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re: Abandoned Train in woods of Frost/Livingston?
Posted on 5/31/16 at 6:03 pm to Shexter
Posted on 5/31/16 at 6:03 pm to Shexter
The picture of the Lyons Cypress Lumber company building still exist as in the picture. We restored it in the 90's rebuilt the widows walk as in the picture
The State took it over and let it detriorate it has been returned to local ownership.
I am trying to get the Louisiana Steam Train Association to relocate to the Garyville Tumber Mill Musium.
There is plenty of land and great potential including going to occasion LSU/Saints football games on a Steam Train.
There is also the potential of losing the train that was once in Audubon Park to Mississippi.
There is very little hope of getting Lyons Engine No. 1 from Ponchatoula, unless they take trade one day. It is on the way to the great train station in the sky due to neglect. A team of train experts received took a look a it. We would welcome a trade though.
The State took it over and let it detriorate it has been returned to local ownership.
I am trying to get the Louisiana Steam Train Association to relocate to the Garyville Tumber Mill Musium.
There is plenty of land and great potential including going to occasion LSU/Saints football games on a Steam Train.
There is also the potential of losing the train that was once in Audubon Park to Mississippi.
There is very little hope of getting Lyons Engine No. 1 from Ponchatoula, unless they take trade one day. It is on the way to the great train station in the sky due to neglect. A team of train experts received took a look a it. We would welcome a trade though.
This post was edited on 5/31/16 at 6:06 pm
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Posted on 5/31/16 at 6:32 pm to OLDBEACHCOMBER
Just FYI, HistoricAerials.com is an AMAZING website that lets you compare modern aerial photography of areas with that going back to the 1920's in some place.s Not sure how much of Louisiana they have up..but for Georgia it's been truly amazing.
Check it out. Look up yalls address on it then hit the compare and you can slide/dissolve the image into what it looked like before.
Check it out. Look up yalls address on it then hit the compare and you can slide/dissolve the image into what it looked like before.
Posted on 5/31/16 at 6:51 pm to Shexter
That power line runs straight through our yard.
Posted on 5/31/16 at 7:00 pm to Dylan
sounds like the old "dummy line" in the Watson area...
Posted on 5/31/16 at 7:21 pm to OLDBEACHCOMBER
quote:We used to climb all over that thing as kids
There is very little hope of getting Lyons Engine No. 1 from Ponchatoula, unless they take trade one day.
Posted on 5/31/16 at 7:41 pm to Dylan
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I was always told that their was an indian mound back there and a flow well with pure water coming out.
I've seen it, circa 2011. I'm assuming it's the same one, because I've never seen pure water flowing out of the ground like that in the middle of nowhere in that part of LA. It was pretty strange. Never knew there was an Indian mound back there.
Posted on 6/1/16 at 9:12 pm to Sparkplug#1
I needed to unwind from work last night so I plotted the Garyville Northern rail bed in Google Earth if anyone wants it. There are a bunch of other smaller rails in the area according to older topo maps.
If anyone wants the GE file email me autoyesclowntd at gmail
If anyone wants the GE file email me autoyesclowntd at gmail
Posted on 6/1/16 at 10:00 pm to OLDBEACHCOMBER
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I read on an historical train website of it being sited sitting in the woods while a local hunting of this train engine. Can anyone confirm this?
If it ever was there, the meth heads would have cut that thing up for scrap years ago.
Posted on 6/2/16 at 4:34 pm to OLDBEACHCOMBER
My Grandfather was the engineer to that LCL train (Circa 1905 - 1919). I have a picture of the train pulling logs, stationary(posing for the pic),crossing the Blind River bridge with crew on top. My Grandfather is in the picture. This pic is labeled "Logging Train Crossing Blind River LCL Co. Garyville, La." I also have a pic of a logging scene in the swamp with a steam skidder and a smaller train to pull the logs out (really cool). I have two pics of the lumber mill and yard crews. My Grandfather is in one of them. I also have a pic (which looks like) a smaller crew train with its cars in the yard.
Posted on 6/2/16 at 5:29 pm to yattan
Please post if possible. Even if not great quality
Posted on 6/2/16 at 6:26 pm to ToulatownTiger
After you do or if you cna tell me some nearby addresses I will run it through historic aerials and give you some then and now aerial shots
Posted on 6/3/16 at 11:21 am to ToulatownTiger
Will try to post LCL Co. pics sometimes this weekend. Old school here, not very good at tech stuff. Do not care to be either.
Posted on 6/3/16 at 11:31 am to yattan
quote:If you don't mind could you email me a good copy to add to the Museum?
My Grandfather was the engineer to that LCL train (Circa 1905 - 1919). I have a picture of the train pulling logs, stationary(posing for the pic),crossing the Blind River bridge with crew on top. My Grandfather is in the picture. This pic is labeled "Logging Train Crossing Blind River LCL Co. Garyville, La." I also have a pic of a logging scene in the swamp with a steam skidder and a smaller train to pull the logs out (really cool). I have two pics of the lumber mill and yard crews. My Grandfather is in one of them. I also have a pic (which looks like) a smaller crew train with its cars in the yard.
Posted on 6/3/16 at 5:11 pm to OLDBEACHCOMBER
obc Sure, just give me time. The pics were made by the LCL Co. I thought there may be many others around. I am a forester. I once estimated the 65,000 acre tract of the Lutcher-Moore Lumber Co. when their land went up for sale years ago for investors from Florida. The state ended up purchasing the tract. I went to the LCL Co. museum at the time but it was closed. I have seen the remains of the old tram lines throughout the Swamp. Smaller RR lines forked off the main RR lines. The smaller train pulled the logs to be reloaded at each spur onto a larger train,then to Mill.
Posted on 6/3/16 at 6:34 pm to yattan
This is satellite image of where the old tracks cross amite river. Clearly seen in the backwards J. It comes out where Whitehall grocery is located today. There has been talk of making a bridge here connecting old frost road to maurepas.
Posted on 6/3/16 at 6:45 pm to yattan
quote:I was for a little bit. You can really see some cool shite walking around in the woods by yourself. Occasionally you run into some creepy shite, but all in all, it's an awesome job
I am a forester
Posted on 6/3/16 at 8:03 pm to ToulatownTiger
Cool, thanks for the pic and for the name of the store. I'm not from LA and have only been a few times so I don't know any of the areas you guys discuss..but the topic fascinates me.
Here is the exact same view in 1952
As you can see the tracks/bridge are already gone by '52
They still exist on the Topos from the 30's all the way to the 60's where it then just changed to 'rr grade'
and an additional Now and then split shot
I'd like to pinpoint a location where those train remains are so I can take it back in time like this
Here is the exact same view in 1952
As you can see the tracks/bridge are already gone by '52
They still exist on the Topos from the 30's all the way to the 60's where it then just changed to 'rr grade'
and an additional Now and then split shot
I'd like to pinpoint a location where those train remains are so I can take it back in time like this
This post was edited on 6/3/16 at 8:19 pm
Posted on 6/3/16 at 8:20 pm to Drank
Outstanding work 
Posted on 6/3/16 at 8:46 pm to Nodust
I plotted the entire railroad bed in Google Earth. Something I find interesting is that there are a cluster of camps where the railroad crosses the Blind River. I wonder if the camps have any connection to the railroad?
Posted on 6/3/16 at 8:56 pm to AutoYes_Clown
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Something I find interesting is that there are a cluster of camps where the railroad crosses the Blind River. I wonder if the camps have any connection to the railroad?
I noticed that also. Maybe that was the highest ground to build on. Not sure.
Nice work
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