Its 5:15 on a cloudy summer afternoon as an eastbound Espee extra rolls through New Iberia with B23-7 5103, GP9 3732 and 77 cars. From left to right are the engine tie-up track, scale house, scale track and a siding. The train is passing the former depot, which became the headquarters of the Louisiana & Delta Railroad in 1987; and next to this is the unused freight house. |