NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) - When it comes to the railroad, there's nothing more impressive than the sight of a giant steam locomotive rumbling down the tracks. There is one such locomotive that is a ...

Most Saturday mornings, about a dozen volunteers gather at Ochsner Hospital's rail yard off Jefferson Highway to maintain Southern Pacific Engine 745 -- the last remaining steam locomotive that was ...

A new arrival at the Gretna Heritage Festival this year is the 90-year-old Southern Pacific Steam Locomotive 745, "The Spirit of Louisiana." It is the last remaining Louisiana-built steam locomotive.

>> [TRAIN WHISTLE] HEATH: THE HAUNTING WAIL, THE STEAM WHISTLE OF SP 745, BUILT HERE IN ALGIERS IN 1921, NOW THE LONE SURVIVING LOUISIANA-BUILT STEAM LOCOMOTIVE, ROLLING RIGHT HERE IN NEW ORLEANS FOR ...

NEW ORLEANS – There’s something about a steam engine that brings back good memories. It’s fun. It’s vintage. For a little while over the weekend, residents can get those nostalgic feelings again, and ...

Rail transportation has been part of New Orleans’ history since the Pontchartrain Rail Road began carrying passengers between the Faubourg Marigny and Lake Pontchartrain in 1831. There are many ...

The locomotive is one of three 21st-Century steam locomotives hitting the tracks at Cotswold Festival of Steam this weekend A newly-built steam locomotive will carry its first passengers this weekend.

NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) - It's 130 tons of rolling steel - a classic 90-year-old oil-burning, steam-powered locomotive that has reclaimed its place on the rails of Louisiana. "The engine was actually ...

A newly-built steam locomotive will carry its first passengers this weekend. Hundreds of steam enthusiasts will experience No. 6880 Betton Grange at the Cotswold Festival of Steam. Construction of the ...