I am looking for information on the Crowell-Longleaf Lumber Co. RR and Red River & Gulf RR that operated in central LA. I visited the site in 1969 and there were two 4-6-0's, #106 (lettered Red River & Gulf) and #400 and a 2-6-0 #202 and a GE 44 tonner #44, all abandoned in the woods along with a couple of cabooses and flatcars with trees growing up through everything. What ever became of this equipment? Was anything saved?

-- Glenn Anderson (anderphoto@hotmail.com), August 10, 1999

Answers

Add to the information I sent yesterday.

I have a picture of Red River & Gulf # 104, a 4-4-0, no specifications, which went to the Comite Southern. The picture was taken in McComb, MS and has C. W. Witbeck's stamp on the back. I also have a builders picture of #1

-- Russell Short (russshort@aol.com), August 15, 1999.

For information on the Red River & Gulf RR and the Crowell Long Leaf Lumber Company go to the following references.

UP & DOWN THE RED RIVER & GULF RR by Troy I. Deramus

ICC REPORT #23, page 608. This is the report on the Tap Line Case and gives the history of the railroad. This volume contains the case as pretains to the lumber railroads in Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.

SHORT LINE RAILROADER; Vol. 1 #1, p8 and Vol. 1 #3, p4-6.

Hope these help you . If you need more information let me know and I will try to help you.

Russell S

-- Russ Short (russshort@aol.com), August 14, 1999.

For information on the current status of the Crowell Lumber Mill check out: http://www.pernet.net/~james1/AOTT/longleaf.htm

-- Dave Sherron (MT14L@aol.com), August 11, 1999.