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Brimstone Railroad
The Brimstone Railroad was chartered in May of 1942 as a common carrier line in eastern Tennessee in order to form a successor for a series of smaller lumbering roads. In one form or another, it operated as a coal-hauling line until April 1, 1966. It was purchased by Georgia-Pacific Corporation and later the Southern Railway.
Motive Power
Brimstone #35
New River, Tn / Mar 1956 / collection
Brimstone #35
- builder:Lima Locomotive & Machine Co.
- arrangement:Class C Shay, 3 truck
- built:Aug 1910, Lima #2366
- fuel:coal/water
- notes:
- blt Raleigh & Southwestern #35
to Smokey Mountain, 1921
to W.M. Ritter Lumber Co, 1938
to Brimstone, 1942
to Tennessee Valley Rwy Museum
to Yolo Short Line
to Silver Bend Tree Farm, 1995
Brimstone #36
New River, Tn / Apr 1954 / collection
Brimstone #36
- builder:Lima Locomotive Corporation
- arrangement:Class C Shay, 3 truck
- built:Jan 1916, Lima #2804
- fuel:wood, later coal/water
- notes:
- blt Carney Mill Co. #5
to Raleigh & Southwestern #1, 1917
to W. M. Ritter Lumber Co #36, 1945
to Brimstone & New River #36, 1965
to Tennessee Valley Rwy Museum #36
leased to Cass Scenic Rwy, 1987
sold to Cass Scenic Rwy, 1994