Red River & Gulf Railroad Company Equipment Register 1906

Red River & Gulf Railroad Company Official Guide of Railways 1906

Red River & Gulf Railroad Company Official Guide of Railways 1906

Name/Title

Red River & Gulf Railroad Company Equipment Register 1906

Entry/Object ID

2021.8.1

Tags

Library, Public, Railroad, Railway, Red River & Gulf Railroad

Scope and Content

the 1906 official guide of railways for the Red River & Gulf Co.; for 2 mixed trains

Context

Red River & Gulf Railroad Co. was created by the same stockholders of the Crowell & Spencer Lumber Co.

Collection

Red River & Gulf Railroad Company Collections

Acquisition

Accession

2021.8

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

*title of entry*, Southern Forest Heritage Museum Collection, *Accession Number*, *Exhibition Title (if it's in an exhibit)*, Southern Forest Heritage Museum, Long Leaf, LA.

Archive Details

Creator

Official Guide of the Railways

Date(s) of Creation

Jan 1906

Archive Size/Extent

64.9 KB

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Red River & Gulf Railroad Company Equipment Register 1906

Description

the officials in 1906 were C. T. Crowell president in Los Angles, Andrew & Hakenyos general attorneys in Alexandria, John Evans land agent in Long Leaf, J. S. Crowell general manager in Long Leaf, H. F. Adev auditor in Long Leaf, R. D. Crowell treasurer in Long Leaf, and A. B. Spencer traffic manager in Long Leaf; first mixed train leaves from Lecompte at 11:00 AM and makes stops at Togo (11:30--5 miles), Holdup (12:00--6 Miles), Forest Hill (12:25--9 miles), Long Leaf (12:55--13 miles), and Kelley (1:45--16 miles) before arriving at Ashmore at 2:15 PM (22 miles); the second mixed train arrives at Lecompte at 9:55 AM (22 miles) after making stops at Togo (9:25--17 miles), Holdup (8:55--16 miles), Forest Hill (8:30--13 miles), Long Leaf (8:00--9 miles), Kelley (7:50--6 miles) from when it left at Ashmore at 7:20 AM; both trains run daily except on Sundays; at Lecompte, Long Leaf and Ashmore there are connections with the St. Louis, Watkins & Gulf Railway, Texas & Pacific, Southern Pacific and Chicago, Rocks Island & Pacific Railway (LA Division); and there will be a construction of additional 35 miles though St. Landry Parish

Creator

Red River & Gulf Railroad Company, Official Guide of the Railways

Date(s) of Creation

Jan 1906

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

RR&G Official Guides

Other Name

190701a

Other Numbers

Number Type

Drive

Other Number

SFHM.RR&G.2021.Drive.001

Parts

Count

1

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Caleb T. Crowell, Alexander B. Spencer, John Evans, James Stamps Crowell, Robert Draughon Crowell