Bogue Falaya Crossing         
ICG GP10 8237 crosses the Bogue Falaya with the northward Shore Line District local. The interesting bridge girder was built by the Edgemoor Iron Works of Wilmington, Delaware in 1888, when the East Louisiana Railroad constructed this line into Covington. The trestle shows evidence of the upgrading received by the entire branch in 1980; but despite this investment, the line was abandoned just ten years after this photo was taken.
Date: 3/23/1981 Location: Covington, LA   Map Show Covington on a rail map Views: 1656 Collection Of:   Michael Palmieri
Locomotives: ICG 8237(GP10)    Author:  Michael Palmieri
Bogue Falaya Crossing
Picture Categories: Scenic This picture is part of album:  ICG Shore Line District
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Name Type Comments Date
Bernie Feltman General Classic branch line photo, Michael. Do you remember the primary source (customer) of traffic on this line? 1/21/2010 7:54:18 AM
Trey Kunz General Great photo and interesting story about the branch. Thanks for sharing it! 1/21/2010 7:58:45 AM
Atlanta Rails General Nice to see more shots of the Covington Branch in use, great photo Michael. 1/21/2010 2:15:15 PM

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