Title: |
L&N Julia Street Yard |
Description: |
This image shows the variety of motive power that could be found at the Louisville & Nashville's Julia Street Yard during the transition from steam to diesel. Pictured here were K-4 Pacific 269 (Baldwin 1923) with commuter train No. 12, J-3 Mikado 1591 (Alco 1923), E7A 792 (EMD 1949), and Alco S1 57 (Alco 1949). The yard was about three blocks south of the railroad’s Canal Street Station, and packed into an area of about four square blocks were a freight yard, coach yard, enginehouse, turntable, freight houses and warehouses. The coach yard was on the extreme right of this photo. (approximate month and day) |
Photo Date: |
6/1/1951 Upload Date: 12/7/2016 8:20:47 PM |
Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
Author: |
William Harry photo |
Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
Locomotives: |
LN 269(4-6-2) LN 792(E7A) |
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