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By:Michael Palmieri
Dates:1/1/1973 - 12/31/1999
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IC crane X114
Title:  IC crane X114
Description:  Illinois Central X114 was at its home base in Memphis, Tennessee, along with boom car X3550. The 250-ton crane was fairly modern, having been built by the American Hoist & Derrick Co. in November 1968. It was built in Bay City, Michigan as serial no. L-3788. The crane was renumbered ICG 100417 and later donated by the Canadian National to the MCCOMB RAILROAD MUSEUM in McComb, Mississippi.
Photo Date:  5/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/26/2021 5:16:21 PM
Location:  Memphis, TN
Author:  ART RICHARDSON image
Categories:  RollingStock
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IC 467
Title:  IC 467
Description:  Illinois Central SW9 467 was working a derailment along S. Dupree Street at Euphrosine. The engine is in the curve that connected to NOUPT track along Earhart Blvd. Behind the locomotive are boom car 100566 and crane 100408, at least one derailed hopper car, and a truck-mounted crane.
Photo Date:  11/13/1974  Upload Date: 3/29/2010 2:33:30 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  Michael Palmieri
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Locomotives:  IC 467(SW9)
Views:  1381   Comments: 0
IC Burro Crane
Title:  IC Burro Crane
Description:  This IC Burro Crane was probably the P.R. 51.
Photo Date:  11/13/1974  Upload Date: 4/1/2010 2:52:17 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  531   Comments: 1
IC X1552
Title:  IC X1552
Description:  IC flat car X-1552 and a Burro Crane, probably the P.R. 51.
Photo Date:  11/13/1974  Upload Date: 4/1/2010 2:52:51 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  RollingStock
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ICG 100566
Title:  ICG 100566
Description:  ICG boom car 100566 and crane 100408 were at a derailment on an industrial spur along South Dupree Street, near New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. The crane was built by the Industrial Works of Bay City, Michigan in August 1918 as Illinois Central X-99, and was subsequently IC X-111 before becoming ICG 100408.
Photo Date:  11/13/1974  Upload Date: 4/1/2010 2:53:22 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  RollingStock
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ICG Work Cars
Title:  ICG Work Cars
Description:  Some freshly-painted cars from the ICG's New Orleans work train were parked along Earhart Blvd., just north of Broad Street, because of a nearby derailment. They were the 100567 (baggage-RPO 337, St. Louis Car 1929), 100570 (baggage-RPO 372, ACF 1916), 100569 and caboose 199624. A Burro Crane is on the right.
Photo Date:  11/13/1974  Upload Date: 3/29/2010 2:33:08 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  2061   Comments: 1
L&N 42345
Title:  L&N 42345
Description:  L&N work car 42345 was part of the railroad's MOBILE WRECKER. The work train was in New Orleans to rerail a pair of SP GP35's and an L&N hopper car which had derailed near the Franklin Avenue overpass. The locomotive was GP30 1013.
Photo Date:  5/4/1975  Upload Date: 6/25/2010 4:50:48 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  Passenger
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Views:  1788   Comments: 1
L&N crane 40024
Title:  L&N crane 40024
Description:  The L&N's MOBILE WRECKER was attending to the derailment of SP GP35's 6599 and 6669 on an L&N-SP run-though train just west of the Franklin Avenue underpass in New Orleans. The 200-ton crane was L&N 40024, built by Orton in January 1968. It spent its entire life based in Mobile, and was retired by the CSX as SBD 740024 in October 1992. The boom car was the 41915 and the baggage car was the 41032.
Photo Date:  5/4/1975  Upload Date: 6/23/2010 3:35:03 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  Wreck
Locomotives:  SP 6599(GP35)
Views:  2805   Comments: 1
L&N 41032
Title:  L&N 41032
Description:  L&N work car 41032 was part of the railroad's MOBILE WRECKER. The work train was in New Orleans to rerail a pair of SP GP35's and an L&N hopper car which had derailed near the Franklin Avenue overpass.
Photo Date:  5/4/1975  Upload Date: 6/25/2010 4:51:09 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  Passenger
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Views:  1329   Comments: 2
L&N caboose 1276
Title:  L&N caboose 1276
Description:  L&N caboose 1276 was on the MOBILE WRECKER in New Orleans. The panel track car in front of it was the 40465.
Photo Date:  5/4/1975  Upload Date: 6/25/2010 5:34:33 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  955   Comments: 0
L&N Crane 40024
Title:  L&N Crane 40024
Description:  The L&N's MOBILE WRECKER had just arrived in New Orleans to help rerail SP GP35's 6599 and 6669, along with L&N hopper car 184876. The derailed equipment had been on an L&N-SP run-through train, and the accident took place at the west (railroad south) end of the Franklin Avenue underpass. The crane was L&N 40024, a 200-ton Orton built in January 1968. It spent its entire life based in Mobile, and was retired by the CSX as SBD 740024 in October 1992. The equipment on the other side of the crane was boom car 41915, baggage car 41032, coach 42345, and GP30 1013.
Photo Date:  5/4/1975  Upload Date: 6/25/2010 5:05:51 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  Wreck
Locomotives:  SP 6669(GP35)
Views:  1229   Comments: 1
Derailment (2)
Title:  Derailment (2)
Description:  SP GP35 6617 (on a siding) and L&N GP40 3000 (on the northbound main track) were two of four units on an L&N-SP run-through train which derailed just west of the Franklin Avenue underpass. L&N GP30 1013 was just pulling up on the southbound main track with the MOBILE WRECKER.
Photo Date:  5/4/1975  Upload Date: 6/23/2010 12:35:26 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  Wreck
Locomotives:  SP 6617(GP35) LN 3000(GP40) LN 1013(GP30)
Views:  1705   Comments: 1
L&N 41927
Title:  L&N 41927
Description:  The rear of the L&N's MOBILE WRECKER was parked over the Franklin Avenue underpass in New Orleans, while the crane was rerailing a pair of SP GP35's and an L&N hopper. This part of the work train consisted of boom car 41927, panel track cars 41464 and 40465, and caboose 1276.
Photo Date:  5/4/1975  Upload Date: 6/25/2010 4:50:18 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  Wreck
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Views:  867   Comments: 1
Derailment (1)
Title:  Derailment (1)
Description:  SP GP35's 6599 and 6669 were two of four units on an L&N-SP run-through train which derailed on the L&N just west of the Franklin Avenue underpass in New Orleans. L&N GP30 1013 was just pulling up with the Mobile Wrecker.
Photo Date:  5/4/1975  Upload Date: 6/23/2010 12:35:01 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  Wreck
Locomotives:  SP 6599(GP35)
Views:  1989   Comments: 3
NL&G MW113
Title:  NL&G MW113
Description:  MidSouth Rail's former North Louisiana & Gulf flat car MW113 and a Burro crane were parked on ex-Rock Island trackage outside of Stone Container's mill at Hodge, Louisiana.
Photo Date:  10/9/1987  Upload Date: 8/15/2017 10:06:29 PM
Location:  Hodge, LA
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  186   Comments: 0
ICG crane 100408
Title:  ICG crane 100408
Description:  Former Illinois Central Gulf 100408 was owned by the Louisiana Railway Heritage Trust when it was photographed in a suburb of New Orleans. The 120-ton crane was Industrial Works serial no. 3532 and had been built at Bay City, Michigan in 1918 as Illinois Central X-111. It was converted to diesel power in May 1955, was renumbered ICG 100408 after 1972 and was donated to the LRHT after it was retired.
Photo Date:  4/6/2002  Upload Date: 7/27/2019 1:05:15 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  504   Comments: 0


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