Name/Title
2-6-2 #1 EngineEntry/Object ID
2021.6.10Tags
Crowell Lumber Co.s, Equipment, Machinery, Photo, Railroad, Railway, Red River & Gulf RailroadDescription
a2-6-2 (not a 4-4-0) #1 engine of the Louisiana Eastern railroad; in the Shiloh Yard; in the Amite location; originally was #1 of the Red River & Gulf Railroad Co.Photograph Details
Subject
#1 engineSubject Person or Organization
Red River & Gulf Railroad CompanyContext
Red River & Gulf Railroad Co. was created by the same stockholders of the Crowell & Spencer Lumber Co.; it was actually Meridian Lumber Co. that sells #1 (or what they renamed #101) to the Louisiana Eastern RailroadCollection
Cecil Cook Photo CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2021.6Source or Donor
Cecil CookAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
*title of entry*, Cecil Cook Photo Collection, Accession Number, Exhibition Title (if it's in an exhibit), Southern Forest Heritage Museum, Long Leaf, LAMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Cecil CookRole
PhotographerDate made
May 1961Time Period
20th CenturyNotes
Amite City, LAInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
LabelLocation
Under photographTranscription
Louisiana Eastern Railroad / Shiloh Yard near Amite (Amite City), Louisiana / May 1961 4-4-0 #1 (formerly Red River and Gulf Railroad)Material/Technique
LabelOther Names and Numbers
Other Names
Name Type
Cecil Cook PhotosOther Name
RR&G #104 correctedOther Numbers
Number Type
DriveOther Number
SFHM.Cook.2020.Drive.010Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Crowell & Spencer Lumber CompanyResearch Notes
Person
Everett LueckNotes
About 1915 Red River & Gulf Railroad Co. trades #1 with Meridian Lumber Co. Meridian Lumber Co. renames #1 to #101. Meridian Lumber Co. for their trade, gave Red River & Gulf Railroad Co. their 4-6-0 #101.