Twelve-Engine Train Editors Pick!        
Southern Pacific Job 104 was descending the HUEY P. LONG BRIDGE with 12 locomotives and Southern Railway run-through train No. 193. The train had Job 104’s own units – GP35 6670 with GP9R’s 3311, 3885, 3389, and 3410, a set of power from a Louisville & Nashville run-through train - U33C 8751, SD45 8953, SSW GP40-2 7650 and SP GP35 6555, and the power that was on No. 193 – Southern SD40-2 3223 and SD45 3130 with SP B30-7 7813.
Date: 3/25/1979 Location: Avondale, LA   Map Show Avondale on a rail map Views: 3451 Collection Of:   Michael Palmieri
Locomotives: SP 6670(GP35)    Author:  Paul H. Oliver, Jr.
Twelve-Engine Train
Picture Categories: Bridge This picture is part of album:  PAUL H. OLIVER, JR.
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Name Type Comments Date
Rick Erben General Another impressive shot! 9/1/2010 5:33:16 PM
Gary Cullen General Great Shot!!! 9/1/2010 11:53:20 PM
Bernie Feltman General OUTSTANDING 9/5/2010 10:40:17 PM
Wendy Crim General That is crazy! I had no idea they would ever do this. 9/7/2010 4:40:18 PM
Chris S General Yup, what Bernie said....just amazing! 9/11/2010 7:01:30 PM
Sam Davey General Great shot althougth i have to ask. Why do people say Espee? You might as well start saying Upee, Bee Enn, Seepee, EnnEs 9/11/2010 7:38:33 PM
Doug Saxty General An Amazing Catch,What a fantastic line-up and shot. 9/12/2010 9:40:59 AM
George Redmond General Great shot, Great catch. 9/12/2010 6:32:22 PM
VINCENT CATALINA General SWEET!! Nice Find! 9/15/2010 11:27:44 PM
Jacob Nelson General This must have had the heart beating! 9/16/2010 12:54:34 PM
Earl Hampton General I have seen big lashups before but this takes the cake. At L&N whenever we had too much ESPEE power on hand they would put it all together and get it home. The hostler that had to tie this set together must have had fun that day. My guess is that this is SOU 193 and it came into NO with 3 and the rest was added at Oliver Jct. 9/17/2010 11:22:27 AM
Connor Chinoy General Why even own so many? The most units I've ever seen lashed was 8, every class I in there, at Roanoke VA in 2008. A measly 86 cars. This shot just pwned. 9/20/2010 6:25:41 PM
Frank Correa General Great shot. Ah yeah, that's the SP I remember! The most I ever seen was ten filthy units leading a 120+ freight cars down the Santa Ana branch from Firestone Park, Ca. 4/4/2012 3:27:29 PM

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