Research: Tram & Railroad Database

Code: 190
Corporate Name: Cameron Lumber Company
Folk Name:
Incorporated:
Ownership: Cameron Lumber Company
Years of Operation: 1898 to 1904
Track Type:
Standard Gauge Wooden Rails
Track Length: At least three
Locations Served: Michelli Angelina
Counties of Operation: Angelina
Line Connections:
Track Information:
Tram Road Logging / Industrial Common Carrier Logging Camp
Equipment: Three miles of tram, all the bridges and one engine were swept away.
History: A Nacogdoches newspaper in June 1900 reported that a flood on the Angelina River caused significant damage to the Cameron Lumber Company mill at Michelli. It was noted that damage was almost “beyond repair.” Three miles of tram, all the bridges and one engine were swept away. An article in American Lumberman in November 1900 reported that logging was handled by four locomotives, thirty cars, and eighteen miles of standard gauge tracks. Horses were used extensively in logging operations in the woods.