This branch line was first constructed in 1879 by Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad and Steamship Company, and extended from Thibodaux Junction on the L&T mainline into Thibodaux proper. In 1898, the line was further extended another 17 miles into Napoleonville to the north, ultimately ending in the small community of Glenwood (known as the Napoleonville Branch under the Southern Pacific Railroad). In 1927, the L&T was leased by the Texas and New Orleans Railroad, a susbsidiary of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
The Thibodaux Branch
The Thibodaux Branch
The Thibodaux Branch
Thibodaux Junction to Glenwood, LA
| Southern Pacific Railroad | ||
| Docket: 24955 | 2/5/1968 | Section: 1(18) |
| Applic. for auth. to aband. that port. of its Napoleonville Branch, Avondale Subdivision ext. from M.P. 20.37 at Elm Hall Junction to M.P. 21.91 at Napoleonville, a dist. of 1.54 mi. all in the State of Louisiana. (Assumption Parish) | ||
| Length: 1.54 miles | 256 | |
| Southern Pacific Railroad | ||
| Docket: AB-12 Sub 29 | 5/20/1976 | Section: 1a |
| Application filed for authority to abandon a portion of its Napoleonville Branch between MP 15.28 at or near Supreme and MP 23.14 near Glenwood, a distance of 7.86 miles in Assumption Parish, La. | ||
| Length: 7.86 miles | 314 | |
| Southern Pacific Railroad | ||
| Docket: AB 12 Sub 71 | 10/27/1983 | Section: 1152.50 |
| Verified notice of exempt abandonment, railroad known as the Thibodaux Branch in La Fourche Parish, Louisiana, between these mile posts, from milepost 3.20 to end of branch, a total of 1.06 miles. | ||
| Length: 1.06 miles | 347 | |
