F. A. Talley & Co Tram Road at Keenan
Felix Anderson Talley, a member of a noted sawmilling family of Montgomery County, owned several sawmills. His most successful one was located at Keenan, several miles west of Conroe with rail connections to the Gulf, Coast, & Santa Fe, and the International & Great Northern. The mill, and presumably the tram operations in some form, operated from about 1900 to 1915, when Talley lost the facility due to a defaulted loan.
The sherrif’s sale revealed that the tram equipment consisted of twelve miles of track, a 32-ton Shay, a 20-ton Shay, and 26 log cars.
Keeling noted that Talley & Company at Keenan operated a tram road with one narrow gauge rod locomotive.
Code
309
Corporate Name:
Corporate Name:
Folk Name:
Incorporated:
Ownership:
Felix Anderson Talley
Years of Operation:
1900 to 1915
Track Type:
Track Type:
Track Length:
Twelve
Locations Served:
Keenan
(Montgomery)
Counties of Operation:
Montgomery County.
Line Connections:
Line Connections:
Track Information:
Track Information:
Equipment:
1915: twelve miles of track, a 32-ton Shay, a 20-ton Shay, and 26 log cars.
History:
Felix Anderson Talley, a member of a noted sawmilling family of Montgomery County, owned several sawmills. His most successful one was located at Keenan, several miles west of Conroe with rail connections to the Gulf, Coast, & Santa Fe, and the International & Great Northern. The mill, and presumably the tram operations in some form, operated from about 1900 to 1915, when Talley lost the facility due to a defaulted loan.
The sherrif’s sale revealed that the tram equipment consisted of twelve miles of track, a 32-ton Shay, a 20-ton Shay, and 26 log cars.
Keeling noted that Talley & Company at Keenan operated a tram road with one narrow gauge rod locomotive.