Mississippi Rails

Whited & Wheless, Ltd. 1894-1908

Frost-Johnson Lumber Co. 1908-1913-?

Bodcaw Valley Railroad

36" gauge, -lb rail

Headquarters:

Mill Location: Alden Bridge, LA (Bossier Parish)

Mill Capacity: 118,000 ft/day in 1907

Years of Operation: 1894 through at least 1913

Miles Operated: 20 miles in 1906

Locomotives Owned: 4 in 1907

Other Equipment:

Click Map for Larger Version

History by Gil Hoffman:

In 1890 F. T. Whited and H. H. Wheless formed the partnership of Whited & Wheless, Ltd., and entered into the lumber business at Shreveport, LA with a yard and planing mill. In 1894 the company built a sawmill at Alden Bridge, LA. In September 1908 the company was merged into the Frost-Johnson Lumber Company, with the mill at Alden Bridge continuing operation under the new name.

Alden Bridge was on the Cotton Belt about 16 miles north of Bossier City.

January 1904 Official Guide of the Railways

ROSTER by Gil Hoffman:

Road No.

Type

Builder

C.N.

Date

Cyls.

Dri. Dia.

Engine

Wt.

Previous Ownership

Disposition

?

13-2

Shay

Lima

331

12/1890

2-7x12

26

27000

Long-Bell Lumber Co. #331

Built for wood rail.

Whited & Wheless, Ltd., on ?

For sale 6/1/1907.

T. W. Haralson #1, Brownsville, TN

?

2-6-0

Baldwin

5017

3/1880

13x18

42

40000

Missouri Pacific Ry. #7

Re. #182.

East Line & Red River #2, in 1882.

Missouri, Kansas & Texas #406, in 1889.

Whited & Wheless, Ltd., in 1894..

Baldwin class 8-20 D 30

(tentative) Frost-Johnson Lumber Co., Alden Bridge, LA, in 9/1908.

HOME ABOUT US LINKS

For more information contact Tony Howe at tonyhowe76@yahoo.com or David S. Price at davidsprice46@gmail.com

All content on Mississippi Rails website is copyrighted by us or the individual or institution noted on the image or accompanying text. Please contact us below for permission to use any image or information contained on this website. Mississippi Rails is not affiliated with any railroad.