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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.

Code

83

Corporate Name:

Corporate Name:

Folk Name:

Incorporated:

Ownership:

Alf Bennet Lumber Company; Bush Brothers Lumber Company; Barrett & Cline Lumber Company

Years of Operation:

ca. 1906 to ca. 1914

Track Type:

Track Type:

Track Length:

Five

Locations Served:

Spring. Harris

Counties of Operation:

Harris and Montgomery

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Track Information:

Track Information:

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.

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