Belzoni Hardwood Lumber Co.

Belzoni, Hollandale, Inverness & Eastern Railroad

Standard gauge, 60-lb rail

Headquarters

Mill Locations: Belzoni, MS ( Humphreys County)

                         Catchings, MS (Sharkey County)

Mill Capacity: 50,000 ft/day 

Years of Operation: 1907-1927

Miles Operated: 15 miles in 1917

Locomotives Owned: 2 known

Other Equipment:

Purchased 16 flat cars Ex-GS&F from GC&L 4-1910.

 

 

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History by Tony Howe:

On July 1, 1907, the Belzoni Hardwood Lbr. Co. purchased 8687 acres of hardwood timber from the Chas. E. Thomas Land & Timber Co.  Originally owned by Danaher & Melendy Co., of Michigan, this timber was located south and east of Belzoni. In July 1907, Charles E. Thomas was president of Belzoni Hardwood Lbr. Co. A standard gauge logging railroad was built south and east from Belzoni into this timber in 1910.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROSTER by Gil Hoffman: 

 

 

Road No.

 

Type

 

Builder

 

C.N.

 

Date

 

Cyls.

 

Dri. Dia.

 

Engine

Wt.

 

Previous Ownership

 

Disposition

 

100

 

20-2

Heisler

 

Heisler

 

1211

 

1910

 

10x10

 

30

 

40000

 

New. Saddletank type.

Lettered B. H. I. & E. R.R.

 

Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co. #1496

Miller Lumber Co., Marianna, AR,

on 10/11/1923.

 

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0-4-4F

 

Baldwin

 

4545

 

2/1879

 

10x16

 

42

 

37900

 

New York Elevated R.R. #102

Manhattan Ry. #102, in 9/1879.

Rebuilt by Manhattan Ry., 8/1895,

to Class D2.

Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co.

O'Brien Construction Co. #102, Highland, NY, on 8/31/1912.

Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co. #1114

Belzoni Hardwood Lumber Co.,

on 12/5/1916.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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