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Joseph Rathborne Lumber Co.
1027 was built by Lima in March 1906, #1027, as Ellisville Lumber Co 1027. It was sold as Kola Lumber Co 1027 in 1912 and sold Williams Lumber Co 1027 in 1920. It was sold as JRLCo 1027 in May 1921. It was stored in 1929 and re-opened as Louisiana Cypress Lumber Co 2 in 1936. It was sold to Railway Historical Society of Milwaukee in July 1960 which became Mid-Continent Railway Museum in 1963.
Red River & Gulf RR
104 was built by Baldwin in August 1919, #52207. It was later sold to Comite
Southern 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.
106 was built by Baldwin in October 1923, #57203. It is now at Southern Forest Heritage Museum.
Red River Valley Historical Society
3201 was built by Pullman Car Co in 1925, #4387, as Delaware Lackawanna & Western 301. It was renumbered 2201 in 1930 and became Erie-Lackawanna 3201. It became Consolidated Railroad Corp 3201 in April 1976 and assigned as New Jersey Transit 3201 in 1983. It was sold as MidSouth RR 3201 and sold as RRVHS 3201. It seems to have been scrapped around 2002.
3206 was built by Pullman Car Co in 1925, #4387, as DL&W 306. It was renumbered 2206 in 1930 and became E-L 3206. It became Conrail 3206 in April 1976 and assigned as NJT 3206 in 1983. It was sold as MSR 3206 and sold as RRVHS 3206. It seems to have been scrapped around 2002.
Safety Rail Service
144 CF7, was built by Electro-Motive in January 1951, #13712, as Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 244C, Class 200. It was rebuilt at Cleburne as 2586, Class 2417 in January 1973 and sold to National Railway Equipment. It was sold as MidSouth Rail 7006 and became Kansas City Southern 7006 in January 1994. It was sold as L&D 7006 in February 1994 and transferred as GWI Switching Services 1510. It was transferred as Louisiana & Delta 1510 in March 1998 and sold as SRS 144 in October 2002.
Saint Charles Grain Elevator Co.
This un-numbered 45 Ton locomotive was built by General Electric in 1962, #34445, and later ended up at Larry's Truck Equipment Co.
South Shore Ry.
Rapides Gravel Co.
Mid-States Materials Inc.
509 was built by Baldwin in April 1913, #39553, as Louisiana & Arkansas 403. It was rebuilt as 509 in 1928 and sold as Louisiana Midland Ry 509 in 1945. It was transferred as SSRy509 and transferred as RGCo 509. It became MSMInc and it was sold to George Silcott Co in 1966. It was sold to John Thompson in 1968 and resold to J David Conrad in October 1971. It was resold to Larry Spreckelmeier in December 1973. It was leased to Whitewater Valley RR in 1974 and sent to Tennessee Valley RR Museum in 1982. It was sold to Cookeville (TN) Depot Museum in 2002 and displayed as Tennessee Central Ry 509.
Stupp Corp.
20, SW1200, was built by Electro-Motive in November 1955, #20678, as Chicago & Illinois Midland 20, Class SW-1200. It was sold as David J Joseph Co 20 and sold to Mobile Locomotive Services. It was sold as Stupp 20.
Superior Tie & Timber Co.
7, SW1, was built by Electro-Motive in November 1940, #1184, as Chicago Milwaukee St Paul & Pacific 1631, Class DE-6. It was reclassified Class 6E-S. It was renumbered 975 in 1959 and 947 in 1972. It was renumbered 879 in January 1973 and retired in May 1980. It was sold as ST&TCo 7 in October 1980 and resold as Northern Railcar Corp 1. It was sold to Didion Milling but never relettered.
Texas Pacific-Missouri Pacific Terminal RR
24, RS3, was built by Alco in April 1956, #81897. It was renumbered Missouri Pacific 959 in 1962 and rebuilt in September 1966 as 1071.
Tremont & Gulf RR
30 was also built by Baldwin in September 1917. #46491. It was converted from coal to oil in 1923. In May 1954 it was sold to the Magma Arizona RR and became their 7. The last run on the MA was June 10, 1967, and the locomotive was sold to the TSR on May 6, 1974. It was shipped shortly afterwards. It was rebuilt and placed into service in May 1978. It was repainted as MA 7.
Vicksburg Shreveport & Pacific RR
367 was built by Baldwin in April 1920, #53091. It was sold as Illinois Central 3969 in 1926 and sold for scrap in March 1966.
381 was built by Baldwin in February 1919, 51259. It became IC 1301 in 1926 and renumbered 995 in July 1937. It was renumbered 1001in May 1943 and scrapped in March 1954.
Williams Lumber Co.
1027 was built by Lima in March 1906, #1027, as Ellisville Lumber Co 1027. It was sold as Kola Lumber Co 1027 in 1912 and sold WLCo 1027 in 1920. It was sold as Joseph Rathborne Lumber Co 1027 in May 1921. It was stored in 1929 and re-opened as Louisiana Cypress Lumber Co 2 in 1936. It was sold to Railway Historical Society of Milwaukee in July 1960 which became Mid-Continent Railway Museum in 1963.
Willis Short Line RR
This road served a gravel pit at Enon, LA.
200 was built by Baldwin in August 1889, #10209, as Texas & Pacific 200, Class D-2. It was later sold to Cinclaire Central Plantation and then to Willis in 1955. It was scrapped in the late 1960s.
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