Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway

[2] The Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway came into existence through acquisitions from foreclosures, court decisions, and reorganization, some of these were argued by the company lawyer Edward H. Randolph.

The Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railroad was chartered December 2, 1879, and ran until 1901.

The Confederate Army seized the line in 1862 and in 1863 disassembled a large portion.

[3] The Alabama, New Orleans, Texas, and Pacific Junction Railways Company, Limited, of London, England, acquired the Vicksburg, Shreveport, and Pacific Railroad in 1881 to 1882, through the Erlanger Interests of Europe.

[6] The tracks between Shreveport and Waskom, which was spelled Wascom in 1917 documents, was built by the Vicksburg, Shreveport, & Texas Railroad Company, and leased to the Texas and Pacific Railway in 1862.