The Acadiana Railway Company is a
short line railroad based in
Opelousas, Louisiana. It operates on the following
trackage
A railway track (British English and UIC terminology) or railroad track (American English), also known as permanent way or simply track, is the structure on a railway or railroad consisting of the rails, fasteners, railroad ties (sleepers, ...
:
*
Crowley–
Eunice
Eunice is a feminine given name, from the Greek Εὐνίκη, ''Euníkē'', from "eu", good, and "níkē", victory. Eunice is also a relatively rare last name, found in Nigeria and the Southeastern United States, chiefly Louisiana and Georgia.
Pe ...
,
* by
trackage rights on property of the
Union Pacific Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad , legally Union Pacific Railroad Company and often called simply Union Pacific, is a freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. Union Paci ...
, Eunice–Opelousas,
* Opelousas–
Bunkie, Louisiana,
* switching tracks at Opelousas,
* per lease since September 2000, McCall–Lula (''Thibodeaux Industrial Lead'', owned by Union Pacific, in
Donaldsonville
Donaldsonville (historically french: Lafourche-des-Chitimachas) is a city in, and the parish seat of Ascension Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Located along the River Road of the west bank of the Mississippi River, it is a part of the Bat ...
), (Out of Service)
The Crowley-Eunice line was built by the
New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railway before 1900. The Opelusas-Eunice and Opelusas-Bunkie lines are former
Missouri Pacific lines and were sold to the newly established Acadiana Railway Company in October 1990. The company started business on October 15, 1990, with the acquired trackage from Missouri Pacific and from
Union Pacific. The company is controlled by Trac-Work Inc.
Fleet
The AKDN fleet, as of October 2019, consists of the following 8 locomotives:
References
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External links
Acadiana Railway on uprr.com
Louisiana railroads
Spin-offs of the Union Pacific Railroad
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