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.
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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.