Union Springs & Northern Railway (1901-1911)

Birmingham & Southeastern Railway (1911-?)

Standard Gauge 56 and 60-lb. rail Headquarters: Tallassee, AL after 1911 Years of Operation: 1901-? Predecessor Roads: Tallassee & Montgomery Ry Successor Roads: none Miles Operated: Union Springs, AL to Eclectic, AL, 46.894 miles Locomotives Owned:	Equipment 1903: Locomotives: 2. Cars: 2 passenger, 1 baggage, etc., 1 flat. 6/30/1914: Locomotives: 5. Cars: 4 passenger, 3 combination, 2 freight, 1 service. 6/30/1918: Locomotives: 4. Cars: 4 passenger, 3 flat, 2 camp.	Click Map for Larger Version
HISTORY by Gil Hoffman: The Union Springs & Northern Railway was incorporated in Alabama on March 8, 1901, and was controlled by W. M Blount. Authorized capital stock was $100,000. On April 26, 1911, the name was changed by charter amendment to Birmingham & Southeastern Railway. On June 24, 1912, the company purchased the property of the Tallassee & Montgomery Railway. The B&SE was controlled by W. M. Blount and F. J. Lisman.  The Tallassee & Montgomery Railway was incorporated in Alabama on August 10, 1895, and was controlled through stock ownership by the Tallassee Falls Manufacturing Company.  The line extended from Union Springs, AL in a northerly direction to Eclectic, AL, 46.894 miles. It connected with the Central of Georgia at Union Springs, the Seaboard Air Line at Fort Davis, and the Western Railway of Alabama at Milstead. The line from Union Springs to Fort Davis, 7.50 miles, was built by the Union Springs & Northern Railway and opened for operation in November 1901. From Fort Davis to Milstead, AL, 20.00 miles, was completed and in operation about June 1912, and from Tallassee to Eclectic, 14.42 miles, completed and in operation on June 15, 1913. The entire 41.92 miles of road between Union Springs and Eclectic was built under contract by W. N. Blount. The section between Tallassee and Montgomery, 6.28 miles, acquired from the Tallassee & Montgomery Railway on June 24, 1912, was constructed between September 1895 and March 1896.  The railroad traversed gently rolling country. The line contained 95 timber trestles and one metal bridge over the Tallapoosa River, consisting of two 150-foot through-truss spans on three granite piers. Nearly 75 percent of the rail was new 60-lb. rail. The remained was 60 and 56-lb. relay rail. REFERENCE   1. “Birmingham & Southeastern Railway Company,” Valuation Docket No. 670, Interstate Commerce Commission Reports, Vol. 135, p. 34-65.
B&SE No. 200 was bought from Alco in 1926.	Birmingham & Southeastern No. 61 was bought new in 1913.	B&SE No. 200 at Tallassee on April 29, 1961.
B&SE No. 227 at Tallassee, AL shops on September 14, 1939.		March 1937 Official Guide of the Railways- Tony Howe Collection
ROSTER by Gil Hoffman:     Road No.   Type   Builder   C.N.   Date   Cyls.   Dri. Dia.   Engine Wt.   Previous Ownership   Disposition   ?   No Data                           Unknown. Union Springs & Northern #?, in 1901.   Birmingham & Southeastern #?, on 4/26/1911. Dropped by 6/30/1918.   29   4-6-0   Rogers   4320   6/1890   18x24   54   102000   Atlanta & West Point #29 Union Springs & Northern #29, in 1902.   Birmingham & Southeastern #29, on 4/26/1911. Scrapped 1934.   61   4-6-0   Baldwin   39485   3/1913   17x24   60   108000   New. Cost $10,452. Baldwin class 10-28 D 137   Scrapped 1937.   63   4-6-0   Baldwin   40310   8/1913   17x24   60   108000   New. Cost $10,452. Baldwin class 10-28 D 138   Scrapped 1939.   100   4-4-0   Baldwin   14551   11/1895   14x22   56   60000   Tallassee & Montgomery Ry. #1 Anna Roman, Tallassee, AL Birmingham & Southeastern #100, on 6/24/1912. Baldwin class 8-22 C 114   Out of service & derelict by 1933. Scrapped 1940.   200   2-8-0   A/Cooke   65188   1923   19x26   48   141000   Stock engine built for export to Cuba. Shipped to Birmingham & Southeastern #200, on 3/5/1926.   Retired 1953. Stephen P. Bogan, Hartford, CT, in 1963. Valley R.R. #97, Essex, CT, in 1969.   227   2-6-0   Rogers   5901   3/1903   21x28   61   180800   Atlanta & West Point R.R. #24. Built as 4-6-0. Re. #227 in 1907. Birmingham & Southeastern #227, in 1923. Converted to 2-6-0.   Wrecked and scrapped, 4/1953.

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