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This is kind of a no nothing post this morning. I just wanted to share a bunch of railroad photos that I took in Baton Rouge with my phone over the past couple of weeks. I just thought that my railfan buddies would like to see them. I finally got the train photo I wanted! Caught this Kansas City Southern freight crossing Highway 1 in Lettsworth in front of the old abandoned birthplace of legendary musician Buddy Guy. Check Out: California Through My Lens - Ghosts Of The Southern Pacific Railroad Narrow Gauge in Perris California Memories - Union Pacific Railroad E8A #942 and Ventura Railroad Steam Locomotive #2 - Southern California Railway Museum Abandoned Louisiana - The Shreveport Ghost Train The Texas Traveler - Texas South Eastern Locomotive #13 in Diboll Santa Fe Locomotive 2926 Makes Historic First Excursion Photo Of The Day - The Rain Falls On Crowell & Spencer Lumber Company Locomotive #400 in Long Leaf Louisiana Louisiana Through My Lens - A Canadian National Freight Tra...

 At a location where the Kansas City Southern Railroad crosses Louisiana Highway 1 on the polar opposite side of the Mississippi River from the infamous Angola maximum security prison farm lies many dilapidated structures that once comprised the Village of Lettsworth. As it sits Lettsworth isn't much to look at, just a group of rotting structures along the railroad tracks, and it's not a rare site here in Louisiana. There a numerous ghost towns all over the state. The only thing that makes this town different from the others is that one of the greatest Blues guitarists of all-time was born here. That's right, legendary musician Buddy Guy was sat on the steps of the structure above and strummed on a guitar he made himself honing the skills that would one day make him famous around the world.   The Facts: Lettsworth is an unincorporated community located in the extreme northern tip of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies on the east bank of the Atchafalaya ...