Lockhart Algiers and Clifty Creek Railroad
A garden railway's mythical background. History in the Making
The LA&CCRR began life in three different areas of the country.
The Algiers Railroad
The Algiers Railroad (AR) was a narow gauge railroad incorporated 1853. Transporting Sugar Cane
to the port of New Orleans from the Bayou country of south eastern Louisana was it's main source
of revenue in the early years. As the railroad developed it began transporting the supplies
needed for the production of Tabasco Sauce on Avery Island.
The Clifty Creek Mining Railroad
The Clifty Creek Mining Railroad (CCMR) was a mining railroad in the hills of Central Kentucky.
The CCMR was incorporated in 1854. It was a small railroad that had only one small industrial
engine on it's roster.
The Lockhart Lumber Company
The Lockhart Lumber Company (LLC) was a small narrow guage lumber railroad that ran between
Winter Park, Lockhart, and Apopka. It was incorporated in 1890. The equipment included a Forney #3
build by the Baldwin Locomotive Works.
The Algiers and Clifty Creek Railroad
The Algiers and Clifty Creek Railroad was formed in 1876. The ACCRR's main source of revenue
was the movement of coal from Kentucty to the Port of New Orleans. In 1892 the A&CCRR
bought the Lockhart Lumber Company and became the Lockhart Algiers and Clifty Creek Railroad
LA&CCRR. The combined railroad purchased a Mogal and some passenger cars from the
Denver Rio Grand Railroad. With this addition to its roster it began passenger service between
New Orleans, Kentucky, and Central Florida.