The
Confederate Army seized the line in 1862 and in 1863 disassembled a large portion. The
Union Army took apart the entire line east of
Monroe. Following the
Civil War the company went into receivership on Dec. 30, 1865, into foreclosure on Feb. 5, 1866, and was purchased by the North Louisiana and Texas Railroad Company in 1868. 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. The railroad operated until 1926, when leased to
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad for 365 years and
merged with the
Illinois Central Railroad on May 29, 1959. At one point there were twenty-four stops between Shreveport and Delta Point but by 1967 there were only twelve depots.
Waskom extension 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. On September 12, 1882, the T&P completed their own tracks from Waskom to Shreveport. == Rail ownership ==