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Acadiana Ry.
412, NW2, was built by Electro-Motive in April 1948, #5512, FN E911-3 as St Louis-San Francisco 252. It became Burlington Northern 412, Class NW-2, in December 1980 and was retired in June 1982. It was sold to Colorado & Eastern RR as 412 in July 1982 and sold to Dixie River RR as 412. It was sold as AKDN 412.
701, GP30, was built by Electro-Motive in February 1963, #28161, FN 7648-2, as Union Pacific 701. It was retired on July 29, 1989. It was leased to Mineral Wells & Eastern as 701 in October 1989 and was sold as MW&E 701 in February 1990. It was sold in March 1992 as AKDN 701.
4128, GP7u, was built by Electro-Motive in October 1951, #15176, FN 5111-5, as Chicago Rock Island & Pacific 1217. It was rebuilt at Paducah on March 25, 1976, as 4453. It went to Precision National in April 1980 and was sold to Chicago & North Western in February 1981. It entered service on April 22, 1981, as 4128. It was to Larry's Truck Equipment Co. It was sold as AKDN 4128 in March 2000.
Arkla Chemical Co.
60, VO660, was built in May 1942, #65253, as Alabama Tennesee & Northern 600. It was merged as St Louis-San Francisco as 60 and later sold to Foreman Portland Cement Co as 60. It was later rosold as ACCo as 60 in 1967.
Charles Black Gravel Co.
10 was built by Alco-Brooks in February 1909, #44949, as New Orleans Great Northern 13. It became Gulf Mobile & Northern 10 in 1933 and Gulf Mobile & Ohio 10 in 1940. It was sold to Black and kept the same number.
Brown Paper Mill Co.
Olin Mathieson Chemical Co.
We have a page on OM. 
Calcasieu Paper Co.
Industrial Lumber Co.
Industrial Lumber Co became Calcasieu Paper Co in 1925.
107 was built by Baldwin in September 1919, #52255. It was sold to Hartford Lambright in August 1965 and resold to Steam Era Locomotive & Car Co in 1977. It was sent to Fort Edmonton Park in Alberta where it is in operation.
Comite Southern RR
1 was built by Baldwin in August 1919, #52207, as Red
River & Gulf 104. It was later sold to CS as 1 and then to Louisiana
Eastern as 1. In October 1961 it was sold to Stone
Mountain RR and "dooded up" to represent one of the General
II from the Great
Locomotive Chase.
2 was built by Baldwin in May 1922, #55390, as San
Antonio & Aransas Pass 60. It later became Texas
& New Orleans 220, Class E-40, in 1925. It was later renumbered
220 on August 31, 1950 and then sold to CS as 2 on September 14, 1954. It later
became LE 2 and was sold to SMSRR and dressed up as Texas II in May 1962.
Crowell & Spencer Lumber Co.
Crowell Long Leaf Lumber Co.
Crowell Lumber Indstries Co.
202 was built by Baldwin in November 1913, 40862, as Meridian Lumber Co 202. It became Crowell Long Leaf Lumber Co and Crowell Lumber Industries in 1941. It was donated to Southern Heritage Forest Museum.
400 was built by Baldwin in January 1919, #51175, as Crowell & Spencer Lumber Co. It became Crowell Long Leaf Lumber Co and Crowell Lumber Industries in 1941. It was donated to SHFM.
Delta Southern RR
101, CF7, was built by Electro-Motive in January 1951, #13708, FB 3078-A2 as Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 242C, Class 200, an F7A. It was rebuilt at Cleburne on May 24, 1973, as 2570, Class 2417, and retired on June 26, 1987, It was sold to National Railway Equipment Co. in July 1987 and sold as DSRR 101.
102, CF7, was built in March 1948, #5398, FN E902-A2, as AT&SF 22C, Class 16, an F3A. It was rebuilt at Cleburne in March 1972 as 2626, Class 2417, and sold to National Railway Equipment Co. It was sold as DSRR 102.
103, CF7, was built by Electro-Motive in July 1949, #7757, FN E1096-A12, as AT&SF 207C, Class 200, an F7A. It was retired on November 8, 1974, and was rebuilt at Cleburne as 2476, Class 2417, in September 1976. It was retired June 29, 1987, and sold to NRE. It became DSRR as 103.
104, CF7, was built by Electro-Motive in August 1951, #13729, FN 3095-A3, as AT&SF 260L, Class 200, an F7A. It was rebuilt at Cleburne as 2605, Class 2417, in September 1972. It was sold to National Railway Equipment Co and sold as DSRR 104.
105, CF7, was built by Electro-Motive in November 1946, #2737, FN E630-A9, as AT&SF 20L, Class 16, an F3A. It was rebuilt at Cleburne on February 14, 1972, as 2629, Class 2417, and was retired on June 26, 1987, It was sold to NRE on July 1987 and later sold to DSRR as 105.
106, CF7, was built by Electro-Motive in November 1953, #18921, FN 6523-A11, as AT&SF 274L, Class 200. an F7A. It was rebuilt at Cleburne in August 1972 as 2607, Class 2417, and retired on June 26, 1987. It was sold to National Railway Equipment Co in July 1987 and sold to DSRR as 106.
Dixie River RR
412, Class NW-2, was built in April 1948, #5512, FN E911-3, as St Louis-San Francisco 252. It became Burlington Northern 412, Class NW-2, in December 1980 and was retired in June 1982. It was sold to Colorado & Eastern RR as 412 in July 1982 and sold to Dixie River RR as 412. It was sold as Acadiana Ry 412.
413, NW2, was built by Electro-Motive in April 1948, #5513, FN E911-4, as SL-SF 253. It became BN 413, Class NW-2, in December 1980, and was retired in June 1982. It was sold to COE as 413 in July 1982 and sold to DRRR as 413. It was then sold to Mississippi Delta Equipment Co as 413.
415, NW2, was built by Electro-Motive in May 1948, #6248, as SL-SF 255. It became BN 415, Class NW-2, in December 1980, and was retired in June 1982. It was sold to C&ERR as 415 in July 1982 and sold to DRRR as 415. It then was sold to MDECo 415 and then Union Tank Car Co 415.
Enterprise Lumber Co.
4 was built by Lima in December 1906, #1799. It was sold as Cherry River Boom & Lumber Co 16 and sold to F C Cooke Co in 1952. It was leased as Beech Mountain RR 16 in 1953 and returned as Cooke-Natwick Co in 1954. It was sold was Ely Thomas Lumber Co 2 in 1956 and sold to Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in April 1966. It has been shown as Leetonia Ry 1.
Erath Sugar Co, Ltd.
Vermillion Sugar Co.
1 was built by Cooke Locomotiive in April 1892, #2197, as Houston & Texas Central 114. It was renumbered 314 and became Texas & New Orleans 314 in March 1927. It was sold as Vermillion Sugar Co 1 in July 1940 and sold to F Nelson Blount in 1957. It became Steamtown in 1965 and sold to Moody Foundation in July 1982. It became Galveston Railroad Museun,
216 was built by Baldwin in February 1887, #8395, as Union Pacific 737. It was sold as Texas & New Orleans 246, Class E-62, in April 1902 and renumbered 216. Class E-21, in 1913. It was sold as Erath Sugar Co Ltd 216 in December 1929 and became Vermillion Sugar Co 216 in August 1947. It was sold to F Nelson Blount in 1957 and became part of Steamtown in 1965. It moved to Scranton in October 1985. It was donated to Nevada State Railroad Museum and then donated to Feather River Railroad Museum. It was sold to Double T Agricultural Museum in 2003 and restored as Southern Pacific 216.
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