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By:Michael Palmieri
Dates:1/1/1973 - 5/23/1985
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L&A Junction (1)
Title:  L&A Junction (1)
Description:  This photo was looking north on the Cotton Belt from E. Texas Street (U.S. 79-80) at L&A Junction in Bossier City, Louisiana. This was milepost K-449.1 on the SSW Shreveport Subdivision and B-105.1 on the Louisiana & Arkansas (Kansas City Southern) Hope Subdivision, which was heading off to the right.
Photo Date:  5/22/1985  Upload Date: 4/15/2017 5:11:24 PM
Location:  Bossier City, LA
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  Scenic,Track
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Views:  190   Comments: 0
L&A Junction (2)
Title:  L&A Junction (2)
Description:  This photo was taken from the north side of from E. Texas Street (U.S. 79-80) at L&A Junction in Bossier City, Louisiana. The Cotton Belt's SHREVEPORT SUBDIVISION headed off to the north (left) while the Louisiana & Arkansas (Kansas City Southern) HOPE SUBDIVISION curved off to the east (right). This was milepost K-449.1 on the SSW and B-105.1 on the L&A (KCS).
Photo Date:  5/22/1985  Upload Date: 4/15/2017 5:16:32 PM
Location:  Bossier City, LA
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  Scenic,Track
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Views:  175   Comments: 0
L&A Junction (3)
Title:  L&A Junction (3)
Description:  This was facing north on the Cotton Belt’s SHREVEPORT SUBDIVISION at L&A Junction in Bossier City, Louisiana, with the Louisiana & Arkansas (Kansas City Southern) HOPE SUBDIVISION coming in from the east (right). CART was the first DTC (Direct Train Control) block on the SSW heading north from Shreveport towards the connection with the railroad's St. Louis-Texas main line at Lewisville, Arkansas 60 miles away.
Photo Date:  5/22/1985  Upload Date: 4/15/2017 5:25:27 PM
Location:  Bossier City, LA
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  Scenic,Track
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Views:  177   Comments: 0
L&A Junction (4)
Title:  L&A Junction (4)
Description:  Southern Pacific GP38-2’s 4819 and 4829 were heading south with a covered hopper and 20 tank cars on the Cotton Belt's SHREVEPORT SUBDIVISION at L&A Junction in Bossier City, Louisiana. The junction was on the north side of E. Texas Street (U.S. 79-80), where the Kansas City Southern’s HOPE SUBDIVISION connected with the SSW.
Photo Date:  6/15/1988  Upload Date: 4/15/2017 5:34:27 PM
Location:  Bossier City, LA
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  SP 4819(GP38-2) SP 4829(GP38-2)
Views:  398   Comments: 0


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