RAILROADS - 1859 SOARDS' CITY DIRECTORY                      Orleans Parish

Submitted by:  Colleen Fitzpatrick            CFitzp@aol.com

Source:  1859 Soard's New Orleans City Directory
         New Orleans Public Library
         (Also available through the Family History Center)

Updated:  November 2001

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RAILROADS - 1859 SOARDS' CITY DIRECTORY

N.O., JACKSON AND GREAT NORTHERN RAILROAD

John Calhoun		President
R. S. Charles		Secretary and Treasurer
G. H. Hazzlehurst	Chief Engineer
W. M. Wadly		General Superintendent

Office and Depot on Calliope St. c. of Clara, near the New Basin


N.O., OPELOUSAS AND GREAT WESTERN RAILROAD

Wm. G. Hewes		President
A. B. Seger		Vice President
B. F. Flanders		Secretary

Office			Pontalba Buildings, Old Levee c. St. Ann


MEXICAN GULF RAILROAD	
c. Elysian Fields & Goodchildren Sts., Third District
Office  90 Common

G. W. Bakewell		Manager

To Proctorville, Lake Borgne - distance 28 miles


N.O. AND CARROLLTON RAILROAD COMPANY
Depot and starting place of steam cars, Baronne c. Perdido & Delord c. Carondelet

G. C. Duncan		President
Albert G. Blanchard	Secretary
A. G. Thorn		Chief Engineer

Office  18 Baronne St.


JEFFERSON AND LAKE PONCHARTRAIN RAILROAD
(In connection with the Carrollton Railway)

Trains from New Orleans (via Carrollton) to Lake Ponchartrain,
connect with Mobile and watering places by line of steamboats


PONCHARTRAIN RAILROAD COMPANY
Depot, foot of Elysian Fields St. n. Levee
Office at Depot

W. H. Avery 		President
P. H. Goodwyn		Secretary and Superintendent