Research: Tram & Railroad Database

Code: 337
Corporate Name: Texas Tram & Lumber Company
Folk Name:
Incorporated:
Ownership: Texas Tram & Lumber Company
Years of Operation: 1882 to 1894
Track Type:
Standard Gauge Wooden Rails
Track Length: Unk
Locations Served: Magnolia Springs Jasper
Counties of Operation: Jasper
Line Connections:
Track Information:
Tram Road Logging / Industrial Common Carrier Logging Camp
Equipment:
History: According to Webb Texas Tram & Lumber Company opened a logging camp at Magnolia Springs in 1882. Located on Wright Creek, wich emptied into the Neches River, the company used Wright's Landing to float logs down the river to Beaumont. The camp was moved to Kirbyville in 1894.