Standard Gauge
Headquarters: Leland, MS (Washington County)
Years of Operation: 1902-1916
Mill Capacity: 90,000 ft/day in 1917
Miles Operated: 11
Locomotives Owned:
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Equipment:
2 locomotives, 50 cars, 1 Monoghan log loader, 1 Detroit
skidder and loader in 1910
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History
by Tony Howe:
Darnell-Love Lumber Co. built a mill at Leland in 1902 and incorporated
the Leland Southwestern Railroad on August 30, 1906. The company signed a
contract with the Y&MV to help build the LSW, where Y&MV obtained
ownership of the railroad and leased it back to Darnell-Love Lumber Co. The
Leland Southwestern was never operated as a common carrier, and Y&MV
never operated the branch itself. The lumber company also logged off of the
Y&MV branch running southeast from Leland and was likely to be the
reason that branch was constructed. The lumber company ceased use of the
Leland Southwestern in 1916 and removed the track shortly thereafter. A
tract of timber was bought at Panther Burn and railroad logging operations
conducted there in 1920-21. Darnell-Love Lumber Co. sold out to
Turner-Farber-Love on January 18, 1922.
For more information:
See court case involving abandonment of Leland Southwestern Railroad here.
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