Calcasieu Vernon & Shreveport Railway
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36" or 40" Gauge Headquarters: Years of Operation: 1880-1897 Predecessor Roads: none Successor Roads: Kansas City, Shreveport & Gulf Ry Miles Operated: 16.50 miles Locomotives Owned: 4 in 1896 |
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HISTORY by Tony Howe:
The Calcasieu Vernon & Shreveport Railway was incorporated on June 5, 1880. It completed 16.50 miles of railroad from Lockport, La. to Edgewood, La. by January 1, 1897. The railroad was jointly owned by two large sawmills in Lockport: Perkins & Miller Lumber Co., Ltd. and Lock, Moore & Co. The railroad was sold to the Kansas City, Shreveport & Gulf Ry on March 29, 1897 and converted to standard gauge and later became part of the Kansas City Southern Ry.
See http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/calcasieu/bios/millerch.txt http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/w/o/o/Charles-B-Woodard-m-d/GENE1-0010.html |
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For more information contact Tony Howe at tonyhowe76@yahoo.com or David S. Price at davidsprice46@gmail.com