4-6-0 #106 Engine

#106 engine

#106 engine

Name/Title

4-6-0 #106 Engine

Entry/Object ID

2021.4.3

Tags

Crowell Lumber Co.s, Equipment, Machinery, Photo, Public, Railroad, Railway, Red River & Gulf Railroad

Description

Red River and Gulf Railroad Co. #106, in the yard at Long Leaf Junction, LA

Photograph Details

Subject

#106 engine

Subject Person or Organization

Red River & Gulf Railroad Company

Subject Place

City

Long Leaf

State/Province

Louisiana

Continent

North America

Context

Red River & Gulf Railroad Co. was created by the same stockholders of the Crowell & Spencer Lumber Co.; Longleaf Mill was one of the branches for the Crowell & Spencer Lumber Co.; is the location of SFHM and #106 is still stored here today

Collection

Albert (A. E.) Brown Photo Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2021.4

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

*title of entry*, Albert (A. E.) Brown Collection, *Accession Number*, *Exhibit Title (if it's being displayed)*, Southern Forest Heritage Museum, Long Leaf, LA.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Albert Brown

Role

Photographer

Artist

Baldwin Locomotive Works

Role

Builder

Date made

Mar 7, 1952

Time Period

20th Century

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

RR&G

Other Name

106 at Long Leaf 3 7 1952 A E Brown Photo

Other Numbers

Number Type

00#

Other Number

SFHM.Brown.2020.001.003

Parts

Count

1

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Crowell & Spencer Lumber Company

Related Entries

Notes

2020.1.177 2020.1.178 2021.2.7 2021.2.8 2021.6.4

Research Notes

Person

Rachel Blomquist

Date

Jan 30, 2021

Notes

Bought from Baldwin Locomotives in June 1923; was the last engine bought by RR&G at $29,520; was used to haul freight trains from Long Leaf to Kurthwood for 22 years; September 1945 it began running from Long Leaf to Lecompte and was used sometimes by Crowell Long Leaf Lumber to haul log trains from Meridian to Long Leaf; its last run was in March 29/31 1953