KCS Special         
Louisiana promoted the 100th anniversary of Louis Armstrong's birth - and the origins of jazz - by operating a 4-day rail tour over the Kansas City Southern from Shreveport to New Orleans. (Armstrong was actually born on 4 August 1901, so the train was a year early!) The tour showcased different styles of Louisiana music and culture for magazine travel writers, and its arrival in New Orleans coincided with the start of the 2000 Jazz and Heritage Festival. Here was the train at Gonzales with FP9’s 1 and 2, an office car, two support cars, another office car, a diner and a third office car.
Date: 4/28/2000 Location: Gonzales, LA   Map Show Gonzales on a rail map Views: 870 Collection Of:   Michael Palmieri
Locomotives: KCS 1(FP9A)    Author:  TOM BLACKWELL photo
KCS Special
Picture Categories: Passenger,Action This picture is part of album:  TOM BLACKWELL
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