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Mobile & Great Northern |
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| This road's great name concealed
the fact that it was intended to cover only the 67 miles between a point
on the Tensas River, 22 miles north of Mobile, and the connection with the
Alabama & Florida Railroad at Pollard, Alabama. It was chartered in
1856, track laying began
in March 1861 and the road was completed that November.
Despite its short length, it was a crucial link in the rail route around the Montgomery to Meridian rail gap. |
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| Black's Number | 62 (map) |
| Track | 52 miles of 5 foot gauge of 60# T-rail |
| Locomotives | 1; 2nd had been shipped by 4/1861; had 4 at end of war; 2 names |
| Cars | Unknown |
| Stations | 8 |
| Officers | Some |
| Bridges | All |
| Tredegar Purchases | All |
| Significant Documents | |