Mississippi Rails (original) (raw)
Gulf, Florida & Alabama Railway (1912-1922)
Muscle Shoals, Birmingham & Pensacola Railway (1922-1928)
| Standard Gauge Headquarters: Years of Operation: 1912-1928 Predecessor Roads: Southern States Lumber Co. Successor Roads: St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco) Miles Operated: 147.29 + 11.63 mile Gateswood Branch Locomotives Owned: | Equipment 6/30/1914: Locomotives: 7. Cars: 10 passenger, 2 combination, 60 box, 130 flat, 20 coal, 2 service. 6/30/1919: Locomotives: 10. Cars: 9 passenger, 1 combination, 2 baggage & mail, 75 stock, 87 flat, 31 rock, 14 box, 7 caboose, 14 service. | Click Map for Larger Version |
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| HISTORY by Gil Hoffman:TheGulf, Florida & Alabama Railway was chartered on February 6, 1911 in Florida for 99 years, and acquired the railroad of the Southern States Lumber Company, extending from Cantonment, FL to Local, AL, 64.0 miles, late in 1911. The first section of road was put into operation on January 1, 1913, and opened as a common carrier on the same date. The company was given a grant from the City of Pensacola comprising three city blocks of waterfront for piers, warehouses, etc. In 1922 the name was changed to Muscle Shoals, Birmingham & Pensacola Railway. The road was absorbed into the FRISCO in August 1928. The Gulf, Florida & Alabama was operated in two divisions: Southern Division � Pensacola, FL to Mexia, AL, and Northen Division � Mexia, AL to Kimbrough, AL. It connected with the Southern Ry., at Kimbrough, AL, the Louisville & Nashville at Atmore, AL, and the Louisville & Nashville and the Pensacola, Mobile & New Orleans at Pensacola, FL. The company granted trackage rights to the Southern States Lumber Company, from Pensacola northward for 90 miles; the Vredenburgh Sawmill Company, between Vredenburgh and Atmore and 50 miles north or south of either junction; Russ & McCaskill, between Barrineau Park, FL and Gateswood, AL, and C. Y. Mayo, from Barrineau Park, FL 120 miles northward. The branch from Gateswood Jct. to Gateswood was leased to Russ & McCaskill. | ||
| ROSTER By Gil Hoffman: 1 4-6-0 Schenectady 4364 8-1895 57 17x24 108000 Purchased from Lake Shore & Michigan Southern #5094, in 7-1913. Built as Lake Shore & Michigan Southern #285, renumb. #5094 in 1905. 2 4-6-0 Brooks -1890 57 17x24 126000 Purchased secondhand, in 1912. 3 4-6-0 Brooks -1892 57 17x24 126000 Purchased secondhand, in 1913 4 4-6-0 Brooks -1895 57 17x24 126000 Purchased secondhand, in 1913. 5 0-4-0 Wabash R.R. � -1889 52 16x24 60000 Purchased from Fitz-Hugh Luther Co., Chicago, IL, in 1912. Built as Wabash Ry. #28; to Fitzhugh-Luther Co., in 12-1908. 6 4-6-0 -1895 17x24 128000 Purchased secondhand, in 1913. 7 4-6-0 Schenectady 4362 8-1895 57 17x24 108000 Purchased from General Equipment Co., in 1913. Built as Lake Shore & Michigan Southern #225, renumb. #5092 in 1905; to General Equipment Co., in 4-1910. 8 2-8-0 Pittsburgh 1756 11-1897 51 20x26 140000 Purchased from General Equipment Co., in 11-1915. Built as Pittsburgh, McKeesport & Youghiogheny #271, renumb. #9400 in 1907; to General Equip. Co. To Muscle Shoal, Birmingham & Pensacola #8, in 1922. Renumb. #870 in 1926. Sold to St. Louis San Francisco #870, in 1928. Scrapped 12-1937. 9 2-8-0 Pittsburgh 1943 6-1899 51 20x26 140000 Purchased from General Equipment Co., in 11-1915. Built as Pittsburgh, McKeesport & Youghiogheny #279, renumb. #9408 in 1907; to General Equip. Co. To Muscle Shoal, Birmingham & Pensacola #9, in 1922. Renumb. #871 in 1926. Sold to St. Louis San Francisco #871, in 1928. Retired 11-1936. 10 2-6-0 Altoona 2081 8-1899 62 20x28 144500 Purchased from General Equipment Co., 4-1918. Built as Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore #77; to Pennsylvania R.R. #5077, in 1903, renumb. #05077 in 1-1917; to General Equipment Co. 11 2-6-0 Altoona 2168 1-1901 62 20x28 144500 Purchased from General Equipment Co., 4-1918. Built as Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore #197; to Pennsylvania R.R. #5197, in 1903, renumb. #05197 in 1-1917; to General Equipment Co. 12 2-8-0 Brooks 3629 9-1900 63 21x30 174000 Purchased from General Equipment Co., 12-1919. Built as Lake Shore & Michigan Southern #739, renumb. #5739 in 1905; to General Equipment Co. 14 2-8-0 Brooks 3632 9-1900 63 21x30 174000 Purchased from General Equipment Co., 12-1919. Built as Lake Shore & Michigan Southern #744, renumb. #5744 in 1905; to General Equipment Co. |
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