|
Mobile & Great
Northern |
| 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
|
| LVA, TRED 5-13-61 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 52, Pt 2, Page 164 |
| LVA, TRED 10-8A-61 |
| LVA, TRED 11-13-61 |
| OR Series 4, Vol. 1, Page 732 |
| LVA, TRED 11-18B-61 |
| NP, MAR 1-18A-62 |
| NP, MAR 1-18B-62 |
| AOC, 2-15-62 |
| AL, ALRR 2-25-62 |
| NP, MAR 3-11-62 |
| NP, MAR 3-29-62 |
| NP, MAR 3-30-62 |
| NP, MAR 4-9-62 |
| NA, A&F 7-3-62 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 17, Part 2, Page 900 |
| NP, MM 10-19-62 |
| AL, A&F 11-18-62 |
| AL, A&F 11-18A-62 |
| AL, A&F 11-23-62 |
| AL, A&F 11-25-62 |
| NA, M&S 12-3-62 |
| NA, QM 3-18-63 |
| NA, A&F 4-6-63 |
| NA, A&F 4-7-63 |
| OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 483 |
| OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 487 |
| NA, QM 6-8A-63 |
| RRBAT 8-28-1863 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 30, Part 4, Page 608 |
| RRBAT 9-14A-1863 |
| RRBAT 10-10A-1863 |
| NA,
RRB 7-5A-64 |
| NP, DC 10-20-64 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 39, Part 2, Page 916 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 52, Part 2, Page 793 |
| NP, LV 12-17-64 |
| NP, RCF 12-20-64 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 44, Part 1, Page 449 |
| NP, AC 1-5-65 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 49, Part 1, Page 1023 |
| NP, AC 3-22A-65 |
| AR, A&F(FL) 5-1-67 S |
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