Re: (rshsdepot) New Orleans

[Rhkratzse_@_aol.com]

rshsdepot
The TRAINS 9-54 article referred to in my other post today mentioned the 
following: 

* Canal Street Station - Louisville & Nashville - Canal Street (surprisingly 
enough)
* (no name mentioned) Station - Missouri Pacific and Texas & Pacific - Thalia 
and Annunciation Streets
* Terminal Station - Southern (New Orleans & Northeastern), and Gulf, Mobile 
& Ohio - Canal and Basin
* Union Station or Central Station - Illinois Central, Missouri Pacific, and 
Southern Pacific - "was alongside the new station, therefore first to go" 
(shown as being to the left of the new station) 
* RaMpart St. Station - Kansas City Southern and Louisiana & A_____? - shown 
as being to the right of the new station) 

Hope this helps. 

Ralph Hueston Kratz
Richmond CA

In a message dated 3/4/01 6:01:42 AM, sbramson_@_bellsouth.net writes:

<< rshsdepot
Friends:
Prior to the building of N. O. Union Passenger Terminal (owned jointly by
IC/L&N/SP/MP-T&P/GM&O/SR) ca 1953, there were, if memory serves, either four 
or
five New Orleans passenger stations including separate ones for L&N (foot of
Canal St., I believe), SP, IC, and, I think, Southern.  I believe MP-T&P and
GM&O went into one of the other stations.  The great railroad photographer
James G. LaVake (the Donald Duke or Richard Steinheimer of the east)
photographed trains and stations in and around N. O. prior to the building of
NOUPT.  He photo'ed that building through the various stages and just after
opening, so I have some wonderful GM&O "Rebel" and other early passenger train
shots in the predecessor buildings and at NOUPT.  You are all welcome to see
them at any such time you are down hereabouts.
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