| This was a view looking north along the Illinois Central Gulf’s SLIDELL DISTRICT from Ben Thomas Road, on the north side of Slidell, Louisiana. Up until 10 August 1972 this had been the main line of the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad. The track on the left was the north leg of the wye which connected with the branch to Covington. Thirty-two miles of the main, beginning just beyond the switch in the distance and extending to Bogalusa, was abandoned by the IC in 1994. At the same time, the remaining ex-GM&O track in Slidell was sold to the Norfolk Southern; but hasn’t been used in quite some time because of a defective bridge. The overpass in the distance is Interstate 12. |