Mullins (Shelby Farms)
Abandoned NC&STL Railway
Route Between Memphis, Jackson & Bruceton
Mullins Station (Shelby Farms) - Milepost ONI 217.2
"The only thing that I remember is right in front of the Penal Farm, there used to be a small overhang where people could sit and wait for a train, not being a station but a narrow overhang with roofs going down on either side. It was not for bus traffic. It was on railroad property and right on south side next to the rail tracks. Being between the rails and the Penal Farm. I would say that it would be at least two passenger car lengths. This would be between 1943 and 1947 time period." John Arnold
Seaboard System MP15T #1216 eastbound with the "Cordova Local" approaches
Mullins Station Road in August, 1987. The branch job operated three days a
week as a "turn" out of Leewood Yard. After deliverying carloads of lumber to
the lumber company at the end of the line in Cordova, empty cars would be brought
back to Leewood, via Aulon, that same day. Photo & contributed by David Johnston.
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Old telegraph pole is still standing in the wood area beside
the old main line. See zoomed in for the blue & brown
insulators. It is located about a half mile east of
Mullins Station (+-216.8)
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Mullins Station Street signs are for the former NC&STL freight depot & passenger
shelter before 1940's. The right sign is north-south street crossing old main line
and other side is west-east road to Shelby Farms (public park).
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This is showing Mullins freight depot site. When I was a young man, I was a civil engineer technician for
Shelby County Engineering Office. I drew by my hands on the proposed parking lot mylar plan in north
of penal farm in May 1989. I remembered the surveying field book labeled "old depot" or something
where I wrote "CONC. FOUNDATION TO BE ABANDONED" in the lower-right corner of the dots
hatched area on the plan. If you have a picture of it, please let me know. You will be richly blessed!
Contributed by the Shelby County Engineering Office.
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More Links at Mullins
Mullins Station Road looking West (circa 2001) Milepost ONI 217.4
Beside Mullins Station Road Street looking East? (circa 2000) Photo & Contributed by Joseph Yarbrough.
Beside Mullins Station Road Street looking East? (circa 2000) Photo & Contributed by Joseph Yarbrough.
Tom Park's Cordova Branch 2008 tracks & rails removal photos
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This webpage designed by Eric C. Fleet. If you have materials that you would like to contribute, contact me at ericfleet@ncstl.com.
