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Arkansas
Louisiana & Gulf Railway (1909-1915)
Arkansas
& Louisiana Midland Railway (1915-1920) Arkansas
& Louisiana Missouri Railway (1920-1958)
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Standard Gauge
Headquarters: Monroe, LA
Years of Operation: 1909-1991
Predecessor Roads: none
Successor Roads: Arkansas Louisiana & Mississippi
Miles Operated: Main line:
Monroe, LA to Crossett, AR, 52.2 miles; branch, Rolfe Junction to Hamburg,
AR, 9.47 miles — total, 61.67 miles
Locomotives Owned:
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Equipment
6/30/1914: Locomotives: 5. Cars: 4
passenger, 2 baggage, mail & express, 34 box, 13 flat, 1 refrigerator,
9 service.
12/31/1918: Locomotives: 8. Cars: 10 passenger, 1
baggage, 2 combination, 42 box, 23 flat, 1 caboose, 5 service
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HISTORY by Gil Hoffman and Tony Howe:
The
Arkansas, Louisiana & Gulf Railway was chartered July 20, 1906,
in Arkansas and Louisiana to build a railroad from Monroe, LA to Pine
Bluff, AR, with a branch from Rolfe Junction to Crossett, AR, a distance of
143.0 miles. The road was completed from Monroe, LA to Hamburg, AR, and from
Rolfe Junction to Crossett, AR, and was opened on October 1, 1908. It was
controlled by the Southern Development Company through ownership of 99% of
the capital stock.
On
May 29, 1913, the entire property of the company passed into the hands of
James M. Parker, as receiver, by request of the trustee for the bondholders
for non-payment on bonds as provided for in mortgage. The United States
District court order the road to be sold for no less than $200.000.
The
Arkansas & Louisiana Midland Railway was incorporated November
30, 1915, in Louisiana, as successor to the Arkansas, Louisiana & Gulf
Railway, which was sold at foreclosure on September 15, 1915. Effective
December 1, 1915, the company leased the Ashley, Drew & Northern Railway
from Crossett to Monticello, AR, 41.12 miles. The branch to Hamburg was
abandoned about 1920, and the lease of the AD&N was terminated in March
1920.
The
railroad was sold to Georgia-Pacific and renamed to the Arkansas
Louisiana & Mississippi Railroad on September 27, 1991.
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc bought the line in January 2004.
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A&LM No. 1 rests at the L&PB engine terminal at Huttig, Ark. on
September 14, 1956. |
A&LM's caboose at Monroe. |
A&LM No. 31 was bought from a Texas shortline in 1942. |
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Another view of A&LM No. 31, an attractive Baldwin 4-6-0. |
A&LM No. 60 was a former VS&P 2-6-0 bought by the A&LM
before 1914. It was out of service in this 1937 photo, and scrapped in
1942. |
A&LM No. 100 was bought new by the road in 1909 and spent its
entire life on the A&LM. It was scrapped in 1950. |
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STEAM ROSTER by Gil Hoffman:
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Road
No.
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Type
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Builder
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C.N.
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Date
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Cyls.
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Dri.
Dia.
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Engine
Wt.
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Previous
Ownership
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Disposition
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100
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4-6-0
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A/Schen
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46947
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12/1909
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18x24
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62
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125000
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New.
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Arkansas
& Louisiana Midland #100, on 11/30/1915.
Arkansas
& Louisiana Missouri #100, on 8/2/1920.
Out
of service at Monroe, LA, on 8/30/1949.
Scrapped 7/31/1950.
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60
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2-6-0
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Baldwin
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23552
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1/1904
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19x24
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54½
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107000
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Vicksburg,
Shreveport & Pacific #337.
Arkansas
& Louisiana Midland #60.
On
hand by 6/1914.
Baldwin class 8-32 D 644
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Arkansas
& Louisiana Missouri #60, on 8/2/1920.
Louisiana
& Pine Bluff #60, Huttig, AR,
on
12/10/1928.
Repurchased
by A&LM on 7/15/1931.
Cost
$6,650.
Out
of service at Monroe, LA, on 11/30/1937.
Scrapped 8/13/1942.
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62
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2-6-0
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Baldwin
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27054
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12/1905
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19x24
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54½
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107000
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Vicksburg,
Shreveport & Pacific #341.
Arkansas
& Louisiana Midland #62.
On
hand by 6/1914.
Baldwin class 8-32 D 703
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Arkansas
& Louisiana Missouri #62, on 8/2/1920.
Union Saw Mill Co. #62, Huttig, AR,
in 12/1929.
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75
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4-6-0
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Rogers
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17x24
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56
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100000
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Unknown.
Arkansas
& Louisiana Midland #75.
On hand by 6/1914.
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Arkansas
& Louisiana Missouri #75, on 8/2/1920.
Retired 10/5/1926.
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76
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4-6-0
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Rogers
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17x24
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56
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100000
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Unknown.
Arkansas
& Louisiana Midland #76.
On hand by 6/1914.
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Arkansas
& Louisiana Missouri #76, on 8/2/1920.
Retired 12/31/1932
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65
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2-6-0
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A/Schen
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43225
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7/1907
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20x28
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63
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160000
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Missouri,
Kansas & Texas 2nd #113
(c.n.
43227).
Re.
2nd #429 in 1912.
Received
new boiler c.n 43225
on
3/25/1920.
Arkansas
& Louisiana Missouri #65,
on 7/14/1926. Cost $4,000.
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Out
of service at Monroe, LA, on 7/1/1931.
Scrapped
11/1/1933.
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66
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2-6-0
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A/Schen.
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44181
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12/1907
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20x28
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63
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160000
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Missouri,
Kansas & Texas #611,
Re.
#447 in 1912.
Arkansas
& Louisiana Missouri #66,
on 11/5/1926. Cost $5,500.
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Out
of service at Huttig, AR, on 5/30/1931.
Scrapped 11/30/1933.
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61
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2-6-0
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Baldwin
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39761
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4/1913
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21x28
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57
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160400
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Ocean
Shore R.R. #22, San Francisco, CA
United
Commercial Co., San Francisco, CA (dealer).
Pickering
Lumber Co. #28, Haslam, TX, by 3/1922.
Arkansas
& Louisiana Missouri #61,
on
11/23/1935.
Baldwin class 8-36 D 52
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Put
into storage at Monroe, LA, on 10/30/1946.
Retired
2/10/1947.
Scrapped at Shreveport, LA, 3/9/1957.
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103
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4-6-0
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Baldwin
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50943
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12/1918
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18x26
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52
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126300
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Red
River & Gulf #103, Long Leaf, LA
Arkansas
& Louisiana Missouri #103,
on
11/12/1937. Cost $5,500.
Baldwin class 10-30 D 662
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Put
into storage at Monroe, LA, 4/22/1950.
Pan
American Engineering Co., Dallas, TX, on 11/2/1950.
Mexican Government Communications
Dept.
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31
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4-6-0
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Baldwin
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54140
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11/1920
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18x26
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57
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126000
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Cisco
& Northeastern #31, Cisco, TX
Arkansas
& Louisiana Missouri #31,
on
2/21/1942. Cost $8,921.61
Baldwin class 10-30 D 682
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Out
of service at Monroe, LA, on 8/5/1951.
Southwest
Steel Corp., Memphis, TN (for scrap),
on 1/13/1953.
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283
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4-6-0
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Cooke
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2686
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8/1901
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20x26
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63
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158000
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Texas
& Pacific #283
New
boiler T&P 115 applied at
Marshall,
TX, 4/12/1927, and old boiler scrapped.
Arkansas & Louisiana Missouri
#283, on 9/30/1946. Cost $2,500.
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Retired 6/29/1948, and scrapped by
Southwestern Iron Co., Shreveport, LA.
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1
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4-6-0
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Baldwin
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52921
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1/1920
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19x26
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56
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137100
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Texas-Mexican
Ry. #1, Laredo, TX
Arkansas
& Louisiana Missouri #1,
on
12/24/1946. Cost $3,500 plus $25,312.31 for repairs at Illinois
Central Vicksburg Shops.
Baldwin class 10-32 D 1295
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Out
of service at Monroe, LA, on 6/1/1958.
Scrapped 1/1965.
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15
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4-6-0
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Baldwin
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58058
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10/1924
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20x26
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56
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157310
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Texas-Mexican
Ry. #15, Laredo, TX
Arkansas
& Louisiana Missouri #15,
on
2/28/1947. Cost $3,500.
Baldwin class 10-34 D 1146
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Put
into storage at Monroe, LA, 5/2/1951.
Southwest
Steel Corp., Memphis, TN (for scrap),
on 1/13/1953.
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458
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0-6-0
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A/Pitts.
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60462
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2/1919
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21x28
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51
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165000
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Texas
& Pacific #458
Arkansas
& Louisiana Missouri #458,
on 12/5/1949.
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Placed
in storage at Monroe, LA,
on
5/11/1951.
Retired 4/30/1955.
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