Long before Interstate 10 connected Baton Rouge and Lafayette with the Atchafalaya Bridge in 1973, the Southern Pacific Railroad built a track that transported trains through the basin's waters.

The Southern Pacific Railroad donated a steam locomotive to the City of Victoria as the steam transportation fell out of use. For more than a quarter of a century, Old 771 made the trip between ...

Long before Interstate 10 connected Baton Rouge and Lafayette with the Atchafalaya Bridge in 1973, the Southern Pacific Railroad built a track that transported trains through the basin's waters.