Research: Tram & Railroad Database

Code: 283
Corporate Name: Kirby Lumber Company Mill 0
Folk Name:
Incorporated:
Ownership: Kirby Lumber Company Mill 0. Hackney Brothers.
Years of Operation: 1901 to 1930
Track Type:
Standard Gauge Wooden Rails
Track Length: Thirteen
Locations Served: Fuqua (Liberty)
Counties of Operation: Liberty
Line Connections: Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe at Fuqu
Track Information:
Tram Road Logging / Industrial Common Carrier Logging Camp
Equipment:
History: The Hackney Brothers Lumber Company built a mill at Fuqua in 1901 and sold it to Kirby Lumber Company the following year. Keeling notes that thirteen miles of tram road were operated to support the logging.