Tremont to Winnfield

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• Quick Info:
• States: Louisiana   
• Railroads: ICG, IC, T&G   

The Tremont and Gulf Railroad

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Point of Interest

Just north of Chatham, LA, the abandoned right-of-way is seen on the right. An old Illinois Central boxcar sits adjacent to the ROW; it is unknown what it is used for. Photo by Brian Allison, July 2009.

The Tremont and Gulf Railroad (later called the Tremont and Gulf Railway) was born in July of 1902, and connected Tremont to the town of Winnfield to the south in the state of Louisiana. The line also included an extension into West Monroe from Chatham, and a branch line from Menefee to Rochelle. The T&G was purchased by Illinois Central on November 15, 1958.

The line was abandoned by Illinois Central Gulf Railroad on March 1, 1986.

Thanks to Brian Allison for contributing information about this route.

i sure would have loved to seen this railway in action. unfourtunately i was born in 86 so i never got to see it. but i do remember the rails being there alnog hwy 34 crossing 557 and then back along 34. it went up past the paper mill in west monroe.

Kyle NUgent
columbia, LA
1/4/2010

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I rember seeing diesels of the T&G working just south of the paper mill in West Monroe. They were moving cars of cord wood for the mill. The time was in the late 1960s or early 1970s. Too bad I didn't get any pictures.

G.L. Mears
Minden, La
3/31/2010

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i do remember this rail being in service. I was born in 1978. in fact this line goes through my front yard.

Lanc
west monroe, LA
4/1/2010

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Line was in service until the early 1980's. Steam engine on display at Monroe Zoo actually ran on the Tremont & Gulf trackage

Robert Hendrick
Monroe, LA
5/26/2010

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I remember as a child in the 1930's watching water melons being loaded into box cars in Eros.Also watching potatoes being sorted,boxed and loaded into box cars in Chatom.I did not know what year the tracks were taken up since I had moved out of state in 1967.

L.Marion Smith
Eros, LA
8/27/2010

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You dont have the spur drawn that went to Rochelle. It connected with the main line at Georgetown.

Michael
Packton, LA
9/3/2010

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i have more pictures of this boxcar

kyle nugent
columbia, LA
10/15/2011

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grew up in ruston, was there until 1975, starting in 1974,while senior at ruston hi-school, i worked depot agents job at ruston (extra board) illinois central and at monroe illinois central at the old interlocking tower ic/mop and at the yard office as a clerk (extra board)....i would like pictures of the ruston rock island depot and of ruston illinois central and rock island....now, rock is abandoned, the rock depot is a bank and the old ic route is now kcs meridian speedway....i now am an engineer running el paso texas to alpine/pecos texas....i am told the ic depot is still there....i went to old sp in may 1975 after hi-school...thanks

steve wilcox
ruston, LA
2/7/2012

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