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Louisiana, Texas & Pacific Railroad
The Louisiana, Texas & Pacific Railroad is the 7.5" gauge outdoor riding railway of Gordon Payne and family. Located in southeast Louisiana, the Paynes' backyard pike features 250 feet of mainline, six operating turnouts, under-roof car storage, several trestles, and plans for 600 total feet of mainline with return loops on either end of the run. Current LT&P rolling stock, all scratch-built on site, pays tribute to favorite New Orleans area fallen flags Southern Railway and the Southern Pacific Lines. If you share an interest in scale riding trains, contact Gordon at gordon@hawkinsrails.net
These pages feature photography and narrative by Gordon Payne
LT&P system map / 2011
Hawkins Junction La / fall 2011
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Links / Sources
- LT&P's Bettendorf and modern roller bearing trucks and couplers came from Mountain Car Co.
MCC also makes passenger car trucks, passenger and freight cars, kits, locos and parts. - My caboose trucks are from Tom Bee. Tom also makes other freight trucks and couplers.
- Cannonball Ltd. provided loco marker lights, car bolsters and coupler pockets, and loco (top pin) couplers, as well as the LT&P's low-level switch throws. They also make car kits, parts, many styles of freight and passenger trucks, complete locomotives, and rail and switch components.
- Real Trains provided the LT&P's loco trucks and bolsters, coupler pockets, rail, switch points and frogs. They provided rail joiners and bolts and track screws. They also make car kits, train sets, parts, a small gas loco, and several types of trucks, in several scales.
- Connie Miracle makes custom generated vinyl lettering sets and paint masks. All my stock uses vinyl.
- Plum Cove Studios installed the motors and gearing on one of the NW-2's trucks, and provided the control electronics and hand-held throttle.
- Precision Steel Car makes loads of formed aluminum grab irons, brass detail parts, louvers, horns, and much more.
- MDM Locomotive Works makes diesel model kits and parts.
