Amos
Kent (1853-1898)
Amos
Kent Lumber & Brick Co., Ltd. (1898-1921)
Kentwood
Greensburg & Southwestern Railroad (1905-1921)
36" gauge
Headquarters: Kentwood, LA
Mill Location: Kentwood, LA (Tangipahoa Parish)
Mill Capacity:
Years of Operation: 1880-1921 (railroad)
Miles Operated: Main line: Kent’s Mill, LA to Freiler,
LA, 13.21 miles.
Later extended to Coles and Nettles.
Locomotives Owned:
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Equipment:
6/30/1914: Locomotives: 5. Cars: 4
passenger, 1 combination, 10 box, 72 flat, 3 other, 2 service.
6/30/1916: Locomotives: 3. Cars: 4
passenger, 81 freight, 4 work.
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History
by Gil Hoffman:
In
1880 Amos Kent built a 36-inch gauge logging railroad westward from
his sawmill at Kent’s Mill, two miles south of Kentwood. By 1902 it
extended to Freiler, 13.2 miles, immediately north of Greensburg.
The
Kentwood, Greensburg & South Western Railroad was chartered on
February 4, 1905. On January 10, 1906, the road, then consisting of
approximately 22 miles of main line, extending from Kent’s Mill, near
Kentwood, to Nettles, was purchased from the lumber company. Authorized
capital stock was $350,000 of which $95,000 was issued to the lumber company
for road and equipment and $5,000 for cash. In January 1906, the Natalbany
Lumber Company, at Natalbany, 27 miles south on the IC, bought the Kent
sawmill operation and the KG&SW.
Some
time after the acquisition, the KG&SW extended the line from Nettles
into the timber for about 5 miles. This section was constructed for use by
the lumber company. The section of line between Freiler and Nettles, about
7.8 miles, was removed before 1912.
On
April 18, 1921, the KG&SW applied to the ICC for abandonment of its line
from Kent’s Mills to Freiler, 13.21 miles. At the time nearly all of the
timber had been removed from the area and the parent lumber company’s mill
had burned and had not been rebuilt. On July 16, 1921, the ICC granted
permission for abandonment.
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September 1910 Official Guide of the Railways
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ROSTER by Leon Ford and 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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1
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0-4-0T
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Porter
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377
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6/1880
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7x12
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24
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9000
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New.
Named Eva.
Lettered
“Kent’s Mill R.R.”
Built
for wood rail track.
Changed to steel rail in 2/1904.
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Amos Kent Lumber & Brick #6.
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2
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0-4-2T
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Porter
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1384
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6/1892
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9x14
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23000
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New. Named Maud.
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Kentwood, Greensburg & South
Western #7, in 1906.
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3
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2-6-0
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Brooks
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547
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6/1881
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15x18
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36
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60000
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Colorado
Central #12.
Re.
#154 in 1885.
Union
Pacific, Denver & Gulf #154, in 1890.
Re.
#4.
Colorado
& Southern #3, in 1898.
F.
M. Hicks Co., Chicago, IL (d), in 12/1898.
Amos Kent Lumber & Brick#3, in
1899. Named Amos.
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Kentwood, Greensburg & South
Western #8, in 1906.
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4
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2-8-0
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Baldwin
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11628
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2/1891
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16x20
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37
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68000
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Mineral
Range #7 Superior, Hancock, MI.
Ashland,
Siskiwit & Iron River $7,Ashland, WI, in 12/1897.
Amos
Kent Lumber & Brick #4, in 1903.
Baldwin class 10-26 E 173
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Kentwood, Greensburg & South
Western #9, in 1906.
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5
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2-6-0
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Brooks
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756
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8/1882
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15x18
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36
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60000
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Denver,
South Park & Pacific #36
Re.
#163 in 1885.
Denver,
Leadville & Gunnison #163, in 1889.
Colorado
& Southern #18, in 1898.
F.
M. Hicks Co., Chicago, IL (dealer),
in
10/1900.
Amos Kent Lumber & Brick #5
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6
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0-4-0T
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Porter
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377
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6/1880
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7x12
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24
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9000
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Re.
from #1.
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Last parts order 2/8/1908.
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7
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0-4-2
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Porter
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1384
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6/1892
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9x14
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23000
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Re.
from #2. Named Maud.
8-wheel tender added.
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In service
6/30/1916.
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8
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2-6-0
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Brooks
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547
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6/1881
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15x18
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36
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60000
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Re. from #3.
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9
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2-8-0
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Baldwin
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11628
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2/1891
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16x20
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37
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68000
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Re.
from #4.
Named Margaret M.
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In service
6/30/1916.
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10
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4-6-0
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New York
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87
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6/1884
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14x20
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42
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48000
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Denver
Circle #4, Denver, CO.
Denver,
Utah & Pacific #5, in 1886.
Fulton
County Narrow Gauge #5, Lewistown, IL, in 12/1889.
(tentative)
Moreton & Helms Lumber Co. #5, Cold Springs, MS, ca. 1905.
Kentwood, Greensburg & South
Western #10, ca. 1908.
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11
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4-4-0
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Baldwin
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7146
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1/1884
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14x18
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46
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48000
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Detroit,
Bay City & Alpena #6, Tawas City, MI. Built 38" gauge.
Orange
Belt Ry. #6, Oakland, FL,
by
12/1891.
Changed
to 36" gauge by 2/1892.
Sanford
& St. Petersburg #6, Oakland, FL, on 8/13/1893.
Moreton
& Helms Lumber Co. #9, Cold Springs, MS, in 10/1903.
Kentwood,
Greensburg & South Western #11, ca. 1908.
Baldwin class 8-22 C 63
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In service
6/30/1916.
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12
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0-4-2T
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Porter
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446
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8/1881
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12x18
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40
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40000
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Cincinnati
Northern Ry. #5, Cincinnati, OH.
Toledo,
Cincinnati & St. Louis R.R. #55, Cincinnati, OH, in 5/1883
Cincinnati,
Lebanon & Northern Ry. #5, Cincinnati, OH, on 8/1/1885
Birmingham
Rail & Locomotive Co.
East
Union Mills, Hyde, LA, on 9/25/1899.
Moreton
& Helms Lumber Co. #2,
Cold
Springs, MS, by 12/1904.
Kentwood, Greensburg & South
Western #11, ca. 1908.
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In service 6/30/1916.
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28
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4-6-0
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Schen.
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5006
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3/1889
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16x20
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42
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83000
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Golden
Circle #52 Vista Grande.
Florence
& Cripple Creek #52, ca. 1901.
Cripple
Creek & Colorado Springs #28,
in
1915.
Cripple
Creek Central Co. #28.
Kentwood, Greensburg & South
Western #28, in 1920.
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33
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2-8-0
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A/Brooks
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41126
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6/1906
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16x20
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37
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95000
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Colorado
& Northwestern #33, Boulder, CO.
Denver,
Boulder & Western #33, Boulder, CO, on 3/29/1909.
Morse
Brothers Machinery Co., Denver, CO (d) in 9/1919.
Kentwood, Greensburg & South
Western #33, in 6/1920.
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Natchez,
Columbia & Mobile #33, Norfield, MS ca. 1921.
Rebuilt
to standard gauge.
Birmingham
Rail & Locomotive Co.,
on
4/17/1926.
Alabama
Central R.R. #33, Jasper, AL,
on
2/28/1928.
Southern Iron & Equipment Co.
#2352
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2nd
3
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33-2
Shay
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Lima
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1598
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11/1905
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3-10x10
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28
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66000
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Easterling
Lbr. Co. #1, Ora, MS.
Natalbany
Lumber Co. #1.
Changed to standard gauge.
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Scrapped ca. 3/1924.
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2nd
6
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36-2
Shay
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Lima
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2218
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11/1909
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3-10x10
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28
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72000
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Easterling
Lumber Co. #5, Ora, MS
Tallahala
Lumber Co. #5, Ora, MS,
on
6/5/1917.
Natalbany Lumber Co. #6, Kentwood,
LA, by 8/21/1918.
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Scrapped ca. 3/1924.
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2nd
7
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50-2
Shay
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Lima
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2159
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5/1909
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3-11x12
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32
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100000
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Argentine
Central #7, Silver Plume, CO.
Argentine
& Grays Peak #7,Silver Plume, CO, in 1913.
Amos Kent Lumber & Brick Co. #7,
Kentwood, LA, by 8/1918.
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Too
heavy - transferred to:
Natalbany
Lumber Co. #3, Natalbany, LA,
in
6/1921.
Changed to standard gauge.
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