Louisiana
& North West Railroad
Standard Gauge
Headquarters: Gibsland, later Homer, LA
Years of Operation: 1890-present
Predecessor Roads: Louisiana North & South Ry
Successor Roads: none
Miles Operated: Main line:
Magnolia, AR to Natchitoches, LA, 114.7 miles; leased (St. Louis
Southwestern Ry. — Magnolia to McNBeil, AR), 6.40 miles — total,
121.10 miles.
Locomotives Owned:
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Equipment
3/31/1890:
Locomotives: 2. Cars: 2 passenger.
12/31/1899:
Locomotives: 5. Cars: 2 passenger, 2 baggage, etc., 16 flat, 1 caboose.
6/30/1914:
Locomotives: 9. Cars: 5 passenger, 2 combination, 2 baggage, etc., 41 box,
29 flat, 22 service.
6/30/1918:
Locomotives: 9. Cars: 3 passenger, 2 combination, 3 baggage, etc., 23 box,
6 flat, 2 caboose, 24 service.
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HISTORY by Gil Hoffman:
Chartered as the Louisiana
North & South Railroad on November 28, 1885. Road completed from
Gibsland, LA to Homer, LA, 20 miles, toward the end of 1887 and opened for
business on March 1, 1888. The extension from Gibsland to Bienville, LA was
completed in 1889 and opened January 1, 1889. The road was constructed by J.
D. Beardsley, contractor. Owing to a defective charter, the road was in 1889
as the Louisiana & North West Railroad and the property of the
old company conveyed to the new on January 21, 1890. At the time of the new
charter, the railroad was controlled by J. D. Beardsley through ownership of
a majority of the capital stock. Authorized capital stock was $2,900,000.
The line from
Homer, La to Magnolia, AR, 35.70 miles, was built during 1897-98; from
Bienville to Lucky, LA, 7.50 miles, during 1900-01; from Lucky to Saline,
LA, 5.50 miles, during 1901-04; from Saline to Natchitoches, LA, 30.20
miles, during 1901-05, and in Natchitoches, 0/30 miles, during 1912. The
total mileage of this construction was 79.20 miles. The line between Homer,
LA and Magnolia, AR and between Bienville, LA and Natchitoches, LA were
constructed under contract by J. D. Beardsley.The Magnola Branch of the St.
Louis Southwestern Ry., from Magnolia to McNeil, AR, 6.40 miles, was leased
for 20 years from August 1, 1898, at a rental of $3,980 per year.
The railroad had
joint use of the passenger station at Gibsland, LA, owned by the Vicksburg,
Shreveport & Pacific. Interchange
connections were with the Louisiana & Arkansas at Chestnut, LA; with
Louisiana Railway & Navigation Co., at Hagen, LA; with the North
Louisiana & Gulf at Bienville, LA; with the St. Louis Southwestern Ry.,
at McNeil, AR; the Texas & Pacific at Natchitoches, LA, and the
Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific at Gibsland, LA.
The country traversed
was gently rolling with some flat stretches. The most imortant bridge on the
road was across the Red River. This bridge was 525 feet in length.
The United States
District Court at New Orleans, on August 23, 1913, appointed George W.
Hunter as receiver on application of the Baldwin Locomotive Works and other
creditors.
REFERENCE
1. “Louisiana
& North West Railroad Company,” Valuation Docket No. 697, Interstate
Commerce Commission Reports, Vol. 135, p. 849-880.
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January 1915 Official Railway Equipment Register- Art Richardson Collection |
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January 1912 Official Guide of the Railways |
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March 1937 Official Guide of the Railways- Tony Howe Collection
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STEAM 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.
|
Previous
Ownership
|
Disposition
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1
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4-4-0
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Baldwin
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10419
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11/1889
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14x22
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56
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60000
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Louisiana
North & South Ry. #1
Louisiana
& North West #1, on 1/21/1890.
Baldwin
class 8-22 C 74
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Dropped
by 6/30/1918.
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2
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4-4-0
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Baldwin
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2408
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4/1871
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14x24
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61
|
45000
|
Junction
& Breakwater R.R. New York, Lewes, DE
Delaware,
Maryland & Virginia #3, in 6/1883.
Re. #253.
Philadelphia,
Wilmington & Baltimore R.R. #108,
in 8/1885.
New York
Equipment Co., New York, NY (dealer),
in 2/1888.
Louisiana
& North West #2, by 3/1890.
Baldwin
class 22½ C 27
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Dropped
by 6/30/1918.
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3
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4-4-0
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Baldwin
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13714
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9/1893
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16x24
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62
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74000
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New. Cost
$8,260.
Baldwin
class 8-26 C 511
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Dropped
by 6/30/1918.
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4
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2-6-0
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Baldwin
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15938
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5/1898
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17x24
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54
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95000
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New. Cost
$8,033.75.
Baldwin
class 8-28 D 161
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Dropped
by 6/30/1918.
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5
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2-6-0
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Baldwin
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15939
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5/1898
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17x24
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54
|
95000
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New. Cost
$8,033.75.
Baldwin
class 8-28 D 162
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In
service 6/30/1918.
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6
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2-8-0
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Baldwin
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10490
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12/1889
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20x24
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50
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116000
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Cresson,
Clearfield County & New York Short Route R.R. #4 Anthony
S. Morrow, Cresson, PA
Pennsylvania
R.R. #1517, in 6/1893.
Boise, Nampa
& Owyhee Ry., Nampa, ID, in 3/1897.
Louisiana
& North West #6, ca. 1900.
Baldwin
class 10-34 E 1023
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Dropped
by 6/30/1918.
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7
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2-6-0
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Baldwin
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21668
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2/1903
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18x24
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56
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110000
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New. Cost
$9,900.
Baldwin
class 8-30 D 610
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Southern
Iron & Equipment Co. #2078, in 1/1926.
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8
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2-6-0
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Baldwin
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22102
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5/1903
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18x24
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56
|
110000
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New. Cost
$9,900.
Baldwin
class 8-30 D 611
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In
service 6/30/1918.
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9
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4-4-0
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Baldwin
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22183
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5/1903
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16x24
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64
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90000
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New. Cost
$9,000.
Baldwin
class 8-26 C 556
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In
service 6/30/1918.
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10
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2-8-0
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Baldwin
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24805
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11/1904
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19x24
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50
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125000
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New. Cost
$10,885.
Baldwin
class 10-32 E 47
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Louisiana
& Arkansas Ry. #150,
ca. 1910.
Grace Logging
Co., Castor, LA,
in 6/1922.
Weber-King
Manufacturing Co. #110, Barham, LA
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11
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2-8-0
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Baldwin
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24835
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11/1904
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19x24
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50
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125000
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New. Cost
$10,885.
Baldwin
class 10-32 E 48
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Gainesville
Midland R.R. #102, Gainesville, GA, in 1905.
Southern Iron
& Equipment Co. #1861
Fountain-Campbell
Lumber Co. #4, Ladysmith, WI, on 3/8/1924.
Roddis
Lumber & Veneer Co., Park Falls, WI, in 1936.
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21
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2-6-0
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Rhode
Island
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1704
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11/1886
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19x24
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52½
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104300
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Vicksburg
& Meridian R.R. #165
Alabama &
Vicksburg Ry. #411, in 5/1889.
Louisiana
& North West #21, in 1907.
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Southern
Iron & Equipment Co. #2079, in 1/1926.
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22
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4-6-0
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Baldwin
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37003
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9/1911
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18x26
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56
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130500
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New. Cost
$12,261.
Baldwin
class 10-30 D 599
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Scrapped
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23
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4-6-0
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Baldwin
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37004
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9/1911
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18x26
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56
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130500
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New. Cost
$12,261.
Baldwin
class 10-30 D 600
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Scrapped
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24
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4-6-0
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Baldwin
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37005
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9/1911
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18x26
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56
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130500
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New. Cost
$12,261.
Baldwin
class 10-30 D 601
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Davis
Brothers Lumber Co. #24, Ansley, LA
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25
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4-6-0
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Baldwin
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39266
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2/1913
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18x26
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56
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130500
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New. Cost
$12,360.
Baldwin
class 10-30 D 632
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North
Louisiana & Gulf R.R. #25, Hodge, LA, by 2/1926.
Scrapped
1950.
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26
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4-6-0
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A/Schen.
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29786
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5/1904
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19x26
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62
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140000
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Newton &
Northwestern R.R. #10, Boone, IA
Birmingham
Rail & Locomotive Co. #1417.
Louisiana
& North West #26, on 9/26/1921.
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27
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4-6-0
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A/Schen.
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29787
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5/1904
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19x26
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62
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140000
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Newton &
Northwestern R.R. #12, Boone, IA
Bellefonte
Central R.R. #12, Bellefonte, PA, in 1920.
Louisiana
& North West #27, in 9/1921.
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Southern
Iron & Equipment Co. #2080, in 1/1926.
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28
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2-8-0
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A/Rich.
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30150
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10/1904
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20x24
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50
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139000
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Mississippi
River & Bonne Terre #13, Bonne Terre, MO
Louisiana
& North West #28, on 3/6/1922.
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North
& South Ry. #101, in 1929.
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29
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2-8-0
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A/Rich.
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30151
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10/1904
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20x24
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50
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139000
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Mississippi
River & Bonne Terre #17, Bonne Terre, MO
Louisiana
& North West #29, on 3/6/1922.
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North
& South Ry. #102, in 1929.
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30
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4-6-0
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Baldwin
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27055
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12/1905
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19x26
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58
|
144000
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Alabama &
Vicksburg Ry. #445
Louisiana
& North West #30, in 3/1922.
Baldwin
class 10-32 D 947
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31
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4-6-0
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Baldwin
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29328
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10/1906
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19x26
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58
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144000
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Alabama &
Vicksburg Ry. #446
Louisiana
& North West #31, in 3/1922.
Baldwin
class 10-32 D 983
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32
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4-6-0
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Baldwin
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30004
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1/1907
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19x26
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55
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145000
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Alabama &
Vicksburg Ry. #443
Louisiana
& North West #32, in 3/1922.
Baldwin
class 10-32 D 986
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Out
of service by 7/1935.
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33
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4-8-0
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Brooks
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3603
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8/1900
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20x26
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55
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170400
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Buffalo,
Rochester & Pittsburgh Ry. #239
Southern Iron
& Equipment Co. #1477.
Wisconsin-Alabama
Lumber Co. #5, Sylacauga, AL, on 12/31/1919.
Southern Iron
& Equipment Co. #2083.
Louisiana
& North West #33, in 1/1926.
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Scrapped
1933.
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34
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2-8-0
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A/Brooks
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28255
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12/1903
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22x30
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57
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199000
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Cleveland,
Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Ry. #766
Re. #6608 in
1905.
Louisiana
& North West #34, in 1929.
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35
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2-8-0
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A/Brooks
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28245
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12/1903
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22x30
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57
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199000
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Cleveland,
Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Ry. #756
Re. #6598 in
1905.
Louisiana
& North West #35, in 1929.
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36
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2-8-2
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Baldwin
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52665
|
12/1919
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20½x28
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48
|
179000
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Sewell Valley
R.R. #7, Rainelle, WV
Chesapeake
& Ohio Ry. #2910, in 7/1927.
Georgia Car
& Locomotive Co. #669 - Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co.
(joint account).
Louisiana
& North West #36, on 3/3/1930.
Cost $4,500.
Baldwin
class 12-34¼ E 55
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37
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2-8-2
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Baldwin
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43561
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6/1916
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20x28
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48
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174500
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Arizona
Lumber & Timber Co. #1, Flagstaff, AZ
St. Louis,
Troy & Eastern R.R. #7, East St. Louis, IL, in 1917.
Georgia Car
& Locomotive Co. #630.
Louisiana
& North West #37, in 1/1930. Cost $15,000.
Baldwin
class 12-34¼ E 40
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38
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2-6-0
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Baldwin
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19962
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1/1902
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20x28
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56½
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167200
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Illinois
Central R.R. #591
Re. #3750 on
8/12/1937
Re. #3712 on
4/30/1943.
Louisiana
& North West #38, on 8/16/1945.
Baldwin
class 8-34 D 187
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39
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2–6-0
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Baldwin
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33243
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3/1909
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20x28
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57
|
160000
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St. Louis
Southwestern Ry. #455
Louisiana
& North West #39, on 8/24/1946.
Baldwin
class 8-34 D 519
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Retired
1950.
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