Delta Southern

Company History: The DSRR runs two separate lines: Tallulah, Louisiana to Warren, Arkansas (since cut back to Lake Providence, Louisiana;) and Sterlington to Monroe, Louisiana. Traffic includes grain, cotton, coal, chemicals, fertilizer, forest products, sand, clay, soda ash and aggregates. To power the line, DSRR has had eight CF7’s (ex-Santa Fe) and four GP9u’s (ex-Canadian Pacific) over the years. The company launched in 1989 to take over operation of these lines from Union Pacific. The routes were originally part of the St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern (later part of the Missouri Pacific System.) In 2023, Delta Southern became part of the Patriot Rail shortline group.

Successor/Parent History: Patriot Rail operates 12 regional and freight short line railroads, a scenic rail excursion train, and five rail-related services companies with over 600 total rail miles across the United States.

Service capabilities include railcar storage, railcar repair and maintenance, railway clean-up and transfer, tank car cleaning and environmental services, contract switching, transloading, engineering services, excursion railroads, real estate, and track access.

Brief History: The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean. Major Atlantic Coast cities are New York, a global finance and culture center, and capital Washington, DC. Midwestern metropolis Chicago is known for influential architecture and on the west coast, Los Angeles' Hollywood is famed for filmmaking.