Louisiana & Delta
Shortly after returning from Saudi in September 1986 I accepted the position of General Manager of the new shortline - Louisiana & Delta. GWI was acquiring some of SP's branch lines in Louisiana and I was responsible for staffing, equipment acquisition, training and starting up LDRR. I managed LDRR successfully for 14 years at which time I left and became General Manager of the Arizona Eastern in Globe, AZ.
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LD1987030004 - Louisiana & Delta, New Iberia, LA, 3/1987
Southern Pacific AVLFM, train #239, handling Louisiana & Delta traffic is at the east ssiding switch, New Iberia, LA, 3/1987. Motors GP38-2s 4829 & 4828 will pull the train down the main ot the west siding switch, cut off the cars going to LDRR and bakc inot the sidign and interchange to deliver, as well as pickup aany outbound traffic.
