Sunset Limited crossing the Mississippi River, 1970s.

Black and white photograph showing the Sunset Limited (New Orleans-Los Angeles) as it begins to cross the Mississippi River on the Huey P. Long Bridge.

<i>Sunset Limited</i> crossing the Mississippi River, 1970s.

Photograph Details

Date Archived:: December 20, 2013
Geography:: South
Decade:: 1970s
Data Format:: Image
Route:: Sunset Limited; Download the full-sized version of this photo

Opened in 1935, the Huey P. Long Bridge, located in Jefferson Parish, was the first in the region to provide passage for both automobiles and trains. To this day, it remains one of the longest railroad bridges in the United States. The train consists of single-level cars purchased from the predecessor railroads, as new bi-level Superliner cars would not be in use on the route until early 1981.

Photographer: Unknown for Amtrak.