Summit Lumber Co. ?-1915

Arkansas & Southeastern Railroad 1904-1915

Standard Gauge Headquarters: El Dorado, Ark. Years of Operation: 1904-1915 Predecessor Roads:  Successor Roads: none Miles Operated: 28 miles Locomotives Owned:	Equipment 1906: 39 miles, 4 locomotives, 60 cars. 1907: 60 miles + 10 miles under construction, 4 locomotives, 70 cars, 1 McGiffert and 1 American loader. 1910: 85 miles, 4 locomotives, 70 cars, 1 McGiffert and 1 American loader.	Click Map for Larger Version
HISTORY by Gil Hoffman: The Arkansas & Southeastern Railroad was incorporated on Nov. 15, 1904, with $500,000 in capital stock fully paid in. The railroad was laid with 35 and 60-lb rail extending from Randolph, La. , in a southeasterly direction about 28 miles to Farmerville. At Randolph the line connected with the Rock Island and at Farmerville with the Iron Mountain. At McKay, 17 miles from the mill, the A&SE connected with the unincorporated logging road of the Summit Lbr. Co. The lumber company had trackage rights over the A&SE using 3 locomotives to haul logs. The line was constructed several years before the incorporation of the A&SE and was built to serve the mill of the Summit Lbr. Co. at Randolph and was controlled by that company through ownership of the majority of its capital stock. A mixed train which carried a few passengers was run daily in each direction. The railroad also issued a time table. No mail or express was hauled. In 1911 the equipment consisted of 2 locomotives, 18 flat cars, 1 combination car, 1 motor car and 73 log cars. The Summit Lbr. Co. went bankrupt in mid-1915 and its property was sold at public auction at Randolph on July 17, 1915. This included 3 locomotives and 24 miles of tramroad. The mill was destroyed by fire in May 1916. The property was sold at foreclosure in October 1916 to the Security Trust Co., of Detroit, Mich.
September 1910 Official Guide of the Railways
ROSTER by Gil Hoffman:                  Road No. Type Builder C.N. Date Cyls. Dri. Dia. Engine Wt. Previous Ownership Disposition 1 2-6-0 Baldwin 13212 2/1893 12x18 40 40000 Brooks Brothers & Co. #1, Traders’ Hill, GA Columbus Southern Ry., Columbus, GA Summit Lumber Co. #1, on > Baldwin class 8-18 D 83 For sale 7/19/1902, for $2,500. Charles A. & John V. Baptist, Luther, LA Ruddock Orleans Cypress Co., New Orleans, LA, by 5/1905. 2 45-2 Shay Lima 875 3/1904 3-11x12 32 90000 New. Named Hercules. Valley Lumber Co., Reader, AR Scrapped 3 40-2 Shay Lima 383 4/1892 3-11x12 29½ 80000 Oregon & Texas R.R. #383, Cammal, PA C. B. Howard & Co. #3, Emporium, PA, ca. 1900 (Emporium & Rich Valley R.R.). Summit Lumber Co. #3, in 10/1903. Columbus Lumber Co. #4, Columbus, MS Exploded 9/11/1922. Scrapped by 5/6/1926, at Steens, MS. 4 2-6-0 Baldwin     16x22     Unknown. East St. Louis Locomotive & Machine Shop Co. (dealer). Summit Lumber Co. #4, in 1/1906.   5 2-4-2 Baldwin 10049 6/1889 13x20 42 52000 Kansas City & Independence Rapid Transit Co. #6, Kansas City, MO. Dummy type. Summit Lumber Co. #5, by 5/1905. Baldwin class 8-20¼ C 14   6 4-6-0 New York 325 2/1888 18x24 51 112450 Western New York & Pennsylvania R.R. #107 Re. #118 in 1891. Southern Iron & Equipment Co. #585, on 4/9/1907. Summit Lumber Co. #6, on 10/30/1907. Cost $5,250. Lettered “Arkansas Southeastern”

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