Photos & Videos Photo of the Day Coupling up at New Orleans

Coupling up at New Orleans

By Faith Finfrock | July 24, 2025

A carman couples a red-and-orange Alco PA diesel to Southern Pacific’s Argonaut at the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal coach yard shortly after NOUPT opened in 1954.
Photo by James G. LaVake

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