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Crown Zellerbach 302 |
| Description: |
In May 1948 the Gaylord Container Corp. bought a pair of Alco RS1's to power pulpwood trains from Hammond, Louisiana 63 miles to its big paper mill at Bogalusa. The two diesels -- 302 and 303 -- cost $117,000 each, and replaced 4-6-0 No. 72 and 2-8-0 No. 301. The pulpwood train typically ran three times a week, on days when the GM&O's Shore Line Local didn't operate. One RS1 could handle 45 cars and a caboose. In 1955 Gaylord became a division of Crown-Zellerbach, but regular operation to Hammond continued until Hurricane Camille struck the Mississippi Gulf Coast in August 1969. The Bogalusa mill began using damaged Mississippi timber, so the puplwood train ran less and less often; and ended completely at the end of 1970. After that, Crown kept the RS1's to switch the Bogalusa mill. This photo was taken by an unidentified CZ employee using Jim Selzer's camera, since they wouldn't let Jim photograph it himself. (month OK, approximate day) |
| Photo Date: |
2/1/1975 Upload Date: 2/11/2010 12:06:31 PM |
| Location: |
Bogalusa, LA |
| Author: |
unknown |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CZCX 302(RS1) |
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2088 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
Crown Zellerbach RS1 302 |
| Description: |
Crown Zellerbach Corporation's RS1 302 and their unnumbered ex-Lackawanna wooden caboose were photographed inside the CZC paper mill at Bogalusa. The company wouldn't let Jim Selzer photograph the equipment, but a company employee offered to take some photos for him with Jim's camera! (approximate date) |
| Photo Date: |
2/15/1975 Upload Date: 11/22/2017 6:07:13 PM |
| Location: |
Bogalusa, LA |
| Author: |
JIM SELZER collection |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CZCX 302(RS1) |
| Views: |
1283 Comments: 2 |
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