Ponchartrain by tcamp7837, on Flickr
New Orleans skyline across Lake Ponchartrain
New Orleans across Lake Ponchartrain by tcamp7837, on Flickr
I-10 Causeway
I-10 by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Cancer Alley, Louisiana. Referred to the 90 petrochemical plants between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
Cancer Alley Louisiana by tcamp7837, on Flickr
New Orleans Amtrak Shops
New Orleans Amtrak Shop by tcamp7837, on Flickr
January 1st, 2018
New Orleans, Louisiana
Amtrak 506 at New Orleans Union Station
Amtrak 506 - New Orleans by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Flood Control Ditch
New Orleans Flood Control by tcamp7837, on Flickr
East Bridge Jct Tower
East Bridge Jct Tower by tcamp7837, on Flickr
CN Mays Yard
CN Mays Yard - Harrahan, LA by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Flood Levee
Louisiana Levee by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Lake Maurepas
Lake Maurepas - Manchac, LA by tcamp7837, on Flickr
January 2nd, 2018
Moonset in central Illinois
Moonset - Central Illinois by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Homewood, Illinois
Amtrak - Homewood, IL by tcamp7837, on Flickr
CN Markham Yard
CN Markham Yard by tcamp7837, on Flickr
South Chicago Suburbs by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago by tcamp7837, on Flickr
16th St Tower
16tth St Tower - Chicago, IL by tcamp7837, on Flickr
BNSF, UP, and Metra Engines
BNSF & Union Pacific - Chicago, IL by tcamp7837, on Flickr
BNSF & Metra - Chicago, IL by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Chicago Skyline
Chicago in Winter by tcamp7837, on Flickr
The train pulls onto the BNSF Racetrack and then shoves into the south end of Union Station.
Memphis, Tennessee
The City of New Orleans arrives at dawn.
Amtrak City of New Orleans - Memphis, Tn by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Heading south into the Mississippi Delta, most of the view is flat farmland as pictured below. Passing through rural, small towns that are very run-down makes this a boring, depressing, train ride through northern Mississippi. The track is CN, ex Illinois Central single track with sidings.
Mississippi Delta Farmland by tcamp7837, on Flickr
River in Mississippi by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Marks, Mississippi
Marks, Mississippi by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Greenwood, Mississippi
Greenwood, MS by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Greenwood, MS Tracks by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Greenwood, MS by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Amtrak - Greenwood, MS by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Stone Load by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Greenwood, MS by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Something on Fire
Mississippi Fire by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Grain Train
UP Grain Train in Mississippi by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Some type of agricultural product in the process of loading into a hopper.
Hopper Loader by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Blight
Mississippi Blight by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Yazoo City, Mississippi
Amtrak - Yazoo City, MS by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Junk - Yazoo City, MI by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Junk Yard - Yazoo City, MS by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi by tcamp7837, on Flickr
CN Jackson, MS Terminal by tcamp7837, on Flickr
CN Track Evaluation Car
CN Track Evaluation Car - Jackson, MS by tcamp7837, on Flickr
GTW 5820 switching the yard in RC service.
GTW 5820 - Jackson, MS by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Amtrak - Jackson, MS by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Standard Life - Jackson, MI by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Jackson, MS by tcamp7837, on Flickr
The Bayou
Mississippi Bayou by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Hazlehurst, Mississippi
Hazlehurst, MS Caboose by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Hammond, Louisiana
Illinois Central maintenance equipment - crane and flatcar.
Illinois Central Crane by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Illinois Central Equipment by tcamp7837, on Flickr
High flood-risk swampland south of Ponchatoula, Louisiana. The tracks have been underwater after a few of the past hurricanes.
Louisiana Swamp by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Manchac, Louisiana
Manchac, LA by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Lake Ponchartrain
Lake Ponchartrain by tcamp7837, on Flickr
New Orleans skyline across Lake Ponchartrain
New Orleans across Lake Ponchartrain by tcamp7837, on Flickr
I-10 Causeway
I-10 by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Cancer Alley, Louisiana. Referred to the 90 petrochemical plants between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
Cancer Alley Louisiana by tcamp7837, on Flickr
New Orleans Amtrak Shops
New Orleans Amtrak Shop by tcamp7837, on Flickr
January 1st, 2018
New Orleans, Louisiana
Amtrak 506 at New Orleans Union Station
Amtrak 506 - New Orleans by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Flood Control Ditch
New Orleans Flood Control by tcamp7837, on Flickr
East Bridge Jct Tower
East Bridge Jct Tower by tcamp7837, on Flickr
CN Mays Yard
CN Mays Yard - Harrahan, LA by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Flood Levee
Louisiana Levee by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Lake Maurepas
Lake Maurepas - Manchac, LA by tcamp7837, on Flickr
January 2nd, 2018
Moonset in central Illinois
Moonset - Central Illinois by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Homewood, Illinois
Amtrak - Homewood, IL by tcamp7837, on Flickr
CN Markham Yard
CN Markham Yard by tcamp7837, on Flickr
South Chicago Suburbs by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago by tcamp7837, on Flickr
16th St Tower
16tth St Tower - Chicago, IL by tcamp7837, on Flickr
BNSF, UP, and Metra Engines
BNSF & Union Pacific - Chicago, IL by tcamp7837, on Flickr
BNSF & Metra - Chicago, IL by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Chicago Skyline
Chicago in Winter by tcamp7837, on Flickr
The train pulls onto the BNSF Racetrack and then shoves into the south end of Union Station.