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Class III short line. |
Gauge: |
1899-1908: 3-foot narrow gauge; 1908-1941: Standard gauge, 4-foot 8-1/2 inch. |
Major Construction
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1899: Jefferson - Cave Springs; 1912: Linden Junction - Linden; 1917: Cave Springs - Marietta; 1926: Marietta - Naples. Peak Mileage: 1926 - 1933: Jefferson - Naples, 49.1 miles. |
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1933: Linden Junction-Naples; 1941: Jefferson-Linden, remaining segment, 19.8 miles. |
Counties of operation: |
Marion, Cass, Morris. |
Known stations: |
Marion County: Jefferson, Howelltown, Grubbs, Moore, Torrans. Cass County: Pruett, Lanier, Givins, Linden, Cloninger, Luranna, Wrays, Carterville, Flat Creek, Doss, Nickelberry, Marietta, Dalton. Morris County: Naples. |
Primary traffic: |
Rough logs, finished lumber, local freight, U.S. Mail. |
Disposition: |
Service discontinued September 9, 1941, iron salvaged 1942. |
| Of Interest: |
Parent company Clark & Boice Lumber Company built spurs off the J&NW mainline at various points in central Cass County. One line spurred off near Lanier, another near Flat Creek Church, and at least one other somewhere west of Linden. The two companies maintained an agreement that allowed log trains to operate over the main line from remote loading points to the company's mill at Jefferson. Clark & Boice had a similar agreement with the Louisiana Railway & Navigation, where a camp near Harleton in Marion county was reached via a spur that left the LR&N at Lasater, approximately 10 miles east of Hughes Springs.
Other rough logs were moved by water to the Jefferson mill from the east, via the Big Cypress river. Clark & Boice maintained several log boats and barges for this purpose. One such log barge was later converted into the "Queen of the Cypress", a "dance" boat where people could go out on the waters of the Big Cypress and enjoy a live band and dancing. -- Murry Hammond |
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| Wanted: Information on Cass County Sawmills & Railroads |
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Murry Hammond is working to produce several Rusty Rails & Dusty Trails history newsletters on different Cass County railroads, sawmills and logging camps:
Jefferson & Northwestern Railway (1899 - 1941)
Clark & Boice Lumber Company (Mill at Jefferson, camps in Cass and Marion)
Texas, Arkansas & Louisiana Railway (1897 - 1918, Atlanta to Bloomburg)
J.J. Casey's Sawmill, mid-way between Atlanta and Bloomburg.
Jefferson Lumber Company / "Kildare & Linden Railroad"
Munz Community (Log front for the Redwater Lumber Co. in Bowie County)
I am looking for photographs to illustrate our histories, and surviving family stories to personalize them. If you have any stories regarding life along these railroads and sawmills, I'd love to speak with you by telephone, mail or e-mail.
Contact Murry Hammond by e-Mail or call anytime at 818-653-4626. Thank you! |
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Clark and Boice Lumber Company mill and industry tracks at Jefferson, Texas, 1910's.
Source: United State Geological Survey. |
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Jefferson, Texas, 1938 USGS Map
Source: United State Geological Survey. |
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Flat Creek, Texas, showing Clark & Boice Lumber Company logging tram railroad, 1912 USGS Map.
Source: United State Geological Survey. |
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Clark and Boice Lumber Company logging tram railroad near Cloninger Community School, 1910.
Source: United State Geological Survey. |
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| Photographs of Interest |
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Note: This is a partial sampling of photographs in the TTA collection. Please search the Photograph Search Engine for more photographs. |
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Jefferson & Northwestern Railway "Railroad School Bus"
During the 1920's and 30's, this gasoline-powered coach hauled high school children from Linden and Lanier to Jefferson High School. |
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Clark & Boice Lumber Company Logging Camp
This is one of the logging camps of the Clark & Boice Lumber Company in Cass County. The precise location is unclear, but the C&B company had at least two camps located west and southwest of Linden in the area of Cave Springs and Flat Creek Church. Pictured in the photograph is Jefferson resident Prue Freeman. |
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| Genealogy pages maintained by Murry Hammond. Contact Murry for all corrections, additions and contributions of new material. |
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