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Southern Local |
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During WWII the U.S. Government built an aircraft assembly plant along Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans and the Southern Railway constructed a 1-mile spur to serve it. Here, Consolidated Vultee (later known as Convair) built about 220 PBY-5 CATALINA amphibious patrol planes. Unlike most aircraft plants, this one had no runways; so each finished plane was moved down a ramp into the lake where it took off! After the war the plant was sold to American Standard and was used to manufacture plumbing fixtures. Up into the 1980’s the plant was served by the northbound local out of New Orleans, but later it was switched by a yard job. In this undated view the local was pulling out of the plant, crossing Leon C. Simon Dr. and about to cross Franklin Ave. The spur was removed after the plant closed. (date of photo unknown) |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1975 Upload Date: 2/21/2020 1:00:46 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
JAMES H. SELZER, JR. photo |
| Categories: |
Scenic |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 2711(GP35) |
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997 Comments: 0 |
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Workin'!! in Chattanooga |
| Description: |
A local crew watches SR 2716 steam excursion pass by the yard in Chattanooga, TN...Taken from the vestibule. |
| Photo Date: |
4/15/1982 Upload Date: 9/17/2005 11:54:36 PM |
| Location: |
Chattanooga, TN |
| Author: |
Brian Hill |
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| Locomotives: |
SOU 2610(GP30) SOU 2711(GP35) |
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1427 Comments: 2 |
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Southern Railway GP30#2628, GP35 #2709, GP30 #2560 & GP35 #2711 lead an eastbound train at 32nd Street to Norris Yard |
| Description: |
Southern Railway GP30 #2628 was built November 1963 and later became Norfolk Southern #2628 |
| Photo Date: |
5/18/1982 Upload Date: 6/29/2009 4:22:33 PM |
| Location: |
Birmingham, AL |
| Author: |
Bernie Feltman |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 2628(GP30) SOU 2709(GP35) SOU 2560(GP30) SOU 2711(GP35) |
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1437 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
Southern Railway GP35 #2711 rolling thru downtown eastbound headed for Norris Yard |
| Description: |
Southern Railway GP35 #2711 was built January 1965 and later became Norfolk Southern #2711. Unit left roster and became Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway (WLE) #2711 |
| Photo Date: |
5/18/1982 Upload Date: 6/30/2009 9:30:44 AM |
| Location: |
Birmingham, AL |
| Author: |
Bernie Feltman |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 2711(GP35) |
| Views: |
801 Comments: 8 |
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