Red River and Gulf Railroad
The Red River and Gulf Railroad (RR&G) was a railroad in Louisiana, United States, which ran from 1905 to 1954.[1] It went from Lecompte to Long Leaf and on to Kurthwood, with branch lines extending from Long Leaf to Meridian.[2][3] Today the Southern Forest Heritage Museum operates the RR&G as a one-mile loop around the town and mill complex of Long Leaf.[3]
History
[edit]In the early 1920s, the Meridian Lumber Company shipped logs over the Red River and Gulf Railroad to the town of Meridian for processing.[4]
As of 1941, it was 58 miles long, extending from one corner of Camp Claiborne.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "U.S. to Buy Red River & Gulf". Traffic World. March 29, 1931. Retrieved November 25, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Coen, Chere (September 11, 2016). "'Body on the Bayou' sequel to 'Plantation Shudders'". The Sunday Advertiser. Lafayette, Louisiana. Retrieved November 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Railroading". Southern Forest Heritage Museum. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ Barnett, James P.; Lueck, Everett W. (November 2020). "Sawmill Towns: Work, Community, Life, and Industrial Development in the Pineywoods of Louisiana and the New South" (PDF). Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-257. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station. doi:10.2737/SRS-GTR-257. Retrieved November 25, 2023.