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| Title: |
IC SW9 468 |
| Description: |
When I took this slide at the ICG's Levee Yard -- along the Mississippi River near the heart of New Orleans -- I was just interested in getting a good shot of the 468. As it turned out, it was the only photo I ever took on any ICG activity here. This entire area became the site of the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition, and any evidence of the extensive IC, L&N, and SP infrastructure that had occupied this part of the New Orleans riverfront disappeared.Years later, I realized that the true significance of this image was the background activity... the construction of the Riverfront Hilton was a harbinger of the massive and rapid redevelopment of this area that would erase almost all evidence of the railroads that had been here for 100 years. |
| Photo Date: |
4/28/1976 Upload Date: 12/18/2009 9:56:22 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
IC 468(SW9) |
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1252 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
ICG Stuyvesant Docks |
| Description: |
IC NW2 1004 and SW9 468 were parked at the sand tower and yard office at the ICG's Stuyvesant Docks Yard. The railroad's piggyback ramp is on the other side of the yard office. |
| Photo Date: |
1/4/1978 Upload Date: 11/6/2013 6:08:10 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
IC 1004(NW2) IC 468(SW9) |
| Views: |
1122 Comments: 2 |
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