Long Leaf in Rapides Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Locomotive #400

1919

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 24, 2019

1. Locomotive #400 Marker

Inscription.
Baldwin 4-6-0
Standard-gauge steam engine.

#400 hauled log cars to the Long Leaf sawmill. Its last run was December 9, 1952.

4-6-0 means:
4 Wheels (2 pair) in front, 6 driving wheels, and 0 wheels under the cab.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars.

Location. 31° 0.429′ N, 92° 33.404′ W. Marker is in Long Leaf, Louisiana, in Rapides Parish. It can be reached from Long Leaf Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Longleaf LA 71448, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Louisiana and in Acadiana — Cajun Country. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Crowell and Spencer Engine #400 (a few steps from this marker); Clyde Double Drum-Cable Outhaul Log Skidder (a few steps from this marker); Clyde Log Skidder (a few steps from this marker); Locomotive Graveyard (within shouting distance of this marker); The "Roundhouse", The Machine Shop and the "Car Knockers Shed" (within shouting distance of this marker); The McGiffert Log Loader (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Red River and Gulf RR Locomotive #106 (about 400 feet away); Old Planer Mill Machinery (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Long Leaf.

More about this marker. Located on the grounds of the Southern Forest Heritage Museum, Admission required.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 24, 2019

2. Locomotive #400 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 347 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 25, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.