Mississippi Rails

W. Denny & Co.

Standard gauge, -lb rail

Headquarters: Moss Point

Mill Location: Moss Point, MS ( Jackson County)

Mill Capacity: 150,000 ft/day in 1910 (2 mills)

Years of Operation (RR): 1903-1909

Miles Operated: 36 miles in 1909

Locomotives Owned: 5

See also: Pascagoula Northern RR

Equipment:

Dec. 13, 1907- included 1 pile driver, 39 log wagons, 31 miles of railroad from O’Leary mill northerly into Jackson Co., 3 locos, 2 flat cars, 53 log cars, 3 hand cars, and 49 camp cars. (Jackson Co. Land Mortgage and Deeds of Trust on Land Book 1, p.139...dah 2-17-98)

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History by Gil Hoffman:

W. Denny & Co. established its first mill in Moss Point in 1853. In the fall of 1903 W. Denny & Company built a tram road from its O'Leary mill on the Escatawpa River to the mouth of Bayou Casotte. The intention was to extend this line northward to meet the tram road of D. C. Bacon & Company, then being built southward from Brushy, Miss., on the Mobile Jackson & Kansas City Railroad. The survey of the road from Moss Point to Donovan, Miss., on the M. J. & K. C., was completed in early 1907.

The company went into receivership and in June 1909 the 36 mile railroad was sold to the Pascagoula Northern Railroad.

ROSTER by Gil Hoffman and Tony Howe:

1              2-4-2T         Baldwin          11182              9-1890             48                14x20      56000

Purchased from Southern Iron & Equipment Co. #241, Atlanta, GA, on 9-24-03. Cost $2,850.

Built as Bessemer & Birmingham #10, Birmingham, AL (dummy type); toBirmingham Railway & Electric Co., Birmingham, AL; to Southern Iron & Equipment Co. #241.

Sold to Pascagoula Northern #1, Moss Point, MS, in 6-1909; to Pascagoula, Moss Point & Northern #1, Moss Point, MS, on 4-30-12; to Georgia Car & Locomotive Co. #216, Atlanta, GA; to The Hunter Co. #3, Jasper, FL, in 3-1914.

Baldwin class 8-22¼ C 8

2              unk           unk                                                                                                      76000 app

Purchased from Illinois Central RR on 7/21/1905 (per Pascagoula Democrat-Star)

3              2-6-0           B. & O. R.R.                           58                    19x24

Purchased secondhand by Pascagoula Northern 12-1906.

Built as Baltimore & Ohio #

To Pascagoula, Moss Point & Northern R.R. #3, on 4-30-12.

Sold to Alabama & Mississippi R.R. #3, Vinegar Bend, AL, on 6-23-15.

4              4-6-0           Schenectady 1694                1-1883             55                18x24      88000

Purchased by Pascagoula Northern from Georgia Locomotive Co. #65, Atlanta, GA, on 7-29-09. Cost $3,950.

Built as Chesapeake, Ohio & Southwestern #46; to Newport News & Mississippi Valley #558 in 1887; to Illinois Central #259 in 1896; to Dunnellon Phosphate Co., Dunnellon, FL, in 1-1903; to Standard & Hernando R.R. #5, Rockwell, FL, in 11-1903; to Georgia Locomotive Co. #65.

To Pascagoula, Moss Point & Northern R.R. #4, on 4-30-12.

Sold to Alabama & Mississippi R.R. #4, Vinegar Bend, AL, on 6-23-15.

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Standard gauge, -lb rail Headquarters: Moss Point Mill Location: Moss Point, MS ( Jackson County) Mill Capacity: 150,000 ft/day in 1910 (2 mills) Years of Operation (RR): 1903-1909 Miles Operated: 36 miles in 1909 Locomotives Owned: 5	See also: Pascagoula Northern RR Equipment: Dec. 13, 1907- included 1 pile driver, 39 log wagons, 31 miles of railroad from O’Leary mill northerly into Jackson Co., 3 locos, 2 flat cars, 53 log cars, 3 hand cars, and 49 camp cars. (Jackson Co. Land Mortgage and Deeds of Trust on Land Book 1, p.139...dah 2-17-98)	Click Map for Larger Version
History by Gil Hoffman: W. Denny & Co. established its first mill in Moss Point in 1853. In the fall of 1903 W. Denny & Company built a tram road from its O'Leary mill on the Escatawpa River to the mouth of Bayou Casotte. The intention was to extend this line northward to meet the tram road of D. C. Bacon & Company, then being built southward from Brushy, Miss., on the Mobile Jackson & Kansas City Railroad. The survey of the road from Moss Point to Donovan, Miss., on the M. J. & K. C., was completed in early 1907. The company went into receivership and in June 1909 the 36 mile railroad was sold to the Pascagoula Northern Railroad.


ROSTER by Gil Hoffman and Tony Howe: 1 2-4-2T Baldwin 11182 9-1890 48 14x20 56000 Purchased from Southern Iron & Equipment Co. #241, Atlanta, GA, on 9-24-03. Cost $2,850. Built as Bessemer & Birmingham #10, Birmingham, AL (dummy type); toBirmingham Railway & Electric Co., Birmingham, AL; to Southern Iron & Equipment Co. #241. Sold to Pascagoula Northern #1, Moss Point, MS, in 6-1909; to Pascagoula, Moss Point & Northern #1, Moss Point, MS, on 4-30-12; to Georgia Car & Locomotive Co. #216, Atlanta, GA; to The Hunter Co. #3, Jasper, FL, in 3-1914. Baldwin class 8-22¼ C 8 2 unk unk 76000 app Purchased from Illinois Central RR on 7/21/1905 (per Pascagoula Democrat-Star) 3 2-6-0 B. & O. R.R. 58 19x24 Purchased secondhand by Pascagoula Northern 12-1906. Built as Baltimore & Ohio # To Pascagoula, Moss Point & Northern R.R. #3, on 4-30-12. Sold to Alabama & Mississippi R.R. #3, Vinegar Bend, AL, on 6-23-15. 4 4-6-0 Schenectady 1694 1-1883 55 18x24 88000 Purchased by Pascagoula Northern from Georgia Locomotive Co. #65, Atlanta, GA, on 7-29-09. Cost $3,950. Built as Chesapeake, Ohio & Southwestern #46; to Newport News & Mississippi Valley #558 in 1887; to Illinois Central #259 in 1896; to Dunnellon Phosphate Co., Dunnellon, FL, in 1-1903; to Standard & Hernando R.R. #5, Rockwell, FL, in 11-1903; to Georgia Locomotive Co. #65. To Pascagoula, Moss Point & Northern R.R. #4, on 4-30-12. Sold to Alabama & Mississippi R.R. #4, Vinegar Bend, AL, on 6-23-15.