Red River and Gulf Railroad explained
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.
History
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.
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Notes and References
- News: March 29, 1931 . U.S. to Buy Red River & Gulf . Traffic World . 2023-11-25 . Internet Archive.
- News: Coen . Chere . September 11, 2016 . 'Body on the Bayou' sequel to 'Plantation Shudders' . The Sunday Advertiser . Lafayette, Louisiana . 2023-11-25 . Newspapers.com.
- Web site: Railroading . 2023-11-25 . Southern Forest Heritage Museum.
- Web site: 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 . 2023-11-25 . Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-257 . U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station . Asheville, North Carolina . 10.2737/SRS-GTR-257.
