HISTORY HUNTS WAREHOUSE: First Post of a New Error

In this imperfect setting with only the sound of the ceiling fan's low whine I have dived into a folder marked as "Distribute These Pictures". I gently opened it up and found hundreds of mysterious packets, many of which bore the name, "New Folder" followed by a large number. I felt like one of the TV "Pickers" opening the door of a packed barn complete with snakes and rats. Below are a few of the pictures I either liked because they conveyed some worth in some sorted department or for no reason at all.

I got an award from Google this PM for my pictures being really mediocre.

They are so mediocre I got "Number One" in the search for "Mediocre Pictures".

In fact, I ranked 1, 2, and 3 in their "examples of mediocre pictures" display.

Yep those top 3 are mine.

You can see that the competition wasn't much.

A lake, oops, that's mine but the kids ain't.

Lets move on. These are big pictures. You can probably click them to get em bigger.

I'll just tell you where they are and not much more.
My days of linking history and priceless ancillary information are gone.
The labels are on top of the pictures which makes more sense.

Lafayette, La., south of the station. The Sunset Limited is headed to New Orleans.
This was taken in back of Girami Furniture's warehouse.

Two of a Kind w/ Baggage

Lafayette

Old Cars > Lafayette

The Patout Spur

Patoutville, La.

Enterprise Sugar Mill.

One of Louisiana & Delta's mountain women next to the old weigh station at the New Iberia Depot
The weigh station is gone and now automated.
Mz Mountain Laurel may be gone or in a new identity.

Another L&D Import

Looking sharp at the Lafayette Yard.

The Happy Little Engine at Terry, Mississippi.

She has Louisiana roots.

Bleakness at the historic Schriever, La. depot.
Landscaping is a little wanting.

Here's a cheat sheet for your next RR Engine Quiz.

Acadiana's (AKDN) Gateway Western 1500 north of Ville Platte, La.

Franklin, La.

That Ain't Workin' ... That's the Way You Do It ....

"John, I have no idea what to do".

Baldwin, La. Snow Day

I have no idea.
But "67" is depressing.

Big Boys come to Statesman St.'s AKDN Yard.

Opelousas, La.

This was the old Texas & Pacific Yard on the northwest side of town.

Backing UP

Right On

Crossing Courtableau, the Atchafalaya Basin, US 190
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The Black & Pink SP Engine is in the Livonia Stable.
The SP family is accepting of Pinky's orientation as you should be.
But, if he tries to turn other engines pink, he's out of here.

My wife shot this picture from the slowing Sunset while crossing the Mermentau River at Mermentau, La.
Up there was the railroad wharf that collapsed killing a man from Lafayette.
Oops, the history note slipped out.

She did this one also. She has no idea where it was taken. She thinks she was on a train.

My guess is Beaumont, Tex.

This was in Beaumont.
Mike Wilson spoke of his father visiting with the T&P's head man in his personal car.
Could this be it?

Taken off the wall in the San Antonio Depot.

As was this one and the one below.

This depot was in Devers, Texas, just west of Houston where the hill country begins.

Rock Island RR (CRIP) trestle north of Eunice, La.

Two War Bonnets and a Mac BNSF east of Jeanerette, La.

KCS Slump Back in War Bonnet Clothes at Lafayette, La.

David Ellzey's famous Avery Island picture featuring L&D 1200.

I caught 1200 at the shop in New Iberia.
(a less famous shot)
It wears a "Remote Controlled" caution sign.
I would later see it being hauled east and have not seen it sense.
That picture when I find it.