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L&D Breaux Bridge Branch
Title:  L&D Breaux Bridge Branch
Description:  What a treat. As I snapped pictures of the Alexandria Branch, my ears were greeted by trumpets from the east. My reward fro waiting was seeing L&D 1707 coming in from Breaux Bridge with a long string of covered hoppers.
Photo Date:  5/3/2010  Upload Date: 5/3/2010 7:51:51 PM
Location:  Lafayette, LA
Author:  Brian Binkley
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Locomotives:  LDRR 1707(GP10)
Views:  472   Comments: 0
L&D Breaux Bridge Branch
Title:  L&D Breaux Bridge Branch
Description:  L&D 1707 headed westbound towards Baton Rouge Junction.
Photo Date:  5/3/2010  Upload Date: 5/3/2010 7:51:39 PM
Location:  Lafayette, LA
Author:  Brian Binkley
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Locomotives:  LDRR 1707(GP10)
Views:  442   Comments: 0
L&D Breaux Bridge Branch
Title:  L&D Breaux Bridge Branch
Description:  L&D 1707 headed westbound towards Baton Rouge Junction.
Photo Date:  5/3/2010  Upload Date: 5/3/2010 7:54:45 PM
Location:  Lafayette, LA
Author:  Brian Binkley
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LDRR 1707(GP10)
Views:  408   Comments: 0
L&D Breaux Bridge Branch
Title:  L&D Breaux Bridge Branch
Description:  L&D 1707 headed westbound towards Baton Rouge Junction.
Photo Date:  5/3/2010  Upload Date: 5/3/2010 7:54:47 PM
Location:  Lafayette, LA
Author:  Brian Binkley
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LDRR 1707(GP10)
Views:  452   Comments: 0
L&D Breaux Bridge Branch
Title:  L&D Breaux Bridge Branch
Description:  L&D 1707 headed westbound towards Baton Rouge Junction. The dust being kicked up is deceiving; the consist was only going about 5 MPH as it approached Baton Rouge Junction.
Photo Date:  5/3/2010  Upload Date: 5/3/2010 7:54:48 PM
Location:  Lafayette, LA
Author:  Brian Binkley
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Locomotives:  LDRR 1707(GP10)
Views:  621   Comments: 0
L&D Breaux Bridge Branch
Title:  L&D Breaux Bridge Branch
Description:  L&D 1707 headed westbound towards Baton Rouge Junction.
Photo Date:  5/3/2010  Upload Date: 5/3/2010 7:54:49 PM
Location:  Lafayette, LA
Author:  Brian Binkley
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LDRR 1707(GP10)
Views:  449   Comments: 0
L&D Breaux Bridge Branch
Title:  L&D Breaux Bridge Branch
Description:  L&D 1707 is about to cross the Alexandria Branch (or what is left of it.)
Photo Date:  5/3/2010  Upload Date: 5/3/2010 7:54:50 PM
Location:  Lafayette, LA
Author:  Brian Binkley
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Locomotives:  LDRR 1707(GP10)
Views:  463   Comments: 0
L&D Breaux Bridge Branch
Title:  L&D Breaux Bridge Branch
Description:  L&D 1707 is about to cross the Alexandria Branch (or what is left of it.) The unit's fuel tank is straddling the location of where the diamond would have been.
Photo Date:  5/3/2010  Upload Date: 5/3/2010 7:54:51 PM
Location:  Lafayette, LA
Author:  Brian Binkley
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LDRR 1707(GP10)
Views:  495   Comments: 0
L&D Breaux Bridge Branch
Title:  L&D Breaux Bridge Branch
Description:  L&D 1707 comes to a stop at the signals controlling Baton Rouge Junction.
Photo Date:  5/3/2010  Upload Date: 5/3/2010 7:54:52 PM
Location:  Lafayette, LA
Author:  Brian Binkley
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LDRR 1707(GP10)
Views:  429   Comments: 0
L&D Breaux Bridge Branch
Title:  L&D Breaux Bridge Branch
Description:  L&D 1707 comes to a stop at the signals controlling Baton Rouge Junction.
Photo Date:  5/3/2010  Upload Date: 5/3/2010 7:54:53 PM
Location:  Lafayette, LA
Author:  Brian Binkley
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LDRR 1707(GP10)
Views:  440   Comments: 0
L&D Breaux Bridge Branch
Title:  L&D Breaux Bridge Branch
Description:  L&D 1707 comes to a stop at the signals controlling Baton Rouge Junction.
Photo Date:  5/3/2010  Upload Date: 5/3/2010 7:54:54 PM
Location:  Lafayette, LA
Author:  Brian Binkley
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LDRR 1707(GP10)
Views:  433   Comments: 0
L&D Breaux Bridge Branch
Title:  L&D Breaux Bridge Branch
Description:  L&D 1707 comes to a stop at the signals controlling Baton Rouge Junction.
Photo Date:  5/3/2010  Upload Date: 5/3/2010 7:54:55 PM
Location:  Lafayette, LA
Author:  Brian Binkley
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LDRR 1707(GP10)
Views:  430   Comments: 0
L&D Breaux Bridge Branch
Title:  L&D Breaux Bridge Branch
Description:  L&D 1707 waits for a clear signal at Baton Rouge Junction.
Photo Date:  5/3/2010  Upload Date: 5/3/2010 7:54:56 PM
Location:  Lafayette, LA
Author:  Brian Binkley
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LDRR 1707(GP10)
Views:  471   Comments: 0
L&D Breaux Bridge Branch
Title:  L&D Breaux Bridge Branch
Description:  L&D 1707 waits for a clear signal at Baton Rouge Junction.
Photo Date:  5/3/2010  Upload Date: 5/3/2010 7:54:58 PM
Location:  Lafayette, LA
Author:  Brian Binkley
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LDRR 1707(GP10)
Views:  411   Comments: 0
L&D Breaux Bridge Branch
Title:  L&D Breaux Bridge Branch
Description:  L&D 1707 waits for a clear signal at Baton Rouge Junction. The engineer has turned off the ditch lights and dimmed the headlights while he waits for the green.
Photo Date:  5/3/2010  Upload Date: 5/3/2010 7:54:59 PM
Location:  Lafayette, LA
Author:  Brian Binkley
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LDRR 1707(GP10)
Views:  465   Comments: 0
L&D Breaux Bridge Branch
Title:  L&D Breaux Bridge Branch
Description:  L&D 1707 waits for a clear signal at Baton Rouge Junction. The BNSF (formerly the SP Sunset Route) curves to the right.
Photo Date:  5/3/2010  Upload Date: 5/3/2010 7:56:14 PM
Location:  Lafayette, LA
Author:  Brian Binkley
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LDRR 1707(GP10)
Views:  482   Comments: 0
L&D Breaux Bridge Branch
Title:  L&D Breaux Bridge Branch
Description:  L&D 1707 waits for a clear signal at Baton Rouge Junction.
Photo Date:  5/3/2010  Upload Date: 5/3/2010 7:56:15 PM
Location:  Lafayette, LA
Author:  Brian Binkley
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LDRR 1707(GP10)
Views:  504   Comments: 0
Signals at BR Junction
Title:  Signals at BR Junction
Description:  I do not know what the correct name for these signals are. I have to assume they were used to tell the switch operator what the approach signals were showing. Notice that the signals are semaphores!
Photo Date:  5/3/2010  Upload Date: 5/3/2010 7:56:16 PM
Location:  Lafayette, LA
Author:  Brian Binkley
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LDRR 1707(GP10)
Views:  533   Comments: 0
L&D Breaux Bridge Branch
Title:  L&D Breaux Bridge Branch
Description:  L&D 1707 waits for a clear signal at Baton Rouge Junction.
Photo Date:  5/3/2010  Upload Date: 5/3/2010 7:56:17 PM
Location:  Lafayette, LA
Author:  Brian Binkley
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LDRR 1707(GP10)
Views:  426   Comments: 0


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