W. W. Lambert Co.

Standard gauge, -lb rail Headquarters:  Mill Location: Poplarville, MS (Pearl River County) Mill Capacity: 0,000 ft/day Years of Operation: 1898-1902 Miles Operated:  Locomotives Owned:	Equipment:	Click Map for Larger Version
History by Gil Hoffman: W. W. Lambert & Company was a partnership composed of W. W. Lambert and H. E. Allen. About 1898 a sawmill plant, which included a planing mill and dry kilns, was built on the south edge of Poplarville. On July 22, 1901 the sawmill and planing mill were completely destroyed by fire. Instead of rebuilding, on May 27, 1902 the company sold all its lands in Pearl River County, logging railroad and rolling stock to the Poplarville Lumber Company, of which Lambert and Allen were members.  W. W. Lambert had formerly operated a sawmill at Glade, south of Poplarville, in partnership with J. H. Mills. This mill began sawing in 1893. Before that these two men had operated a sawmill near the Coosa River, at Miles, Alabama. About 1895 he built a small mill at Saults, three miles north of Lacey, which lasted until 1897. In March of 1897 the Lambert family moved to Poplarville. H. E. Allen was from Paulding, Ohio and came to Pearl River County about 1891 to manage the new mill of the Poplarville Lumber Company, at Poplarville.
ROSTER by Gil Hoffman:      Road No.   Type   Builder   C.N.   Date   Cyls.   Dri. Dia.   Engine Wt.   Previous Ownership   Disposition   ?   14-2 Heisler   Stearns   1010   1896   10x9   27   28000                  Unknown. Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co. Code name “Ensley.” W. W. Lambert & Co., on 8/15/1899.   Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., on 10/14/1899, in trade on 20-ton Baldwin.   ?   2-4-2T   Baldwin   10580   1/1890   12x18   48   40000   Birmingham, Powderly & Bessemer R.R. #3, Birmingham, AL Birmingham Railway & Electric Co., Birmingham, AL, in 11/1896. Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co. W. W. Lambert & Co., on 10/14/1899. Baldwin class 8-18¼ C 23   Poplarville Lumber Co. #1, Poplarville, MS, on 5/27/1902. Lacey Lumber Co. #2, Carriere, MS, by 2/1905. Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co. Alexander Gilmer Lumber Co. #3, Remlig, TX, on 1/23/1906.

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