page_title: Louisiana Eastern Railroad
section_title: Preserved equipment
hierarchical_section_title: Louisiana Eastern Railroad / Preserved equipment
caption_attribution_description: English: I took this photo as an employee of the railroad. Wilmington &amp; Western No. 98 leads No. 58. No. 98 is an ex-Mississippi Central 4-4-0 built by Alco; No. 58 is an ex-AB&amp;A 0-6-0 built by Baldwin.
context_page_description: The Louisiana Eastern Railroad was a proposed railroad that was to serve as an alternate line bypassing the congested rail lines in New Orleans, Louisiana. The railroad was envisioned by Paulsen Spence in the late 1940s and early 1950s, and while most US railroads had or began to replace their steam locomotives with diesel locomotives, the LE was to operate exclusively with steam locomotives which Spence had collected over time. He died in 1961, and the railroad had never fully materialized.
context_section_description: Of the collection of over thirty steam locomotives, only four survive today.  These engines are:
  Number 1, 4-4-0, built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1919 as Red River and Gulf number 104.  Was sold to the Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad where it was given the name "General II" and operated until 1986.  The locomotive was donated to the Southeastern Railway Museum in 2007, where it is now displayed.
  Number 2, 4-4-0, built by Baldwin in 1923 as San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway number 60.  Became the second number 1 after no. 1's sale before being sold to Stone Mountain as well.  The engine was  named the "Texas II" and operated until 1984.  The locomotive was donated to the Gulf and Ohio Railways in 2012, where it is awaiting restoration for use on that railroad's Three Rivers Rambler tourist operation.
  Number 4, 4-6-2, built by Baldwin in 1928 as Gulf Mobile & Northern number 425.  Owned by the Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad where it operates on special occasions.
  Number 98, 4-4-0, built by ALCO in 1909 as a Mississippi Central locomotive of the same number.  Owned by the Wilmington and Western Railroad where it operates on select weekends.
caption: Former Louisiana Eastern #98, returned to service after a massive overhaul, double-heading with Wilmington and Western #58.
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