Central
Coal & Coke Co. (1897-1914)
Missouri
& Louisiana Railroad (1902-1914) Delta
Land & Timber Co. (1914-1926) Neame
Carson & Southern Railroad (1914-1926)
Standard gauge, -lb rail
Headquarters: Kansas City, MO
Mill Locations: Neame, LA
Carson, LA
Mill Capacity: 150,000 ft/day in 1910
Years of Operation: 1897-1926
Miles Operated: 44.45 miles in 1910
Locomotives Owned:
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Equipment:
1906-
81 miles, 11 locomotives, 177 cars.
1907- Carson- 1 mile, 1 locomotive, 54
cars, 1 loader
Neame- 25 miles, 3 locomotives, 65
cars, 1 McGiffert, 1 Lidgerwood
1910- 12 miles, 3 locomotives, 57 cars,
1 McGiffert, 1 Lidgerwood loader
6/30/1919: 3 locomotives, 2 flat cars,
1 box car, 62 log cars, 1 caboose, 1 ice car, 2 trailer cars.
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History
by Gil Hoffman:
The CENTRAL COAL & COKE
COMPANY had sawmills at Neame and Carson, La. The MISSOURI & LOUISIANA
RAILROAD was incorporated in Missouri on July 24, 1902 and had a Missouri
division at Bevier and a Louisiana division connected with the company's
sawmills in Louisiana. The entire capital stock of $150,000 was held by
trustees for the Central Coal & Coke Co. On September 28, 1914 the
corporate title was changed to NEAME, CARSON & SOUTHERN RAILROAD by a
resolution of the board of directors. The railroad was not incorporated. The
name of the lumber company was also changed at that time to DELTA LAND &
TIMBER COMPANY.
The Missouri &
Louisiana (Louisiana Division) operated a line between Neame and Sherwood,
Pujo, Longville, Morrison and Galloway, La. , a distance of 44.45 miles. It
actually had two divisions, the Carson division and the Neame division,
which were not connected. The Central Coal & Coke Co. constructed and
owned all of the lines operated by the Missouri & Louisiana. The line
connected at Neame and Carson, La., with the KCS , and at C. C. Jct. with
the Lake Charles & Northern. In 1910 the Louisiana division owned 4
locomotives.
In 1925 the sawmill at
Neame was completely destroyed by fire and was not rebuilt. The remaining
mill at Carson shut down on November 30, 1926 as a result of timber
exhaustion. In anticipation of the closing of its remaining mill and
complete loss of rail traffic, the Delta Land & Timber Co. applied to
the I. C. C. on August 10, 1926 for permission to abandon the entire line of
the Neame, Carson & Southern. At that time it extended from Neame in a
northwesterly direction to Camp Baker (a logging camp) , 22.13 miles, and
from Carson Mill in an easterly direction to C. C. Junction, 3.19 miles.
Permission to abandon the entire line was given by the I. C. C. on November
27, 1926.
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A wreck near Neame in 1903. |
Builder's view of 2-6-2 No. 115 in 1913. |
Builder's photo of 2-8-2 No. 201 of Delta Land & Timber. |
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January 1912 Official Guide of the Railways |
1920 Official Guide of the Railways |
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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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101
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2-6-0
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Pittsburgh
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1590
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11/1895
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14x22
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50
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68000
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Arkansas
& Choctaw Ry. #1, Ashdown, AR
Missouri & Louisiana R.R. #101,
on ?
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Delta
Land & Timber Co. #106, Neame, LA,
in 9/1914.
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108
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40-2
Shay
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Lima
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644
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1/1901
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3-11x12
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32
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80000
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Louisiana
Long Leaf Lumber Co. #3, Fisher, LA
Central Coal & Coke Co. #108,
Neame, LA, on ?
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Delta
Land & Timber Co. #108, Neame, LA,
in
9/1914.
Out
of service 2/1926.
For sale 4/1927.
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112
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42-2
Shay
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Lima
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2527
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4/1912
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3-10x12
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29
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84000
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New by Missouri & Louisiana R.R.
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Delta
Land & Timber Co. #112, Neame, LA,
in
9/1914.
Transferred
as #202 to Conroe, TX, by 1/1921.
Foster Lumber Co. #7, Fostoria, TX by
11/1930.
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114
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2-6-0
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Baldwin
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38093
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8/1912
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19x26
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51
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137000
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New
by Missouri & Louisiana R.R.
Cost
$12,259.85.
Baldwin class 8-32 D 790
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Neame,
Carson & Southern R.R. #114, in 9/1914.
In
service 6/30/1919.
Delta
Land & Timber Co. #208, Conroe, TX
Conroe
Timber Co. #208, Conroe, TX
Angelina
& Neches River R.R. #208, Keltys, TX
Trinity
Valley Railfans, Inc., Weatherford, TX,
in
3/1963.
Indiana Railway Museum, French Lick,
IN, in 1986.
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115
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2-6-2
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Baldwin
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40082
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6/1913
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15x20
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46
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88000
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New
by Missouri & Louisiana R.R.
Cost
$9,150.
Baldwin class 10-24¼ D 97
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Delta
Land & Timber Co. #115, Neame, LA,
in
9/1914.
Transferred
as #204 to Conroe, TX, by 1/1921.
Foster Lumber Co. #6, Fostoria, TX in
4/1929.
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116
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70-3
Shay
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Lima
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2757
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4/1914
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3-12x15
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36
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146000
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New by Missouri & Louisiana R.R.
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Delta
Land & Timber Co. #116, Neame, LA,
in
9/1914.
Oregon-American
Lumber Co. #116, Vernonia, OR, ca. 2/1926.
Polk
Operating Co. #5, Grande Ronde, OR,
in
10/1926.
Willamina & Grande Ronde Ry. #5,
Grande Ronde, OR, ca. 3/1944.
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200
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2-8-2
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Baldwin
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41353
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4/1914
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17x24
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44
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124500
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New
by Delta Land & Timber Co.
Delivered
to Neame, LA.
Cost
$11,650.
Baldwin class 12-28¼ E 14
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Neame,
Carson & Southern R.R. #200
In
service 6/30/1919.
Kirby
Lumber Co. #100, Silsbee, TX, in 1925.
Scrapped 1955 at Silsbee, TX.
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7
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2-8-2
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Baldwin
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39933
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6/1913
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17x24
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46
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121000
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Louisiana
& Texas Lumber Co. #7, Ratcliff, TX
Lettered
“H. C. R.R.” on tank sides.
Delta Land & Timber Co. #7, Neame,
LA, by 6/1919.
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Used
by Neame, Carson & Southern R.R. #7
Kirby Lumber Co. #94, Silsbee, TX, in
1927.
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?
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4-6-0
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Baldwin
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14656
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1/1896
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19x24
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54
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123000
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Kansas
City, Pittsburg & Gulf #57
Kansas
City Southern Ry. #321,
on
4/1/1900.
Central
Coal & Coke Co., Carson, LA, on 3/10/1913.
Baldwin class 10-32 D 554
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Note:
The Missouri & Louisiana Railroad purchased 2 Forney
locomotives of the Manhattan type, having 12x16 cylinders and weighing 25
tons each, in August 1905 from A. C. Torbert & Co. , Chicago, Ill. |
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