Recent Digital Photos
by Mike Condren

Engines around headquarters in Springdale, AR.

T6 #15 still sits on the back track.

Also on that back track were these spare ALCo engines acting as a parts supply.

The A&M excursion makes a turn to Winslow, AR once it reaches Van Buren, AR.

While the A&M made its turn to Winslow, I caught this eastbound UP freight at Alma, AR.

Back in Van Buren, these lease units were sitting in the engine terminal.

The Winslow turn is seen here returning to Van Buren.

When the train arrives in Van Buren, the train has to be made ready for the trip back to Springdale.

First the caboose has to be set over on the siding.

The engine then returns to pick up the coaches before coupling up the caboose, returning to the mainline, and then the station.

With our grandson staying with us, Jan and I headed to Kansas Ave. to watch trains even with bad westher and poor lighting. First we got a CSX off the UP and then a BNSF intermodal. The CSX pulled up and parked. The BNSF pulled up to the signal and stopped to await a signal before proceeding. As usual there were a few trailers on the end of the train.

The next train was the BNSF taconite train heading back north for more iron ore. I could not tell if it had a return load of coal. In the mean time a UP loeaded coal train has pulled up along side the CSX and stopped waiting for the BNSF to clear so it can go to the CN.

The CSX train finally gets a signal and heads down its track with a "flashing red" at CN Jct.

This stack train was parked in White Siding in east Memphis.

This NS train is seen at Central Ave. in Metairie, LA coming off the Huey P. Long bridge.

We see a downtown bound car on the St. Charles Street line.

Another inbound car along St. Charles St. just east of Carrolton Street.

This New Orleans Public Belt train is seen running along side of River Road at Eagle Street.

Here are a couple of "drive-by" shots of the Carrolton Car Barn.

Car #906 is seen inside of the Carrolton Car Barn.

Yet another inbound car, this time along Carrolton Ave.

A few scences outside of New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal

This photo was taken through the closed glass door of the spare equipment at NOUPT.

Now we see the equipment for Amtrak #58, "The City of New Orleans", backing into the terminal.

Shortly after taking this picture, I was approached by a couple of New Orleans uniformed police officers who insisted that I could not take pictures of the station under orders from Homeland Security. While explaining that they had bad information, my train was called and as a ticketed sleeping car passenger, I walked away to board my train ahead of the coach passengers.

Amtrak is using more LED lighting in their refurbished equipment such as this reading light in my sleeper compartment.

East Bridge tower is seen through Compartment 6 from Compartment 5 of the Amtrak sleeper.

Central Street crossing at the end of the Huey P. Long bridge where I take many of my NOLA photos.

Amtrak #58 meets #59 at a siding in the middle of a swamp. Note the white cranes in the views.