Thanks for the video! It was nice seeing the Huey from a different perspective. I used to have to drive over 2x a day and hated that trip after a while. I moved after Katrina but went back this past summer to see my daughter who is in college there and they were doing extensive repair work on the bridge. Bout gave my Mom a heart attack trying to drive over it . I should have driven I guess.
im not a train person but i live in the new orleans area and want to give some insider answers to questions i see the bridge itself is over 4 miles long
no that is not the airport its a hospital yes amtrak still passes on the bridge
yes the video is old the walmart is now a academy sports has been for 6 years or so
the roadway of the brige was just "hung" on the side of the rail bridge
You can tell this video is old - There's no EOT box to give you the EOT reading, but you can see where it would go, or was there just not an EOT box installed this day?
This is from the NOPB website: The Huey P. Long Bridge, completed in 1935, is the longest and highest steel railroad bridge in the United States. It is 4.35 miles long from abutment to abutment. It is a combination rail - highway structure and provides a four-lane highway, two one-way lanes on each side of a double track railroad. Plans to widen the highway portion of the bridge are being discussed.
A 1982 SP Track chart lists the grade as 1.25%. The bridge is owned and the railroad portion maintained by the NOPB (New Orleans Public Belt). A 1992 SP timetable states that trains exceeding 7500 tons going over the bridge must have a helper engine with maximum horsepowe to be determined by the NOPB. Also trains more than 5000 tons should keep acceleration to 5 mph or less while any portion of the train is still ascending the bridge. The max speed limits on the bridge were listed at 15-20 mph.
Those long curves where you can look across and see your train were awesome! And i th ebeginning, those drivers went thru the crossing till the last possible instant, didn't they!!
that bridge must be a trip to go over (much less see from the ground too)
alexander1485 4 weeks ago
Those "L" shaped engineers windshields that the Espee ran really did give good visibilty. Too bad they were too expensive for them to keep.
espeescotty 3 months ago
What was the lead unit you were riding in?I noticed it still had the L shaped front window.......
hobbeekid 3 months ago in playlist More videos from LAtrains
I bet that was scary!
KLETUS98K 8 months ago
Really long and cool video
11CStyle 10 months ago
Thanks for the video! It was nice seeing the Huey from a different perspective. I used to have to drive over 2x a day and hated that trip after a while. I moved after Katrina but went back this past summer to see my daughter who is in college there and they were doing extensive repair work on the bridge. Bout gave my Mom a heart attack trying to drive over it . I should have driven I guess.
lilprincessred 1 year ago
back in the 90's i seen a train on fire on the eastbank side of the huey p..it waz crazy
saintsfan70072 1 year ago
thats so sketchy lol
realgraff16 1 year ago
geez.... that IS a steep climb!!!!!
starbearer76 1 year ago
nice horn
xtremepadrefan 1 year ago
ha i live in N-O AND I CROSS THAT BRIDGE ALMOST EVERYDAY AND I ALWAYS SEE A TRAIN ITS COOL IT IS MY DREAM TO RIDE A TRAIN UP THEIR
darkstar5457 1 year ago
Awesome video!
jasonlava 2 years ago
im not a train person but i live in the new orleans area and want to give some insider answers to questions i see the bridge itself is over 4 miles long
no that is not the airport its a hospital yes amtrak still passes on the bridge
yes the video is old the walmart is now a academy sports has been for 6 years or so
the roadway of the brige was just "hung" on the side of the rail bridge
they have started widening the roadway
mouse357mag1 2 years ago 6
Thanks, mouse.
EOT = End Of Train?
What information does it transmit?
Brake line pressure?
robertgift 2 years ago
Dunno what that car driver was thinking at 1:01.....idiot
Andypan43 3 years ago 2
i think that was the airport at 1:50.
itb222 3 years ago
tottally long wow watta blast bridges!!!!
i want to know if Amtrak train's pass on this famous bridge today even infamous Katrina disaster ?
long live to this railroad bridge TRAIN ON !!!
patmix 3 years ago
Amtrak's Sunset Limited trains 1 and 2 cross this bridge to get to the passenger depot which is next to the Super Dome.
LAtrains 3 years ago
Yea, when I was on the Sunset Limited, it was quite a site. It was a long and neat bridge
railfanner91019 2 years ago
you were in charge of a SD40T-2 or SD45T-2?
Cristianoefc 3 years ago 3
if you look @ 2:33 you can see it's not a tunnel motor. Almost sounds like a GP-38
byrnsy383 2 years ago
You can tell this video is old - There's no EOT box to give you the EOT reading, but you can see where it would go, or was there just not an EOT box installed this day?
NS9710 3 years ago
You can tell it's old, theres no EOT monitor in there, but you can see where the slot is, nice video.
NS9710 3 years ago
how long is this bridge?
turnoutjim 3 years ago
This is from the NOPB website: The Huey P. Long Bridge, completed in 1935, is the longest and highest steel railroad bridge in the United States. It is 4.35 miles long from abutment to abutment. It is a combination rail - highway structure and provides a four-lane highway, two one-way lanes on each side of a double track railroad. Plans to widen the highway portion of the bridge are being discussed.
LAtrains 3 years ago
Now thats a long bridge.
RCdash9 3 years ago
Great video! Thank you
buttercupthesweetnes 3 years ago
awesome video man
PSUfan89 3 years ago
What's the grade of this bridge? The loco seems to be struggling
jimmyl22 3 years ago
A 1982 SP Track chart lists the grade as 1.25%. The bridge is owned and the railroad portion maintained by the NOPB (New Orleans Public Belt). A 1992 SP timetable states that trains exceeding 7500 tons going over the bridge must have a helper engine with maximum horsepowe to be determined by the NOPB. Also trains more than 5000 tons should keep acceleration to 5 mph or less while any portion of the train is still ascending the bridge. The max speed limits on the bridge were listed at 15-20 mph.
LAtrains 3 years ago
Remember that New Orleans was built below sea level.
RCdash9 3 years ago
Those long curves where you can look across and see your train were awesome! And i th ebeginning, those drivers went thru the crossing till the last possible instant, didn't they!!
RonsTrainVideos 3 years ago 3
awesome the video!
FlyBikes089 4 years ago 3
awsome vid! that is one heck of a bridge. thanks for posting it!
cuzinitr 4 years ago 6