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Bivins Lumber Company tram road

The American Lumberman reported, in 1906, that the Bivins Lumber Company had a logging railroad at Tally, Harrison County. It was three miles long, had one more mile under construction, and had rolling stock of one Shay and eight logging cars. Strapnac’s work notes that the Frank Bivins Lumber Company of Bivins/James bought at least four Lima locomotives between 1900 and 1905.

The last one was sold in 1929 to Clark & Boice Lumber Company. Keeling lists for Frank Bivens Lumber Company at Kildare/James one geared and three rod steam locomotives operating over a wooden-railed tram road.

Code

142

Corporate Name:

Corporate Name:

Folk Name:

Incorporated:

Ownership:

Bivins Lumber Company

Years of Operation:

1900 to 1929

Track Type:

Track Type:

Track Length:

Three

Locations Served:

Tally, Kildare, James
Cass

Counties of Operation:

Harrison, Cass

Line Connections:

Line Connections:

Track Information:

Track Information:

Equipment:

Four locomotives

History:

The American Lumberman reported, in 1906, that the Bivins Lumber Company had a logging railroad at Tally, Harrison County. It was three miles long, had one more mile under construction, and had rolling stock of one Shay and eight logging cars. Strapnac’s work notes that the Frank Bivins Lumber Company of Bivins/James bought at least four Lima locomotives between 1900 and 1905.

The last one was sold in 1929 to Clark & Boice Lumber Company. Keeling lists for Frank Bivens Lumber Company at Kildare/James one geared and three rod steam locomotives operating over a wooden-railed tram road.

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