5.8 Miles of Open Water
Norfolk Southern Railroad holds claim to the longest, in service railroad bridge in North America. The Lake Pontchartrain Bridge sails 5.8 miles over the open waters of the eastern end of the massive inland lake. On this pleasant late spring morning NS run-through train 345 completes the crossing behind a pair of Union Pacific pool power motors.
345 is a daily inter-railroad run through train that originates at Norfolk Southern's Norris Yard in Irondale, Alabama, (Birmingham), and terminates a few days later at Union Pacific railroad's large Englewood Yard in Houston, Texas. 345 is almost through with its run on Norfolk Southern, and upon arrival in New Orleans a Union Pacific crew will forward the train across town to begin their run towards Houston later that afternoon as UP train MNOEWB.
In this perspective the 10,980 feet of NS 345 looks more like a processional of ants as they cross the long Pontchartrain bridge into the city below sea level.
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5.8 Miles of Open Water
Norfolk Southern Railroad holds claim to the longest, in service railroad bridge in North America. The Lake Pontchartrain Bridge sails 5.8 miles over the open waters of the eastern end of the massive inland lake. On this pleasant late spring morning NS run-through train 345 completes the crossing behind a pair of Union Pacific pool power motors.
345 is a daily inter-railroad run through train that originates at Norfolk Southern's Norris Yard in Irondale, Alabama, (Birmingham), and terminates a few days later at Union Pacific railroad's large Englewood Yard in Houston, Texas. 345 is almost through with its run on Norfolk Southern, and upon arrival in New Orleans a Union Pacific crew will forward the train across town to begin their run towards Houston later that afternoon as UP train MNOEWB.
In this perspective the 10,980 feet of NS 345 looks more like a processional of ants as they cross the long Pontchartrain bridge into the city below sea level.
Thanks for looking!