Lufkin, Hemphill and Gulf Railway
 
 
Class / Category:
  Common Carrier  
Gauge:
  Standard-gauge  
Major Construction Years:
  1912  
Major Abandonment Years:
  1937  
Counties of Operation:
  Sabine, Jasper, San Augustine  
Route:
  Bronson, Watsonville, East Mayfield, Hemphill  
Peak Mileage:
  12  
Primary Traffic:
  General freight and passengers.  
Disposition:
  1921: Sold to Temple Lumber Company who used the tracks to reach timber to feed the large Temple mill at Pineland, eight miles south on the Santa Fe.  
Of Interest:
  n/a  
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