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KCS Bridge 1 |
| Description: |
KCS GP38-2's 4009 and 4001 power southbound train across the Red River Bridge into Alexandria. The train had 43 cars and no caboose. The bridge, which included a swing span, was built by the American Bridge Co. in 1901 for the Louisiana Railway & Navigation Co. The Kansas City Southern stopped using it in late January 1996, upon completion of a new high-level fixed bridge six miles south of here at Latanier; and it was dismantled in early April 1996. |
| Photo Date: |
9/4/1985 Upload Date: 1/10/2010 12:20:47 PM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 4009(GP38-2) |
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1387 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
KCS Bridge 2 |
| Description: |
KCS GP38-2's 4009 and 4001 power a 43-car train off of the Red River Bridge, across the levee and into Alexandria. |
| Photo Date: |
9/4/1985 Upload Date: 1/10/2010 12:20:16 PM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 4009(GP38-2) |
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1171 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
KCS Bridge 3 |
| Description: |
Looking west (railroad south) from the Red River levee along the approach trestle up to the Red River bridge. The first girder bridge is Main Street and the next one is 3rd Street, just to the left of the railroad's depot. The top of the station building can be seen behind the tree in the middle of the photo, while the freight yard is at the bottom of the bridge approach. The KCS stopped using this crossing of the Red River in late January 1996, upon completion of a new bridge six miles south of here; and this approach was removed by early June of that year. |
| Photo Date: |
6/10/1983 Upload Date: 1/10/2010 12:21:52 PM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Track |
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1281 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
KCS Bridge 4 |
| Description: |
Standing on 3rd Street facing south, right in front of the KCS depot. Even though the last SOUTHERN BELLE ran in 1969, the bridge still advertised passenger service to New Orleans, Shreveport and Kansas City! Southbound passenger trains would descend the bridge from left to right and then back into the station; while northbound train headed in. |
| Photo Date: |
6/10/1983 Upload Date: 1/10/2010 12:22:40 PM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge |
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1257 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
KCS Station 2 |
| Description: |
Sign in front of former KCS passenger station on 3rd Street facing north, 14 years after the last passenger train ran. The depot is on the left, and the buildings on the right are downtown Alexandria. |
| Photo Date: |
6/10/1983 Upload Date: 1/10/2010 12:42:42 PM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Station |
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939 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
KCS Station 3 |
| Description: |
KCS passenger depot on 3rd Street, from the west (timetable south) approach to the Red River Bridge. |
| Photo Date: |
6/10/1983 Upload Date: 1/10/2010 12:23:15 PM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Station |
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975 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
KCS Station 4 |
| Description: |
Looking west (railroad south) down the approach to the Red River Bridge. The railroad's yard is at the bottom of the grade, while the former passenger depot is on the right. Northbound passenger trains would head into the station, the back out, reverse direction, and head up the bridge; while southbound trains backed into the depot. |
| Photo Date: |
6/10/1983 Upload Date: 1/10/2010 12:23:54 PM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Station,Track |
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| Title: |
KCS Station 5 |
| Description: |
The track side of former KCS passenger depot. The station only had one platform, off to the right. |
| Photo Date: |
6/9/1983 Upload Date: 1/10/2010 12:42:13 PM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Station |
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756 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
KCS Station 6 |
| Description: |
Single platform at former KCS passenger depot. The grade on the right is the approach to the swing span over the Red River. |
| Photo Date: |
6/10/1983 Upload Date: 1/10/2010 12:24:24 PM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Station |
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| Title: |
KCS No. 53 |
| Description: |
When KCS SD40X units 700-703 were new, they were regularly used individually on trains 53, 54, 55 and 56 between Shreveport and New Orleans. At 4:40 on a November afternoon two-month-old 700 heads south out of Alexandria with train No. 53. There are a half dozen big wood chip gons behind the two Espee box cars. |
| Photo Date: |
11/18/1979 Upload Date: 1/10/2010 12:56:04 PM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 700(SD40X) |
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1557 Comments: 3 |
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