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Southern Lumber Company tram road

Along with the Black Bayou Railroad operating into Orange County from Myrtistown, Louisiana, the Southern Lumber Company, according to Marion County records, also ran a tram line from Myrtle, Caddo Parish, into Marion County along Caddo Lake. In 1910, the company leased tram rails and other materials from the Kansas City Southern.

Code

181

Corporate Name:

Corporate Name:

Folk Name:

Incorporated:

Ownership:

Southern Lumber Company.

Years of Operation:

1910

Track Type:

Track Type:

Track Length:

About ten

Locations Served:

Myrtle
Marion

Counties of Operation:

From Caddo Parish, Louisiana into Marion County

Line Connections:

Line Connections:

Track Information:

Track Information:

Equipment:

Unknown

History:

Along with the Black Bayou Railroad operating into Orange County from Myrtistown, Louisiana, the Southern Lumber Company, according to Marion County records, also ran a tram line from Myrtle, Caddo Parish, into Marion County along Caddo Lake. In 1910, the company leased tram rails and other materials from the Kansas City Southern.

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