Tuesday, March 29 – Today we finished building steam and the rest of the LASTA crew put the finishing touches on the train. We met the New Orleans Public Belt RR at 15:00 and they towed us to the Kansas City Southern interchange at Lambert Junction. Ted Wax piloted us on KCS. We stopped for the signal at the interlocking with the old IC line and Amtrak’s Sunset Limited crossed in front of us with three private cars on the rear.
We then got the signal and we continued the move to the south interchange with Amtrak. Amtrak locomotive 508 picked us up and took us the rest of the way to the New Orleans Public Terminal where we were spotted head in against the bumper block.
All aboard for a magical holiday adventure! Join us for Train Rides with Santa at the Louisiana Steam Train Association 📅 Date: December 16, 2023 ⏰ Time: 09:00 AM to 5:00 PM📍 Location: 1501 Jefferson Hwy, Read more…
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Riley as LASTA’s next Chief Operations Officer/Chief Mechanical Officer. Mr. Riley will oversee day-to-day operations, implementing the organization’s strategic plans. In addition, working closely with our Read more…
