Steam in the Big Easy - New Orleans & Gulf Coast

With the support of its producer, HawkinsRails is honored make available on our channel "Steam in the Big Easy," a video documentary about the return to steam of Southern Pacific locomotive #1744 for a brief tourist career on the New Orleans & Gulf Coast Railroad. Filmed and produced in 2001 by our great friend Gordon Payne, this documentary features restoration photos, action footage, and interviews with train crews and steam enthusiasts alike. For more New Orleans & Gulf Coast photos, see our scrapbook at hawkinsrails.ne...