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Moscow, Camden & San Augustine operates a 7 mile line headquartered in the small town of Camden in east Texas.
The line extends west from Camden to a connection with the UP Lufkin Subdivision at Moscow. The line's traffic
is primarily related to the east Texas timber industry, and consists of lumber and lumber-related projects.
Please click on any of the following pictures to see a larger image:
The MC&SA is owned by International Paper Co. International Paper acquired the line's previous owner --
Champion International -- in 2000. The line's major source of traffic is the IP lumber mill in Camden.
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Moscow, Camden & San Augustine's hand-painted logo adorns the side of MC&SA's shop building in Camden, Texas. Photographed May 19, 2000. |
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Moscow, Camden & San Augustine # 3, an SW900, switches the Champion International lumber mill in Camden, Texas on May 19, 2000. |
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MC&SA SW1200 # 1 switches Champion International's lumber mill in Camden, Texas on May 19, 2000. |
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Having completed its switching duties, MC&SA SW1200 # 1 rests outside MC&SA's shop building in Camden, Texas on May 19, 2000. |
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Having completed its switching duties, Moscow Camden & San Augustine SW1200 # 1 rests outside MC&SA's shop building in Camden, Texas on May 19, 2000. An MC&SA employee has opened the door to the shop building and prepares to put the # 1 to bed for the weekend. |
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MC&SA SW1200 # 1 disappears inside the railroad's engine house on May 19, 2000. The MC&SA seems to have a habit of keeping their locomotives stored indoors when they are not in use. |
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Moscow Camden & San Augustine's "business car" occupies a spur track near the MCSA engine house in Camden, Texas on May 19, 2000. |
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This Texas historical marker is displayed on MC&SA property near the engine house at Camden, Texas. Photographed May 19, 2000. |
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