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The Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway (May 1, 1901, to December 31, 1926) was chartered as the Vicksburg, Shreveport, & Texas Railroad Company with an east and west division〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Railroad stations )〕 on April 28, 1853, to be a link, via a transfer boat, between Vicksburg, Mississippi, Shreveport, Louisiana, and points west. The line owned 188.448 miles of single-track, standard gauge track from Delta Point to Lorraine, on the Texas-Louisiana state line.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Lorraine, La. )〕 The Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway came into existence through acquisitions from foreclosures, court decisions, and reorganizations and was also known as the North Louisiana and Texas Railroad from 1868 until 1875, when the acquisition was set aside by court decision, and the railroad went into receivership. The Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railroad was chartered December 2, 1879, and ran until 1901. == History == The Confederate Army seized the line in 1862 and in 1863 disassembled a large portion. The Union Army took apart the entire line east of Monroe. Following the Civil War the company went into receivership on Dec. 30, 1865, foreclosure on Feb. 5, 1866, and purchased by the North Louisiana and Texas Railroad Company in 1868.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Vicksburg Shreveport and Texas Railroad )〕 The Alabama, New Orleans, Texas, and Pacific Junction Railways Company, Limited, of London, England, acquired the Vicksburg, Shreveport, and Pacific Railroad in 1881 to 1882, through the Erlanger Interests of Europe. The railroad operated until 1926, when leased to Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad for 365 years and〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Vicksburg, Shreveport, and Pacific Railroad records (1912-1926) )〕 merged with the Illinois Central Railroad on May 29, 1959. At one point there were twenty-four stops between Shreveport and Delta Point〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=VS&P depots )〕 but by 1967 there were only twelve depots.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=VS&P depots in 1967 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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