The following page is a collection gained by my research. Some is redundant but each step builds on the last.
The following description is from HERE.
The FRANKLIN AND ABBEVILE RAILWAY was incorporated in LA, March 16, 1903
Controlled by:F. B. Williams of New Orleans, LA
Franklin and Abbeville Railroad (3/16/1903)
Construction Dates for these mileages are unknown.
2.033 mi. Sterling to Sterling Jct., LA
The connection with Sterling Junction would probably been first since the RR was owned by the mill.
20.632 mi. F&A Jct. to Davids Jct., LA
Control to Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad and Steamship Co. Approved 10/21/1924,
Acquired in 1924:
17.085 mi. Davids Jct. to Milton, LA, built by Morgan's Louisiana and Texas
Equipment
Steam locomotives 5
Freight cars 23
Passenger cars 3
Work equipment 2
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From Wiki
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The railroad of The Franklin and Abbeville Railway Company, herein called the carrier, is a single-track, standard-gage, steam railroad, extending in a northwesterly direction in two disconnected sections from Sterling to Sterling Junction and Franklin and Abbeville Junction to Davids Junction, with spurs from Sterling to Columbia and Sterling to Camperdown, all in Louisiana, a total of 22.665 miles. The carrier also operates over the line of the Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad and Steamship Company from Davids Junction to Milton, La., the right of way, however, being owned by the carrier. The carrier wholly owns and uses 37.131 miles of all tracks and wholly uses but does not own 21.061 miles of all tracks, which are classified in the trackage table in Appendix 1.
{Sorry, Appendix 1 is probably found in that Google link above}
- CORPORATE HISTORY
The carrier was incorporated March 16, 1903, under the general laws of the State of Louisiana, for the stated purpose of acquiring and operating a railroad to extend from Franklin, La. It acquired the property of the Franklin and Abbeville Railroad Company by purchase at a receiver's sale on March 20, 1903. No information respecting this demised company's corporate history has been obtained.
- DEVELOPMENT OF FIXED PHYSICAL PROPERTY
The owned mileage of this company, amounting to 22.665 miles, was acquired partly through purchase and partly through construction, as indicated below.
- Acquired through purchase from the receiver of the Franklin and Abbeville Railroad Company, Mar. 20, 1903:
- Sterling to Sterling Junction, La. 2.033 miles
- (Details respecting the construction of this section were not obtained. The carrier reconstructed the road about 1903.)
- Acquired partly through purchase from the receiver of the Franklin and Abbeville Railroad Company, Mar. 20, 1903, and acquired partly through construction during 1903:
- F. & A. Junction to Davids Junction, La. 20.632
- (The Franklin and Abbeville Railroad Company owned about 11 miles of this section, but the details of the construction were not obtained. The carrier reconstructed this purchased property, and also constructed the remaining mileage of this section, about 1903.)
- Total 22.665
The carrier also acquired right of way for a railroad extending from Davids Junction to Milton, La. Further information respecting this mileage is given in the chapter devoted to leased railway property.
Next is from some court case. The descriptions are the important part.
This may be getting thick.
Here's the good stuff.
In the court case below, ownership is better explained, the primary reason I've included it.
I did not include the tables.
Not included.
Now the case. The absurdity of it is a prelude to today's cases.
Fireman Vs the F&A / Caffery Mill
This is the appeal that states the original case.
Within it are important facts about the F&A RR.
the last line is repeated below.
