List of Louisiana railroads
The following railroad companies operate in the U.S. state of Louisiana.
Common freight carriers
- Acadiana Railway (AKDN)
- Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad (ALM)
- Baton Rouge Southern Railroad (BRS)
- Bogalusa Bayou Railroad (BBAY)
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Canadian National Railway (CN) through subsidiary Illinois Central Railroad (IC)
- CG Railway (CGR)
- CSX Transportation (CSXT)
- Delta Southern Railroad (DSRR)
- Gloster Southern Railroad (GLSR)
- Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS)
- Louisiana and Delta Railroad (LDRR)
- Louisiana and North West Railroad (LNW)
- Louisiana Southern Railroad (LAS)
- New Orleans and Gulf Coast Railway (NOGC)
- New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) through subsidiary Alabama Great Southern Railroad (AGS)
- Ouachita Railroad (OUCH)
- Port Rail (Lake Charles) (PRLC)
- Timber Rock Railroad (TIBR)
- Operates the Southern Gulf Railway
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Private freight carriers
Laurel Valley & Rousseau Station Railroad (n.g. plantation railroad connecting Barker & Lepine properties along Bayou LaForche to one another[mainly cane fields to sugar mill] and to S.P. trunk line).
Passenger carriers
Defunct railroads
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Name | Mark | System[nb 1] | From | To | Successor | Notes |
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Alexandria and Western Railway | A&W | 1909 | 1925 | |||
Alexandria, Junction City and Shreveport Railroad | RI | 1897 | 1899 | Arkansas Southern Railroad | ||
Alexandria and St. Louis Railway | MP | 1892 | 1893 | Houston, Central Arkansas and Northern Railway | ||
Alexandria, Woodworth and Beaumont Railway | ||||||
Anacoco Valley Railway | ||||||
Angola Transfer Company | KCS | 1906 | 1929 | Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company | ||
Arkansas and Gulf Railroad | N/A | |||||
Arkansas, Louisiana and Gulf Railroad | 1914 | 1915 | N/A | Leased the Arkansas, Louisiana and Gulf Railway | ||
Arkansas, Louisiana and Gulf Railway | AL&G | 1906 | 1915 | Arkansas and Louisiana Midland Railway | ||
Arkansas and Louisiana Midland Railway | A&LM | 1915 | 1920 | Arkansas and Louisiana Missouri Railway | ||
Arkansas and Louisiana Missouri Railway | A&LM, ALM | 1920 | 1991 | Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad | ||
Arkansas, Louisiana and Southern Railway | KCS | 1897 | 1900 | Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad | ||
Arkansas Southeastern Railway | ||||||
Arkansas Southern Railroad | RI | 1899 | 1905 | Rock Island, Arkansas and Louisiana Railroad | ||
Arkansas and Southern Railway | SSW | 1887 | 1887 | St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railway | ||
Arkansas Southern Extension Railway | RI | 1903 | 1905 | Rock Island, Arkansas and Louisiana Railroad | ||
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | ATSF | ATSF | 1965 | 1996 | Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway | |
Avoyelles Railroad | MP | 1898 | 1900 | Texas and Pacific Railway | ||
Bastrop and Lake Providence Railway | ||||||
Baton Rouge, Hammond and Eastern Railroad | IC | 1900 | 1946 | Illinois Central Railroad | ||
Bernice and Northwestern Railway | 1908 | N/A | ||||
Black Bayou Railroad | 1904 | N/A | ||||
Bodcaw Valley Railway | 1904 | N/A | ||||
Boston and Little River Railway | ||||||
Brimstone Railroad and Canal Company | 1905 | 1931 | N/A | |||
Calcasieu, Vernon and Shreveport Railroad | KCS | 1897 | Kansas City, Shreveport and Gulf Railway | |||
Central Louisiana and Gulf Railroad | CLGR | 1981 | 1987 | MidLouisiana Rail Corporation | ||
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad | RI, ROCK | RI | 1947 | 1980 | Central Louisiana and Gulf Railway, South Central Arkansas Railway | |
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway | RI | RI | 1906 | 1948 | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad | |
Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans Railroad | IC | 1878 | 1951 | Illinois Central Railroad | ||
Christie and Eastern Railway | 1917 | 1934 | N/A | |||
Cinclare Central Factory Railroad | ||||||
Clinton and Port Hudson Railroad | IC | 1833 | 1889 | Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Railway | ||
Colorado Southern, New Orleans and Pacific Railroad | MP | 1905 | 1910 | New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railroad | ||
Commercial Transit Company | IC | 1877 | 1878 | New Orleans Belt Railroad | ||
Delhi, Baskin and Southwestern Railway | ||||||
Donaldsonville and Napoleonville Railway | MP | 1902 | 1903 | Texas and Pacific Railway | ||
Dorcheat Valley Railroad | 1906 | N/A | ||||
East Camden and Highland Railroad | EACH | 1983 | 1990 | Ouachita Railroad | ||
East Louisiana Railroad | GM&O | 1887 | 1905 | New Orleans Great Northern Railroad | ||
Englewood, Alexandria and Southwestern Railroad | ||||||
Enterprise Railway | 1903 | N/A | ||||
Farmerville and Southern Railroad | MP | 1903 | 1909 | St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway | ||
Franklin and Abbeville Railroad | SP | 1903 | Franklin and Abbeville Railway | |||
Franklin and Abbeville Railway | SP | 1903 | 1934 | Texas and New Orleans Railroad | ||
Garyville Northern Railroad | 1915 | 1932 | N/A | |||
Glenmora and Western Railway | G&W | |||||
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway | ATSF | 1906 | 1965 | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | ||
Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad | GM&N | GM&O | 1933 | 1940 | Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad | |
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad | GM&O | GM&O | 1940 | 1972 | Illinois Central Gulf Railroad | |
Gulf, Sabine and Red River Railroad | ||||||
Gulf and Sabine River Railroad | 1906 | 1927 | N/A | |||
Helena Southwestern Railroad | ||||||
Houston, Central Arkansas and Northern Railroad | MP | 1887 | 1893 | Alexandria and St. Louis Railway | ||
Houston, Central Arkansas and Northern Railway | MP | 1893 | 1893 | St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway | ||
Houston and Shreveport Railroad | HEWT | SP | 1891 | 1934 | Texas and New Orleans Railroad | |
Iberia, St. Mary and Eastern Railroad | MP | 1909 | 1956 | Missouri Pacific Railroad | ||
Iberia and Vermilion Railroad | I&V | SP | 1891 | 1934 | Texas and New Orleans Railroad | |
Illinois Central Railroad | IC | IC | 1883 | 1972 | Illinois Central Gulf Railroad | |
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad | ICG | 1972 | 1988 | Illinois Central Railroad | ||
Jackson Railroad | ||||||
Jasper and Eastern Railway | ATSF | 1904 | 1948 | Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway | ||
Jefferson and Lake Pontchartrain Railroad | 1853 | 1864 | ||||
Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad | KCS | 1895 | 1900 | Kansas City Southern Railway | ||
Kansas City, Shreveport and Gulf Railway | KCS | 1894 | 1935 | Kansas City Southern Railway | ||
Kansas City, Shreveport and Gulf Terminal Company | KCS | 1897 | N/A | |||
Kansas City, Watkins and Gulf Railway | MP | 1887 | 1902 | St. Louis, Watkins and Gulf Railway | ||
Kentwood and Eastern Railroad | 1922 | N/A | ||||
Kentwood and Eastern Railway | K&E | 1906 | 1922 | N/A | ||
Kentwood, Greensburg and South Western Railroad | 1905 | 1921 | N/A | |||
Kinder and Northwestern Railroad | ||||||
Kingston Railroad | ||||||
Lake Charles Railway and Navigation Company | 1908 | N/A | ||||
Lake Charles and Leesville Railway | ||||||
Lake Charles and Northern Railroad | LC&N | SP | 1906 | 1934 | Texas and New Orleans Railroad | |
Lake Providence, Texarkana and Western Railroad | 1911 | 1930 | N/A | |||
Leesville East and West Railroad | ||||||
Leesville, Slagle and Eastern Railway | ||||||
Little Rock and Monroe Railway | MP | 1903 | 1909 | St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway | ||
Loranger, Louisiana and Northeastern Railroad | 1916 | 1926 | N/A | |||
Loring and Western Railway | ||||||
Louisiana Railway | N/A | |||||
Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company | KCS | 1903 | 1934 | Louisiana and Arkansas Railway | ||
Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad | KCS | 1898 | 1902 | Louisiana and Arkansas Railway | ||
Louisiana and Arkansas Railway | L&A, LA | KCS | 1902 | 1992 | Kansas City Southern Railway | |
Louisiana Central Railroad | 1904 | N/A | ||||
Louisiana Central Railroad of Louisiana | MP | 1868 | 1870 | New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vicksburg Railroad | ||
Louisiana Central Stem Railway | MP | 1856 | 1868 | Louisiana Central Railroad of Louisiana | ||
Louisiana East and West Railway | MP | 1904 | 1907 | Texas and Pacific Railway | ||
Louisiana Midland Railway | LOAM | 1974 | 1981 | N/A | ||
Louisiana Midland Railway | IC | 1945 | 1967 | Illinois Central Railroad | ||
Louisiana Nickel Plate Railway | 1908 | N/A | ||||
Louisiana North and South Railroad | 1885 | 1890 | Louisiana and North West Railroad | |||
Louisiana and Pacific Railway | 1904 | 1926 | N/A | |||
Louisiana Southern Railway | LSO | SOU | 1897 | 1993 | Alabama Great Southern Railroad | |
Louisiana Western Railroad | LW | SP | 1878 | 1934 | Texas and New Orleans Railroad | |
Louisville and Nashville Railroad | L&N, LN | L&N | 1880 | 1983 | Seaboard System Railroad | |
Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Railway | IC | 1884 | 1892 | Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad | ||
Mandeville and Sulphur Springs Railroad | SOU | 1868 | 1870 | New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad | ||
Mangham and Northeastern Railway | 1905 | N/A | ||||
Mansfield Railway and Transportation Company | 1881 | 1959 | N/A | |||
Memphis, Helena and Louisiana Railroad | MP | 1902 | 1903 | St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway | ||
Mexican Gulf Railway | SOU | 1837 | 1867 | Southeastern Railroad | ||
MidLouisiana Rail Corporation | MDR | 1987 | 1993 | Kansas City Southern Railway | ||
MidSouth Rail Corporation | MSRC | 1986 | 1993 | Kansas City Southern Railway | ||
Mill Creek and Little River Railway and Navigation Company | 1905 | N/A | ||||
Minden Railroad and Compress Company | KCS | 1882 | 1898 | Arkansas, Louisiana and Southern Railway | ||
Minden East and West Railway | KCS | 1906 | 1909 | Louisiana and Arkansas Railway | ||
Mississippi and La Fourche Railway | MP | 1896 | 1900 | Texas and Pacific Railway | ||
Mississippi, Terre-aux-Boeuf and Lake Railroad | SOU | 1877 | 1886 | New Orleans and Gulf Railroad | ||
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway of Texas | MKTT | MKT | 1901 | 1923 | Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company | |
Missouri and Louisiana Railroad | 1902 | 1914 | Neame, Carson and Southern Railroad | |||
Missouri Pacific Railroad | MP | MP | 1917 | 1997 | Union Pacific Railroad | |
Monroe and Southwestern Railway | 1904 | N/A | ||||
Monroe and Texas Railroad | ||||||
Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad | SP | 1869 | 1878 | Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad and Steamship Company | ||
Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad and Steamship Company | ML&T | SP | 1877 | 1934 | Texas and New Orleans Railroad | |
Natchez, Ball and Shreveport Railway | N/A | |||||
Natchez, Red River and Texas Railroad | MP | 1881 | 1897 | Natchez and Western Railway | ||
Natchez, Urania and Ruston Railway | 1899 | 1970 | N/A | |||
Natchez and Western Railway | MP | 1904 | 1905 | St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway | ||
Natchitoches Railroad | MP | 1887 | 1893 | Natchitoches and Red River Valley Railroad | ||
Natchitoches Land and Railway Company | MP | 1885 | 1887 | Natchitoches Railroad | ||
Natchitoches and Red River Valley Railroad | MP | 1893 | 1894 | Natchitoches and Red River Valley Railway | ||
Natchitoches and Red River Valley Railway | MP | 1894 | 1901 | Texas and Pacific Railway | ||
Neame, Carson and Southern Railroad | NC&S | 1914 | 1929 | N/A | ||
New Iberia and Northern Railroad | NI&N | MP | 1909 | 1956 | Missouri Pacific Railroad | |
New Iberia, St. Martin and Northern Railroad | MP | 1907 | 1909 | New Iberia and Northern Railroad | ||
New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vicksburg Railroad | MP | 1869 | 1881 | New Orleans Pacific Railway | ||
New Orleans Belt Railroad | IC | 1878 | 1886 | Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans Railroad | ||
New Orleans Belt and Terminal Company | SOU | 1901 | 1903 | New Orleans Terminal Company | ||
New Orleans, Fort Jackson and Grand Isle Railroad | MP | 1888 | 1911 | New Orleans Southern and Grand Isle Railway | ||
New Orleans Great Northern Railroad | NOGN | GM&O | 1905 | 1933 | New Orleans Great Northern Railway | |
New Orleans Great Northern Railway | GM&O | 1933 | 1983 | Illinois Central Gulf Railroad | ||
New Orleans and Gulf Railroad | SOU | 1886 | 1891 | New Orleans and Southern Railroad | ||
New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad | IC | 1853 | 1874 | New Orleans, St. Louis and Chicago Railroad | ||
New Orleans, Jackson and Northern Railroad | IC | 1877 | 1878 | Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans Railroad | ||
New Orleans Lower Coast Railroad | NOLR | 1991 | 1999 | New Orleans and Gulf Coast Railway | ||
New Orleans and Lower Coast Railroad | NLC | MP | 1916 | 1978 | Missouri Pacific Railroad | |
New Orleans and Mississippi Valley Railroad | IC | 1881 | 1884 | Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Railway | ||
New Orleans, Mobile and Chattanooga Railroad | L&N, MP, SP | 1868 | 1871 | New Orleans, Mobile and Texas Railroad | ||
New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago Railroad | GM&O | 1912 | 1913 | N/A | ||
New Orleans, Mobile and Texas Railroad | L&N, MP, SP | 1871 | 1881 | Louisiana Western Railroad, Louisville and Nashville Railroad, Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad and Steamship Company | ||
New Orleans, Natalbany and Natchez Railway | 1902 | 1938 | N/A | |||
New Orleans, Natchez and Fort Scott Railway | MP | 1886 | 1890 | New Orleans and Northwestern Railway | ||
New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad | N&NE | SOU | 1870 | 1969 | Alabama Great Southern Railroad | |
New Orleans and Northwestern Railroad | MP | 1902 | 1909 | St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway | ||
New Orleans and Northwestern Railway | MP | 1890 | 1902 | New Orleans and Northwestern Railroad | ||
New Orleans, Opelousas and Great Western Railroad | SP | 1852 | 1869 | Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad | ||
New Orleans Pacific Railway | MP | 1876 | 1881 | Texas and Pacific Railway | ||
New Orleans, St. Louis and Chicago Railroad | IC | 1874 | 1877 | New Orleans, Jackson and Northern Railroad | ||
New Orleans and San Francisco Railroad | SOU | 1902 | 1903 | New Orleans Terminal Company | ||
New Orleans and Southern Railroad | SOU | 1891 | 1897 | Louisiana Southern Railway | ||
New Orleans Southern Railway | MP | 1908 | 1911 | New Orleans Southern and Grand Isle Railway | ||
New Orleans Southern and Grand Isle Railway | MP | 1911 | 1916 | New Orleans and Lower Coast Railroad | ||
New Orleans, Spanish Fort and Lake Railroad | ||||||
New Orleans Terminal Company | NOT | SOU | 1903 | 1993 | Alabama Great Southern Railroad | |
New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railroad | MP | 1910 | 1916 | New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railway | ||
New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railway | MP | 1916 | 1956 | Missouri Pacific Railroad | ||
New Orleans and Western Railroad | SOU | 1895 | 1901 | New Orleans Belt and Terminal Company | ||
North Louisiana and Gulf Railroad | NL&G, NLG | 1906 | 1987 | MidLouisiana Rail Corporation | ||
North Louisiana and Texas Railroad | IC | 1868 | 1875 | Vicksburg, Shreveport and Texas Railroad | ||
Oakdale and Gulf Railway | O&G | 1916 | 1927 | N/A | ||
Oberlin, Hampton and Eastern Railway | ||||||
Old River and Kissatchie Railway | ||||||
Opelousas, Gulf and Northeastern Railway | MP | 1904 | 1915 | Texas and Pacific Railway | ||
Ouachita and Northwestern Railroad | 1905 | 1947 | N/A | |||
Pontchartrain Railroad | L&N | 1830 | 1935 | N/A | ||
Red River Railroad | MP | 1835 | 1878 | New Orleans Pacific Railway | ||
Red River and Gulf Railroad | 1905 | 1954 | N/A | |||
Red River and Rocky Mount Railway | 1904 | N/A | ||||
Robeline and Sabine Pass Railway | ||||||
Rochelle and Western Railway | ||||||
Rock Island, Arkansas and Louisiana Railroad | RI | 1905 | 1948 | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad | ||
Roosevelt and Western Railroad | 1909 | N/A | ||||
Sabine and Northern Railway | ||||||
St. Bernard Railroad | SOU | 1834 | Mexican Gulf Railway | |||
St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railway | SSW | 1887 | 1891 | St. Louis Southwestern Railway | ||
St. Louis, Avoyelles and Southwestern Railroad | MP | 1894 | 1895 | St. Louis, Avoyelles and Southwestern Railway | ||
St. Louis, Avoyelles and Southwestern Railway | MP | 1895 | 1899 | Avoyelles Railroad | ||
St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway | MP | 1891 | 1917 | Missouri Pacific Railroad | ||
St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad | SLSF | 1905 | 1913 | N/A | ||
St. Louis Southwestern Railway | SSW | SSW | 1891 | 1997 | Union Pacific Railroad | |
St. Louis, Watkins and Gulf Railway | MP | 1902 | 1909 | St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway | ||
Seaboard System Railroad | SBD | 1983 | 1986 | CSX Transportation | ||
Sherman, Shreveport and Southern Railway | MKT | 1900 | 1901 | Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway of Texas | ||
Shreveport, Alexandria and Southwestern Railway | ||||||
Shreveport and Arkansas Railway | SSW | 1887 | 1887 | Arkansas and Southern Railway | ||
Shreveport and Houston Railway | SP | 1883 | 1890 | Houston and Shreveport Railroad | ||
Shreveport and Red River Valley Railway | KCS | 1897 | 1903 | Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company | ||
Sibley, Lake Bisteneau and Southern Railway | 1900 | 1942 | N/A | |||
South Central Arkansas Railway | SCK | 1982 | 1983 | East Camden and Highland Railroad | ||
Southeastern Railroad | SOU | 1855 | 1882 | Mississippi, Terre-aux-Boeuf and Lake Railroad | ||
Southern Railway and Navigation Company | ||||||
Southern Pacific Company | SP | SP | 1961 | 1969 | Southern Pacific Transportation Company | |
Southern Pacific Company | SP | 1885 | 1901 | N/A | ||
Southern Pacific Railroad | MP | 1862 | 1872 | Texas Pacific Railroad | ||
Southern Pacific Transportation Company | SP | SP | 1969 | 1998 | Union Pacific Railroad | |
Teche Railroad and Sugar Company | ||||||
Texarkana, Shreveport and Natchez Railway | MP | 1895 | 1901 | Texas and Pacific Railway | ||
Texas and New Orleans Railroad | T&NO, TNO | SP | 1927 | 1961 | Southern Pacific Company | |
Texas Pacific Railroad | MP | 1872 | 1872 | Texas and Pacific Railway | ||
Texas and Pacific Railway | T&P, TP | MP | 1872 | 1976 | Missouri Pacific Railroad | |
Texas Pacific – Missouri Pacific Terminal Railroad of New Orleans | TPMP | MP | 1924 | 1978 | Missouri Pacific Railroad | |
Tioga and Southeastern Railway | 1905 | N/A | ||||
Trans-Mississippi Terminal Company | MP | 1912 | 1914 | Trans-Mississippi Terminal Railroad | ||
Trans-Mississippi Terminal Railroad | MP | 1914 | 1924 | Texas Pacific – Missouri Pacific Terminal Railroad of New Orleans | ||
Tremont and Gulf Railroad | IC | 1902 | 1908 | Tremont and Gulf Railway | ||
Tremont and Gulf Railway | T&G | IC | 1907 | 1959 | Illinois Central Railroad | |
Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railroad | IC | 1879 | 1901 | Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway | ||
Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway | VS&P | IC | 1901 | 1959 | Illinois Central Railroad | |
Vicksburg, Shreveport and Texas Railroad | IC | 1852 | 1879 | Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railroad | ||
Victoria, Fisher and Western Railroad | 1902 | N/A | ||||
Vidalia and Lake Concordia Railroad and Steamboat Transportation Company | MP | 1876 | 1881 | Vidalia and Western Railroad | ||
Vidalia and Western Railroad | MP | 1881 | 1881 | Natchez, Red River and Texas Railroad | ||
West Feliciana Railroad | IC | 1831 | 1888 | Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Railway | ||
West Feliciana Railway | 1944 | 1948 | N/A | |||
White Castle and Lake Natchez Railway | ||||||
Woodworth and Louisiana Central Railway | 1900 | 1926 | N/A | |||
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad | IC | 1892 | 1946 | Illinois Central Railroad | ||
Zachary and Northeastern Railroad | ||||||
Zimmerman, Leesville and Southwestern Railway | ||||||
Zwolle and Eastern Railway | 1904 | 1922 | N/A |
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Notes
- ↑ This is one or more of the Class I railroads that the railroad became part of, if any.
References
- Association of American Railroads (2003), Railroad Service in Louisiana (PDF). Retrieved May 9, 2005.
- Hilton, George W. (1990). American Narrow Gauge Railroads. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-2369-9.
- I.C.C. Tap Line Case Logging Railroad Summaries. Texas Transportation Archive. Retrieved May 20, 2007.
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