Louisiana and Delta Railroad
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | New Iberia, Louisiana |
| Reporting mark | LDRR |
| Locale | Louisiana |
| Dates of operation | 1987–present |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
The Louisiana and Delta Railroad (reporting mark LDRR) is a short-line railroad headquartered in New Iberia, Louisiana.
LDRR operates over 114 miles of branch line in southern Louisiana between Lafayette, Louisiana and Raceland, Louisiana, with most of the lines near US 90. LDRR operates via trackage rights on the BNSF Railway. LDRR traffic generally consists of bauxite ore, carbon black, fertilizer, molasses, oilfield supplies, paper products, pipe, sugar and rice.
The lines were built between 1880 and 1890. LDRR started in 1987 with the sale of seven Southern Pacific lines to Genesee and Wyoming. It has an all EMD locomotive fleet. EMD CF7s, GP10s, GP10-1s, GP38-2s, a single SW1200, a GP38, and a GP8 make up their active roster.
External links
- Link to Union Pacific Website with LDRR Details
- Genesee and Wyoming LDRR site
- The Louisiana & Delta in Daylon (Railroad Pictures Archive)
- The Louisiana & Delta in Raceland, Louisiana; May 19, 2004 (RailPictures.net)
- HawkinsRails.net - Louisiana & Delta