Just a few weeks before Hurricane Katrina in 2005 I caught this set of BNSF locomotives led by Dash 9 5256 stopped next to the Mississippi River levee at the west end of St. Charles Avenue. This is an area that stayed dry during the post-hurricane flooding. This is why the old St. Charles Ave. streetcars survived to carry on for the Canal Street and Riverfront lines when their cars were submerged by the flood waters. I visited New Orleans again in 2007 and most of the bad stuff I heard about looked to be true. North New Orleans is characterized by mountains of debris, empty lots, and boarded-up businesses. The French Quarter and Garden District seem relatively unchanged except for some closed businesses.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Just Before Katrina
Just a few weeks before Hurricane Katrina in 2005 I caught this set of BNSF locomotives led by Dash 9 5256 stopped next to the Mississippi River levee at the west end of St. Charles Avenue. This is an area that stayed dry during the post-hurricane flooding. This is why the old St. Charles Ave. streetcars survived to carry on for the Canal Street and Riverfront lines when their cars were submerged by the flood waters. I visited New Orleans again in 2007 and most of the bad stuff I heard about looked to be true. North New Orleans is characterized by mountains of debris, empty lots, and boarded-up businesses. The French Quarter and Garden District seem relatively unchanged except for some closed businesses.
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