1   Ruffin, Tom. “Early railroading in the Ark-La-Tex.” Shreveport Magazine. Feb. 1970. 18.

2   Peoples, Morgan. “Politics, Parties, and Politicians in Antebellum North Louisiana, 1812-1865.” North Louisiana,
     Volume One: To 1865, Essays on the Region and Its History. Gilley, B. H., ed.  Ruston: McGinty Trust Fund
     Publications, 1984. 135.

3   Ruffin.

4   Ruffin, 45.

5   Peoples.

6   Ruffin.

7   Ibid.

8   Thomson, Bailey, ed. Historic Shreveport. Shreveport: Shreveport Journal, 1980. 7.

9   Carruth, Viola. Caddo: 1,000. Shreveport: Shreveport Magazine, 1971. 87; Joiner, Gary D. and Marguerite R.
     Plummer. Historic Shreveport Bossier. San Antonio, TX: Historical Publishing Network, 2000. 24.

10  Ruffin.

11  Thomson.

12  Thomson, Bailey and Patricia L. Meador. Shreveport: A Photographic Remembrance, 1873-1949. Baton Rouge: 
      Louisiana State University Press, 1987. 54.

13  Carruth.

14 Joiner and Plummer, 39-40.

15 Mahoney, Bob. “Railroading era comes to an end.” Shreveport Journal. 13 Oct. 1965. Louisiana State University
    in Shreveport Noel Memorial Library, Archives and Special Collections. VF: T&P Railroad.

16 Thomson and Meador, 18, 45.

17 Thomson and Meador, 18.

18 Joiner and Plummer.

19 Thomson and Meador.

21  Martin, Margaret.  “End of railroad era marked by IC line.” Shreveport Times. 3 Mar. 1968. C-1. Louisiana State
     University in Shreveport Noel Memorial Library, Archives and Special Collections. VF: Railroads.

21  Joiner and Plummer, 46.

22  Martin.

23  Joiner and Plummer, 43, 45.

24  “Railroad backtracks.” Shreveport Times. 9 Feb. 1975. 12-F. Louisiana State University in Shreveport Noel
     Memorial Library, Archives and Special Collections. VF: Railroads.

25  Joiner and Plummer, 39.

26  Joiner and Plummer, 41.

27  Martin.

29  Mahoney, “Railroading.”

29  Crockett, Lane. “Railroad museum becoming a reality.” Shreveport Times. 29 Nov. 1998. 1-B. Louisiana State
     University in Shreveport Noel Memorial Library, Archives and Special Collections. VF: T&P Railroad.

30  Martin.

31  Prime, John Andrew. “Crew discovers old tracks.” Shreveport Times. 21 Apr. 1984. Louisiana State Universit in
     Shreveport Noel Memorial Library, Archives and Special Collections. VF: Railroads.

32  Bueto, Becky. “Central Station due new life.” Shreveport Times. 9 Aug. 1987. 1-B. Louisiana State University
     in Shreveport Noel Memorial Library, Archives and Special Collections. VF: Historic Homes – Shreveport; Davis,
     Bonnie. “Old depot may be resurrected.” Shreveport Times. 18 Feb. 1978. 16-A. Louisiana State University in
     Shreveport Noel Memorial Library, Archives and Special Collections. VF: Railroads.

33  Thomson, Bailey. Historic Shreveport. Shreveport: Shreveport Journal Publishers, 1980. 32.

34  Davis.

35  Bueto.

36  Tidwell, Sue. “State of the Union.” Shreveport Times. 3 Oct. 1971. 8-F. Louisiana State University in
     Shreveport Noel Memorial Library, Archives and Special Collections. VF: Railroads.

37  Tidwell.

38  Martin, Margaret.  “End of railroad era marked by IC line.” Shreveport Times. 3 Mar. 1968. C-1. Louisiana State
     University in Shreveport Noel Memorial Library, Archives and Special Collections. VF: Railroads.

39  Tidwell.