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H.
Weston Lumber Co.
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Standard gauge, 60-lb rail
Headquarters: Logtown, MS
Mill Location: Logtown, MS (Hancock County)
Mill Capacity: 130,000 ft/day in 1917
Years of Operation: 1889-ca1932
Miles Operated: 50 miles in 1917
Locomotives Owned:
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Equipment:
8 locomotives, 130 cars, 2 Baptist skidders in
1910
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History
by Gil Hoffman:
The
H. Weston Lumber Company was incorporated at Logtown, in Hancock
County, with branch in New Orleans, LA, on February 20, 1889, by Henry
Weston, Asa G. Weston and H. S. Weston with authorized capital stock of
$150,000.
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Builder's photo of Baldwin 2-6-0 No. 11, a handsome engine indeed! |
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ROSTER by Gil Hoffman:
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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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1
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0-4-2T
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Baldwin
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9820
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2/1889
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10x14
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35
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30000
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East
Fifth Street Ry. #9 D. A. Harrington, Kansas City, MO
Austin
Dam Street Ry.
A.
Marx & Sons, New Orleans, LA (dealer)
Birmingham
Rail & Locomotive Co.
H.
Weston Lumber Co. #1, on 9/30/1908.
Baldwin class 6-14_
C 60
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In Service 8/1926.
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2
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4-4-0?
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Rogers
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60000
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Unknown.
H. Weston Lumber Co. #2, by 1/1912.
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Dropped by 8/1926.
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3
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55-2
Shay
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Lima
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236
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5/1889
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3-12x12
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32
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97500
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F.
H. & C. W. Goodyear #8, Medix Run, PA
Returned
to Lima and shipped to:
Pint
Rock Coal & Coke Co. 2nd #1, Oneida, TN, on 11/21/1892.
H. Weston Lumber Co. #3.
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Southern
Iron & Equipment Co. #1077
Oostanaula
Mining Co., Birmingham, AL,
on
8/5/1916.
Hilley-Norrell
Mining Co.
Southern
Iron & Equipment Co. #1241
Mills
& Lupton Supply Co., Chattanooga, TN, on 3/2/1918.
J.
G. White Engineering Co., Muscle Shoals, AL
U.
S. Army Corps of Engineers #2, Muscle Shoals, AL
Southern
Iron & Equipment Co. #1674
Conasauga
River Lumber Co. #1, Conasauga, TN, on 7/8/1921.
Southern
Iron & Equipment Co. #1893
Case-Fowler
Lumber Co. #2, Toomsboro, GA,
on 2/14/1925.
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4
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2-6-0
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Baldwin
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70000
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Unknown.
H. Weston Lumber Co. #4
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T. Hofmann-Olsen Lumber Corp. #4,
Logtown, MS, in 1929.
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5
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33-2
Shay
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Lima
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821
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10/1903
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3-10x10
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28
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66000
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New.
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For sale 8/1926.
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6
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2-6-0
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Porter
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3061
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9/1904
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15x22
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70000
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New.
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T. Hofmann-Olsen Lumber Corp. #6,
Logtown, MS, in 1929.
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7
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4-6-0
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Schen.
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1271
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8/1880
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18x24
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54
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78000
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Fall
Brook Coal Co. #23 Wayne
Fall
Brook R.R. #23, in 7/1892.
New
York Central & Hudson River #2102,
in
5/1899.
Re.
#2199.
Kilby
Locomotive & Machine Works Anniston, AL (dealer), in 1/1904.
H. Weston Lumber Co. #7, on
12/19/1904.
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Dropped by 8/1926.
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8
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2-6-0
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Baldwin
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6417
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10/1882
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17x24
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49
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80000
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St.
Louis Bridge Co. & Tunnel R.R. #17
Built
as an 0-6-0.
Terminal
Railroad Association of St. Louis #17, on 7/30/1889.
Converted
to 2-6-0.
H.
Weston Lumber Co. #8, ca. 1905.
Baldwin class 6-28 D 28
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T.
Hofmann-Olsen Lumber Corp. #8,
Logtown, MS, in 1929.
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9
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2-6-0
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Baldwin
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7617
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6/1885
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17x24
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50
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90000
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Buffalo,
New York & Philadelphia #103
Western
New York & Pennsylvania #103,
in
1887.
Re.
#78 in 1891.
Pennsylvania
R.R. #6280, in 1903.
Southern
Iron & Equipment Co. #348,
in
3/1905.
H.
Weston Lumber Co. #9, on 11/21/1905.
Cost
$3,850.
Baldwin class 8-28 D 73
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In Service 8/1926.
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1st
10
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2-8-0
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Schen.
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1687
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10/1883
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20x24
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50
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110000
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Fall
Brook Coal Co. #39
Fall
Brook R.R. #39, in 7/1892.
New
York Central & Hudson River #2274,
in
5/1899.
Kilby
Locomotive & Machine Works, Anniston, AL
(dealer), in 3/1906.
H. Weston Lumber Co. #10, on
5/24/1906.
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Dropped by 12/1911.
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2nd
10
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2-6-0
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Baldwin
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5408
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12/1880
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18x24
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52
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78000
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Cincinnati
Southern #43
Cincinnati,
New Orleans & Texas Pacific #43, in 1885.
Re.
#543 in 1891.
Louisville
Southern 2nd #13, on 10/6/1891.
Cincinnati,
New Orleans & Texas Pacific #543, on 6/6/1893.
Gulf
& Ship Island #3, on 5/20/1899.
Re.
#24 in 1903.
Watkins
Machine & Foundry Co.,
on
7/10/1907.
H.
Weston Lumber Co. #10, by 12/1911.
Baldwin class 8-30 D 66
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In Service 8/1926.
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1st
11
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45-2
Shay
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Lima
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1837
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6/1907
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3-11x12
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32
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90000
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New. Cost $7,500.
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Grant
Hill Gravel Co. #3, Rhinehart, LA,
in 11/1927.
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2nd
11
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2-6-0
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Baldwin
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58611
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8/1925
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18x24
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48
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112000
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New.
Cost $19,450.
Baldwin class 8-30 D 740
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Birmingham
Rail & Locomotive Co.
The
Texas Co. #11, Port Arthur, TX,
on 9/16/1932.
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12
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2-6-0
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A/Pitts.
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49999
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4/1911
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18x24
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56
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125000
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Crystal
City & Uvalde #5, Crystal City, TX
San
Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf #20, in 4/1912.
Birmingham
Rail & Locomotive Co.
H. Weston Lumber Co. #12, on
6/29/1925.
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Bisso Coal & Towing Co. #12, New
Orleans, LA
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