North Carolina Railroads - Tuckaseegee & Southeastern Railway




North Carolina Railroads - Tuckaseegee & Southeastern Railway

Acronym	Year Chartered or Incorporated	Year Line Operational	Year Service Ended	Original Starting Point	Original Ending Point
T&S RR	1920	1922	1945	Sylva, NC	East Laport, NC
+ 1920 - Company incorporated on August 6, 1920 under the laws of North Carolina.
A standard gauge line that ran 12-1/2 miles from Sylva to East Laport, NC, the line had a franchise for a total of thirty-five (35) miles to Lake Toxaway, but that was never realized. The railroad depended on the business fortunes of the Blackwood Lumber Company to haul timber. Passenger service was inaugurated in 1922 with a Packard school bus equipped with flanged wheels. Local college students could ride for free.
With the closing of the Blackwood Lumber Company in 1945, the railroad ceased operations, and the track was soon removed for its salvage value.
The Twenty-Second Report of the North Carolina Corporation Commission for the Biennial Period, 1923-1924, with a Compilation of Railroad Returns for the Years Ending December 31, 1922 and 1923 provides the following information: President .................................................. Joseph Keys ........................................... Washington, DC General Manager or Superintendent .......... James E. Walker ..................................... East Laport, NC Secretary/Treasurer .................................. N.M. Davison ......................................... East Laport, NC Traffic Manager ........................................ H.W. Price .............................................. East Laport, NC Road Operated - Sylva, NC to East LaPort, NC ........................................................ 12.26 miles Capital Stock ............................................................................................................. $300,000.00 Cost of Road .............................................................................................................. $300,286.16 Cost of Equipment ........................................................................................................ $24,493.00 Employees .................................................................................................................. 38
Towns on Route: Silva Webster Cullowhee East Laport