Louisiana Class 1 Railroads

KCS, CNIC, UP, BNSF, CSX and NS all have lines in Louisiana. Here are some shots with location information from around Louisiana. Click on the thumbnails for a larger image.

DOTX-218 southbound close to Bluebonnet in Baton Rouge, LA

IC 6006 Rolls by the Centroplex in downtown Baton Rouge, LA

Four KCS units try to pull this grain train over the Mississippi River bridge in Baton Rouge. The didn't make it.

These two units were from a following train. The hooked onto the back of the grain train and pushed it over. The are shown here, decoupling at speed.

Just west of Baton Rouge the "River Job' heads back to Livonia, La

The "River Job" pulling out of IC's Baton Rouge yard onto the KCS bridge heading for Livonia. Note the concrete IC bridge under the KCS bridge.

TFM 2604 leads this south bound grain extra through Simmesport, LA