Alf Bennet Lumber Company
In 1910 Bush Brothers operated five miles of narrow gauge tram with a 20-ton Shay and twelve log cars. The logs were transferred to the standard gauge rails of the International & Great Northern and shipped nine miles to the mill where there was no log pond. Timberlands were owned in Montgomery County.
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83
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Ownership:
Alf Bennet Lumber Company; Bush Brothers Lumber Company; Barrett & Cline Lumber Company
Years of Operation:
ca. 1906 to ca. 1914
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Track Length:
Five
Locations Served:
Spring. Harris
Counties of Operation:
Harris and Montgomery
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Equipment:
Narrow gauge 20-ton Shay over 5 miles of tram with 12 log cars. Logs were transferred to standard guage I&GN cars and shipped 9 miles to the mill.
History:
In 1910 Bush Brothers operated five miles of narrow gauge tram with a 20-ton Shay and twelve log cars. The logs were transferred to the standard gauge rails of the International & Great Northern and shipped nine miles to the mill where there was no log pond. Timberlands were owned in Montgomery County.