| Amtrak train #20 - the northbound CRESCENT - passes under the Southern-style cantilever signals at Frencmen Street on the "North Main" of Norfolk Southern's Back Belt trackage. The track coming from the North Main right in front of the train is the "Freight Lead" that leads into NS's Oliver Yard. There, the train will turn north onto NS's NO&NE (New Orleans and Northeastern) mainline on its way north out of the city and, ultimatley, to New York. The canal at the left is the Florida Avenue Canal which parallels its namesake street to the south, just left of the left frame of the image. Far off in the distance, the top of a trestle is visible; this is the Broad Street underpass. |