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Memphis & Ohio Rail Road Company
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| Office of the Chief Engineer and General
Superintendent |
| Memphis, Tenn. |
| March 31st 1862 |
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| Col Robt. B. Hurt |
| Military Supt of Rail Roads |
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Dear Sir,
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Your order of March 24th to Jas. P. Wood Esq Pres't was
handed me this morning. The Profiles Maps description of Road Location
&c were all destroyed by fire at the time our offices were burned
in July last and recently coming on the Road and having no means of
giving you the desired information as soon as you may wish but will as
the best I can in the limited time given me.
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Our Road is 131 miles long from Memphis to Paris it has
no Branches operated by this Company it has 4 turn tables one located
at Memphis one at Brownsville one at Humbolt one at Paris and as
occasion may offer can use the one at McKenzie Belonging to the
Nashville & North Western R. R. Co
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We cross the Mobile & Ohio R R at Humbolt. The
Nashville & Nor Western R R at McKenzie and connect with the
Memphis Clarksville & Louisville RR at Paris
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The Road crosses Bayou Gayoso in Memphis Wolf River 10
miles east of Memphis -- Clear Creek 22 miles from Memphis between
Shelby & Withe -- Loosa Hatohie River 27 miles from Memphis
between Withe & Galloways Big Hatchie with a draw Bridge 50 miles
from Memphis -- between Stauton & Brownsville South fork of
Forkaden 68 miles from Memphis -- between Jones & Rolls Middle
Fork of Forkaden 80 miles from Memphis Between Gadsden & Humbolt
Rutherfords fork of Obion River 97 miles from Memphis between Milan
& Tezavant Reedy Creek & North Fork of Obion 109 miles from
Memphis between Tezanant & McKenzie
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There is at various places on the Road trestle work the
most of which is in Big Hatchie Bottom.
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The Stations are located at some of the Principal Roads
crossing the country and the Station buildings are located at the
crossings The Trenton Road as it is known by crosses about Half Way
between Milan & Tezevant. The Jackson Road crosses one mile East
of Humbolt
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| There are 18 Stations
-- Memphis being the principal one and has 5000 ft of side
tracks. Union Station has 900 ft side tracks |
| Shelby |
has |
1080 |
ft |
side |
tracks |
| Withe |
" |
940 |
" |
" |
" |
| Galloway |
" |
900 |
" |
" |
" |
| Mason |
" |
1150 |
" |
" |
" |
| Stanton |
" |
910 |
" |
" |
" |
| Shephards |
" |
460 |
" |
" |
" |
| Brownsville |
" |
1518 |
" |
" |
" |
| Jones |
" |
700 |
" |
" |
" |
| Bells |
" |
645 |
" |
" |
" |
| Gadsden |
" |
400 |
" |
" |
" |
| Humbolt |
" |
2700 |
" |
" |
" |
| Milan |
" |
1250 |
" |
" |
" |
| Tezevant |
" |
1100 |
" |
" |
" |
| McKenzie |
" |
500 |
" |
" |
" |
| Henry |
" |
1200 |
" |
" |
" |
| Paris |
" |
1000 |
" |
" |
" |
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A Y. switch at Humbolt connecting with Mob & Ohio RR
also Y switch at McKenzie connecting the Nash & Nor West. R. R.
the Road at the Present time is regularly operated as far as Humbolt
and one train is run beyond Humbolt as far as Henry Station by order
of and under control of the Military authorities
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The Equipment of the road is not of the first class
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We own in all 13 Locomotives 2 of which are in shop for
Repairs caused by collisions -- one being laid by for want of material
to Rebuild one in shop undergoing ordinary Repairs -- one in need of
Repairs is used in the yard here for switching one on wood &
material train leaving only 3 Passenger & 3 Freight Locomotives in
ordinary Repair to operate the Road with
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We have 13 first class Passenger Cars 3 Baggage Cars 3
Express Cars 70 Box Cars & Stock Cars 75 flat or platform cars
there are at Present only 17 Box Cars 3 Stock Cars 20 Platform Cars in
running order on the Road leaving us short of our own cars since the
war began over one hundred box stock & flat cars -- there were a
great number of our cars on the East side of the Tennessee River at
the destruction of the Bridge I learn that a great many have been
loaded at Bowling Green & Nashville with army supplies & gone
to Points south & east -- some of these we have need repairs --
one passenger & Baggage & Express cars are safe & in good
order
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I send you the last time table also a copy of last annual
Report and will advise you of any all changes in schedule or Freight
tariffs
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Yours Respectfully
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S. B. Jones
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Supt
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