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The Illinois Central System.— This sys- 

 tem has two trunk lines extending from 

 tiie city of New Orleans. The easteru 

 line enters the state of Mississippi near 

 Osylia. 



It passes through five parishes of thi.s 

 state, the stations being New Or- 

 leans; Sauve and Kenner, Jeffer.son par- 

 ish; Frenier and Manchac, St. John's 

 pa.-ish, and Ponchatoula, Hammond, 

 Tiekfaw, Independence, Amite City. Ar- 

 eola, Tangipahoa and Keutwood ia Tan- 

 gipahoa parish. 



This route penetrates the states of 

 Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illi- 

 nois, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin and South 

 I>akota, and touches the borders of 

 Arkansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Min- 

 nesota. 



The western line of this system, or 

 the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Rail- 

 road, extends along or near the Mis- 

 sissippi river from New Orleans to 

 Memphis, Tenn., having two tap lines 

 in Louisiana and a number of branch 

 roads in Mississippi. 



It passes through ten parishes in this 

 state, the following being the most im- 

 portant stations along the line: New 

 Orleans, in Orleans parish; Carrollton 

 and Kenner, Jefferson parish; Sarpys, 

 St. Charles parish; St. Peters aad Bon- 

 net Carre, St. John parish; Angelina, 

 and Convent, St. Jamps parish; Burn- 

 side, New River and Lane post office. 

 Ascension parish; Iberville and St. Ga- 

 briel, Iberville parish; Gardere, Baton 

 Rouge, Baker and Zachary, East Baton 

 Rouge parish; Slaughter, Lindsay, Ethel, 

 Clinton, Wilson and Norwood, East Feli- 

 ciana parish, and Bayou Sara and 

 Laurel Hill in West Feliciana parish. 



The Queen and Crescent System. — The 

 Queen and Crescent System embraces 

 the New Orleans and Northeastern and 

 the Vlcksburg, Shreveport snd Pacific 

 lines, which extend through the state. 



The New Orleans and Northefstern 

 Route passes through two parishes. 



The important stations are New Or- 

 leans; and Slidell and West Pearl River 

 stations in St. Tammany parish. It 

 enters the state of Mississippi at East 

 Pearl River. 



The Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pa- 



, cific line extends from Vicksburg, Miss., 



to Shreveport, and passes through eight 



parishes, having tap lines from Gibb'a 

 station to Homer; from Gibb's station 

 to Bienville, and from Sibley or Minden 

 junction to Minden. 



The most important statiojs are Delta, 

 Tallulah, Barnes, Dallas and Waverly, in 

 Madison parish; Delhi, Rayville and Gi- 

 rard, in Richland parish; Gordon, Mon- 

 roe, Chonieie and Calhoun, in Ouachita 

 parish; Ohoudrant, Riiston, Allen Greene 

 and Simsboro. in Lincoln parish; New 

 Arcadia, Gibbs, Talyors and Bienville, in 

 Bienville parish; Homer, in Claiborne 

 parish; Dubberly, Sibley, Doyle and Min- 

 den, in Webster parish; Houghton and 

 Dodcaw. in Bossier parish, and Shreve- 

 port, in Caddo parish. 



The East Louisiana Railroad extends 

 from West Pearl River station, on the 

 New Orleans and Northeastern Une of 

 the Queen and Crescent route, to Coving- 

 ton and lies within St. Tammany parish. 

 Its principal stations are West Pearl 

 River, Abita and Covington. 



The Louiville and Nashville Route.— This 

 great trunk line penetrates the states of 

 Mississippi, Alabama. Tennessee and 

 Kentucky. 



It passes through two parishes and en- 

 ters the state of Mississippi at the mouth 

 of Pearl river. 



The stations along this line are New 

 Orleans Lee, Gentilly, Chef Menteur. 

 Lake Catherine and Rigolets, in Or- 

 leans parish, and Lookout, in St. Tam- 

 many parish. 



The Texas and Pacific Route. — The 

 Texas and Pacific Railway extends from 

 New Orleans, in a northwestern direction 

 and enters the state of Texas near Was- 

 kom station. 



It has one branch road in the state, 

 extending from Baton Rouge Junction to 

 the city of Baton Rouge. 



There is an indopoudent branch line, 

 connecting with the main line at Cypress 

 station, and connecting Mansfield with 

 the main line .it Mansfield Junction. 



This route passes through sixteen par- 

 ishes, and principal stations are New 

 Orleans, Gouldsboro, Gretna and Jef- 

 ferson, in Jefferson parish; Davis, St. 

 Charles and Dugui. St. Charles parish; 

 St. John and Johnson, St. John parish; 

 Vacherie. Deloguey, St. James and Win- 

 chester, St. James parish; Doualdsonville 

 and McCalls, Ascension parish; White 

 Castle, Bayou Govila, Indian Village. 

 Plaquemine and Grosse Tote. Iberville 



