Trains have always been important to St. Tammany Parish, both for hauling timber to lumber mills and for hauling visitors in and out for weekend excursions or summer vacations. Here are a few pictures of the train-related activities.
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Locomotive crosses Bogue Falaya River trestle coming into Covington, 1983
Waiting for the train to arrive
Claiborne Hill Train Depot
Dummyline Railroad out of Madisonville (above)
The following two pictures of the train at the Folsom train depot came from Matt Hardey
Engine 429 Southern Pacific Railroad, around 1905
Train on Rigolets Pass Trestle SE of Slidell, around 1883
Train Crossing Rigolets Bridge in 1922
Train Crossing Rigolets Bridge in 1922
Mandeville Train Depot
Train in downtown Covington 1980 (Photos: Mark Frosch Sr.)
