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| Title: |
NS No. 193 |
| Description: |
Norfolk Southern No. 193 (and later 393) was the run-througo train from Birmingham to Houston via the SP. Here it was stopped on the NS at the Marconi Drive underpass, waiting for a clear route to the Huey P. Long Bridge about five miles away. When it got to the east end of the bridge, an SP crew would get on and take it cross the Mississippi River to their Avondale Yard. This train had SP SD45T-2 9309, along with former Conrail SDP45's 6688 and 6689 which the SP was leasing from VMV Enterprises. These SDP45's were originally Erie Lackawanna units, and when their lease expired Conrail retired them. Along the way, the 6688 had an accident and its long hood was replaced with one made for an SD45-2. |
| Photo Date: |
3/27/1988 Upload Date: 11/30/2016 10:11:00 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
| Locomotives: |
SP 9309(SD45T-2) VMV 6688(SDP45) VMV 6689(SDP45) |
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| Title: |
VMV SDP45 6689 |
| Description: |
VMV SDP45 6689 and sibling 6688 were heading westbound up the Huey P. Long Bridge on the run-through train from Birmingham to Houston via the Norfolk Southern and the Southern Pacific. The 6689 had been built in August 1970 as Erie Lackawanna 3658 and became Conrail 6689 in 1976. The 15 units in this order, EL 3654-3668/CR 6685-6699, were returned to their lessor in late 1984 and became VMV lease units in 1987. These two locos were on lease to the SP when this photo was taken. |
| Photo Date: |
3/27/1988 Upload Date: 11/10/2025 9:41:44 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Roster,Bridge |
| Locomotives: |
VMV 6689(SDP45) |
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