| This was a view looking north on the Union Pacific's former Missouri Pacific - and originally Texas & Pacific - main line along Louisiana Highway 1 at Abington, Louisiana - between Alexandria and Shreveport or 283 miles from New Orleans. The post on the right supported both a mile marker and the south yard limit board which protected the wye connection with the Bayou Pierre Lead. The Lead went off to the left (west) to serve an International Paper mill, which was also served from the west by a spur off of the KCS. The headlight in the distance was MP B23-7 4679, which was southbound with the the 4657. This 4-mile Yard Limit was subsequently eliminated. |