Black
Bayou Lumber Co. 1904-1907
Southern
Lumber Co. 1907-1922 Black
Bayou Railroad 1904-1922
Standard gauge, 35-lb rail, later 60-lb rail
Headquarters:
Mill Location: Myrtistown, LA (Caddo Parish)
Mill Capacity: 50,000 ft/day in 1910
Years of Operation: 1904-1922
Miles Operated:
1907:
12 miles, 3 locomotives, 32 cars.
1910:
11 miles, 3 locomotives, 26 cars.
1917:
28 miles.
Locomotives Owned: 3 known
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Other Equipment:
12/1918:
3 locomotives, 25 freight cars.
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History
by Gil Hoffman:
The Black
Bayou Railroad was organized in 1904 and was operated in the interest of
the sawmill of the Black Bayou Lumber Company, which had a sawmill at
Myrtistown, LA. The lumber company got into financial trouble as a result of
the Panic of 1907 and ceased operation. The Southern Lumber Company subsequently
purchased the assets and reorganized the Black Bayou Railroad on June 10,
1910, in Texas. The old railroad company in the meantime had forfeited its
charter. The new Black Bayou Railroad issued $50,000 in capital stock and
was rebuilt and relocated. Its 35-lb steel rail was replaced by 60-lb steel.
The railroad
connected with the Kansas City Southern at Myrtistown, LA, and in 1911
extended into the timber for 7 miles, crossing the state line into Texas. In
addition to this track, there were 8 miles of logging spurs. The mill of the
Southern Lumber Company was located at the junction of the Kand City
Southern and the Black Bayou Railroad. The railroad was operated for freight
only and in December 1918 extended from Myrtistown, LA westward to
Smithland, TX, 15 miles.
The sawmill was
rebuilt in 1910, and was equipped with a circular and a gang saw, and had a
capacity of 100,000 feet per day. It was destroyed by fire on March 2, 1916,
and rebuilt.
REFERENCE
1.
”The Tap Line Case,” Investigation & Suspension Docket No.
11, Interstate Commerce Commission Reports, Vol. 23, p. 323-4.
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ROSTER by Gil Hoffman:
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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3
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2-6-0
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Davenport
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408
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9/1905
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13x18
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New
by Black Bayou Lumber Co.
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2
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37-2
Shay
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Lima
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1788
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12/1906
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3-10x12
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28
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74000
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Waterman Lumber &
Supply Co. #2, Waterman, TX
Southern Lumber Co. #2,
on ?
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Southern Iron &
Equipment Co. #1766
J.
R. Wallace Lumber Co. #1, Jackson, AL,
on
10/16/1922.
Clarke
County Saw Mill Co. #1, Jackson, AL,
in
3/1924.
Sterling
Timber Co. #1, Butler, AL, in 4/1924.
Tombigbee
Logging Co. #5, Coffeeville, AL,
in
10/1927.
Eureka
Sawmill Co. #5, Coffeeville, AL,
on
5/15/1929.
Scrapped 1933.
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3
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2-8-0
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Davenport
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1126
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4/1911
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16x24
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New
by Southern Lumber Co.
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