List of Louisiana Logging Railroads in 1890 (Poor's Manual)  
     
  Source: Poor's Directory of Railway Officials (Steam, Electric and Other). 1887. New York: Poor's Railroad Manual.  
     
 
 
 
 

Arbour, Octave R.
Owner of 2 ½ miles of railroad; gauge, 3 ft. locomotive, 1; cars, 5; located 9 miles south of Baton Rouge, La. P.O. address, Baton Rouge, La.

Baton Rouge, Pontchatoula and Mobile RR.
Incorporated in February, 1889. Proposed line to extend from Baton Rouge, La., to Mobile, Ala. Completed; 6 miles; 2d track, 1 mile; sidings, 1 mile; gauge, 3 ft.; locomotives, 2 cars, 20. Connects with L. N. O. & T. RR. at Burtville, 8 miles south of Baton Rouge, La. Owned by Burton Lumber Co. C. S. Burt, Pres.; A. R. Burt, Sec. & Treas., E. J. March, Gen. Man., Baton Rouge, La. Principal Office, Baton Rouge, La.

Calcasieu and Vernon RR.
Owned by Lock, Moore & Co., and A. J. Perkins & Co.; 21 miles; gauge, 3 ft. 4 in.; rail (steel), 30 lbs.; locomotives, 3; cars, 36; cars run, 35,000 miles; tons of freight moved, 72,764; located in Calcasieu Parish, La. M.W. Ryan, Pres.; Geo W. Lock, Sec. & Treas.; Ed. Ryan, Supt., Westlake, La. P.O. address, Lockport, La.

Dees’ Tramway No. 1.
G.M. Dees, owner of 1-½ miles of railroad; gauge, 4 ft. 6 in.; cars, 2; located in Calcasieu Co., La. P.O. address, Lake Charles, La.

Edgerly Tram Road.
Owned by Hampton & Miller; 4-1/2 miles; gauge, 3 ft.; rail (iron), 30 lbs.; locomotive, 1; cars, 5; located in Calcasieu Co., La. P.O. address, Edgerly, La.

Gulf, Sabine and Red River RR.
Owned by Lutcher & Moore; 22 miles; gauge, 3 ft.; rail (steel), 30 lbs; locomotives, 3; cars, 80; miles run daily, 120; located in Calcasieu Parish, La. P.O. address, Orange.

Kent, Amos.
Owner of 5-1/2 miles of main line, and 1-1/2 miles of sidings; gauge, 3 ft.; rail (iron), 25 to 30 lbs.; locomotive, 1; cars, 9; cost of road and equipment, $16,000; located in Tangipahoa Parish, La. P.O. address, Kentwood, La.

Pharr & Williams.
Owners of 2 miles of main railroad and 1 mile of sidings; gauge, 4 ft. 8-1/2 in.; rail (steel), 40 lbs; locomotives, 2; located in St. Mary’s Parish, La. P.O. address, Pattersonville, La.

Robeline and Sabine Pass RR.
Length of line 7 miles; branch, 1 mile; gauge, 3 ft.; rail (iron), 56 lbs; chartered in 1886. Locomotive, 1; cars, 17. Capital stock, $50,000. Cost of road, $50,000. Located in Natchitoches Parish, La. P.O. address, Victoria, Natchitoches Parish, La.

  
     
 
 
 
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