Bowie Lumber Co.

36" gauge, 25-lb rail Headquarters: Hattiesburg, MS Mill Location: Bouie, MS (Forrest County) Mill Capacity: 0,000 ft/day  Years of Operation: 1905-1909 Miles Operated: 1.5 miles Locomotives Owned: 1	Equipment:	Click Map for Larger Version
History by Gil Hoffman and Tony Howe: For a detailed history of this operation see: Steam Whistles in the Piney Woods Volume 2, by Gilbert H. Hoffman
ROSTER by Gil Hoffman:        Road No.   Type   Builder   C.N.   Date   Cyls.   Dri. Dia.   Engine Wt.   Previous Ownership   Disposition   ?   13-2 Shay   Lima   174   5/1887                      2-7x12   26   26000   Powell Lumber Co. # , Pocahontas, TN Built for wood rail. Frank Eastman, Tampa, AL, in 1888. Tampa Lumber Co., Tampa, AL, on 7/12/1889. Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co. Oconee Milling Co., Ivey, GA, on 9/18/1899. Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co. J. L. Cooley & Co., Mt. Olive, MS, on 1/10/1902. Mt. Olive Lumber Co., Mt. Olive, MS, on 12/10/1902. S. A. Jones & Son, Columbia, MS, on 10/10/1904. Repossessed by Mt. Olive Lumber Co.. Bowie Lumber Co., on 2/14/1906. Cost $1,042.30 Changed to steel rail.   Unknown.

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