Louisville & Nashville E7A units 781 and 778 were on train 34, the northbound PIEDMONT at New Orleans. These units were two of eight E7A’s delivered in April 1945 as the 458AB-461AB – right above E6A units 450AB-457AB – and wore this unique blue-and-aluminum paint scheme for use on the new HUMMING BIRD and GEORGIAN streamliners. In late 1946 units 450A-461A were renumbered 750-761 and 450B-461B became 770-781; and at the same time, a reflectorized number plate was mounted above the front buffer. These plates remained until the units were remodeled with large number boxes and repainted into the standard blue-and-cream scheme. |
Date:
5/27/1951 |
Location:
New Orleans, LA Map ![Show New Orleans on a rail map](/images/map_us.gif) |
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Michael Palmieri |
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Author: ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection
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![L&N E7A 781](http://s3.amazonaws.com/rrpa_photos/134217/aaaL&N%20781-778,%20No34,%20NewOrleansLA,%2005-27-51,%20EMK-b.jpg) |
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This picture is part of album: ELLIOTT KAHN |