CSX 116 on OLS Special          
CSX F7A 116 (ex-CRR) was on the front of an Operation Lifesaver Special preparing to leave New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal for a trip to Pascagoula and back. The other locomotives were CSX F7B 117 (ex-CRR), NS GP38 2800 (ex-SOU), ICG GP38 9531 (ex-GM&O 712) and Amtrak F40 276. The 10-car train consisted of Amtrak coaches 4616, 4741 SILVER MAPLE, 4722, 4736 and 4603, NS sleeper-lounge 2352 CRESCENT MOON, NS sleeper 17 TUGALO RIVER, NRHS-Florida Gulf Coast Chapter sleeper-lounge 800055 CAPE TORMENTINE (ex-CN), SBD lounge 319 GREENBRIAR (ex-IC) and SBD track observation car 318.
Date: 9/16/1987 Location: New Orleans, LA   Map Show New Orleans on a rail map Views: 1009 Collection Of:   Michael Palmieri
Locomotives: CSX 116(F3A)    Author:  Michael Palmieri
CSX 116 on OLS Special
Picture Categories: Passenger This picture is part of album:  New Orleans
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Earl Hampton General I remember riding this........wow 1987. 23 years ago. 7/19/2010 12:32:53 PM
Earl Hampton General Also remember passing on the interchange and seeing that burned out tank car that almost cancelled the pope's trip to New Orleans. 7/19/2010 12:33:53 PM
Edward Kerns II General Unit CSXT 116 is Classed as a FP7A. 1/6/2013 7:42:47 PM

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