I model the Bogalusa Southern RR in N Scale. History The Bogalusa Southern Railroad Company was created on December 20, 1898 to serve the needs of the growing South. Although the original charter was written with a larger railroad in mind, the end result was a short line serving the newly-formed town of Bogalusa along the banks Bogalusa Bayous and Bayou Sale. The railroad is an interchange point between the St.Louis-San Francisco Ry. (Frisco) and the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio RR. (GM&O). The company has never owned any locomotives and is jointly served by the Frisco and GM&O. Both of these railroads do all of the switching for the local industries. Operations Bogalusa’s small yard (South Yard) predominantly handles Frisco’s East-West trains and GM&O’s North-South trains. Typically, business moves from/to Frisco’s Memphis-Birmingham stations in the East, and Tulsa-Oklahoma City in the West. GM&O’s business is from/to New Orleans- Jackson in the South, and St.Louis in the North. Bogalusa’s major industry is the Great Southern Lumber Company (GSL), which handles both inbound and outbound logs, pulpwood and lumber. The GSL operates a logging operation and lumber mill. In addition, there are inbound and outbound shipments of grocery products, paper, building products and merchandise. Bogalusa is also served by both Frisco and GM&O passenger service.

2/18/14 - since joining the community, I have switched from N scale to HO. I found that N scale was getting too small for my eyes and hands! I no longer model the above. I am working on a new, small, HO layout and have not decided on the theme.