Gulf, Florida & Alabama Railway (1912-1922)
Muscle Shoals, Birmingham & Pensacola Railway (1922-1928)
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Standard Gauge Headquarters: Years of Operation: 1912-1928 Predecessor Roads: Southern States Lumber Co. Successor Roads: St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco) Miles Operated: 147.29 + 11.63 mile Gateswood Branch Locomotives Owned: |
Equipment 6/30/1914: Locomotives: 7. Cars: 10
passenger, 2 combination, 60 box, 130 flat, 20 coal, 2 service. 6/30/1919: Locomotives: 10. Cars: 9
passenger, 1 combination, 2 baggage & mail, 75 stock, 87 flat, 31
rock, 14 box, 7 caboose, 14 service.
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HISTORY by Gil Hoffman:
The
Gulf, Florida & Alabama Railway was chartered on February 6, 1911
in Florida for 99 years, and acquired the railroad of the Southern States
Lumber Company, extending from Cantonment, FL to Local, AL, 64.0 miles, late
in 1911. The first section of road was put into operation on January 1,
1913, and opened as a common carrier on the same date. The company was given
a grant from the City of Pensacola comprising three city blocks of
waterfront for piers, warehouses, etc. In 1922 the name was changed to Muscle
Shoals, Birmingham & Pensacola Railway. The road was absorbed into
the FRISCO in August 1928. The
Gulf, Florida & Alabama was operated in two divisions: Southern Division
— Pensacola, FL to Mexia, AL, and Northen Division — Mexia, AL to
Kimbrough, AL. It connected with the Southern Ry., at Kimbrough, AL, the
Louisville & Nashville at Atmore, AL, and the Louisville & Nashville
and the Pensacola, Mobile & New Orleans at Pensacola, FL. The
company granted trackage rights to the Southern States Lumber Company, from
Pensacola northward for 90 miles; the Vredenburgh Sawmill Company, between
Vredenburgh and Atmore and 50 miles north or south of either junction; Russ
& McCaskill, between Barrineau Park, FL and Gateswood, AL, and C. Y.
Mayo, from Barrineau Park, FL 120 miles northward. The branch from Gateswood
Jct. to Gateswood was leased to Russ & McCaskill.
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| ROSTER By Gil Hoffman:
1
4-6-0
Schenectady
4364
8-1895
57
17x24
108000 Purchased
from Lake Shore & Michigan Southern #5094, in 7-1913. Built
as Lake Shore & Michigan Southern #285, renumb. #5094 in 1905. 2
4-6-0
Brooks
-1890
57
17x24
126000 Purchased
secondhand, in 1912. 3
4-6-0
Brooks
-1892
57
17x24
126000 Purchased
secondhand, in 1913 4
4-6-0
Brooks
-1895
57
17x24
126000 Purchased
secondhand, in 1913. 5
0-4-0
Wabash R.R.
—
-1889
52
16x24
60000 Purchased
from Fitz-Hugh Luther Co., Chicago, IL, in 1912. Built
as Wabash Ry. #28; to Fitzhugh-Luther Co., in 12-1908. 6
4-6-0
-1895
17x24
128000 Purchased
secondhand, in 1913. 7
4-6-0
Schenectady
4362
8-1895
57
17x24
108000 Purchased
from General Equipment Co., in 1913. Built
as Lake Shore & Michigan Southern #225, renumb. #5092 in 1905; to
General Equipment Co., in 4-1910. 8
2-8-0
Pittsburgh
1756
11-1897
51
20x26
140000 Purchased
from General Equipment Co., in 11-1915. Built
as Pittsburgh, McKeesport & Youghiogheny #271, renumb. #9400 in
1907; to General Equip. Co. To
Muscle Shoal, Birmingham & Pensacola #8, in 1922. Renumb. #870 in
1926. Sold
to St. Louis San Francisco #870, in 1928. Scrapped 12-1937. 9
2-8-0
Pittsburgh
1943
6-1899
51
20x26
140000 Purchased
from General Equipment Co., in 11-1915. Built
as Pittsburgh, McKeesport & Youghiogheny #279, renumb. #9408 in
1907; to General Equip. Co. To
Muscle Shoal, Birmingham & Pensacola #9, in 1922. Renumb. #871 in
1926. Sold
to St. Louis San Francisco #871, in 1928. Retired 11-1936. 10
2-6-0
Altoona
2081
8-1899
62
20x28
144500 Purchased
from General Equipment Co., 4-1918. Built
as Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore #77; to Pennsylvania R.R.
#5077, in 1903, renumb. #05077 in 1-1917; to General Equipment Co. 11
2-6-0
Altoona
2168
1-1901
62
20x28
144500 Purchased
from General Equipment Co., 4-1918. Built
as Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore #197; to Pennsylvania R.R.
#5197, in 1903, renumb. #05197 in 1-1917; to General Equipment Co. 12
2-8-0
Brooks
3629
9-1900
63
21x30
174000 Purchased
from General Equipment Co., 12-1919. Built
as Lake Shore & Michigan Southern #739, renumb. #5739 in 1905; to
General Equipment Co. 14
2-8-0
Brooks
3632
9-1900
63
21x30
174000 Purchased
from General Equipment Co., 12-1919. Built
as Lake Shore & Michigan Southern #744, renumb. #5744 in 1905; to
General Equipment Co.
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