Research: Tram & Railroad Database

Code: 226
Corporate Name: Davisville Lumber Company
Folk Name:
Incorporated:
Ownership: Davisville Lumber Company.
Years of Operation: 1908
Track Type:
Standard Gauge Wooden Rails
Track Length: Three
Locations Served: Davisville Angelina
Counties of Operation: Angelina
Line Connections:
Track Information:
Tram Road Logging / Industrial Common Carrier Logging Camp
Equipment: 17-ton 3-cylinder Shay locomotive, three miles of tram road, mules, wagons
History: Davisville Lumber Company, according to a county deed of trust, gave a deed of trust to W. E. Richards. Collateral on the deed of trust included the sawmill plant, a locomotive, three miles of tram road, mules, wagons, dolleys, the boilers, and the engines.