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.

Mullins Station Road looking west on January 29, 2006. There is a very short distance
abandoned track siding on the road. Long time ago the former Mullins freight depot may
be located on that parking corner where two white cars are parked. See Mullins Station
Road looking east by others. That is why the "Mullins Station" road sign was named for
the NC&STL freight depot and passenger shelter.

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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).

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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1913 NC&STL track diagram (updated circa 1930's). See legend for the abbreviations and symbols.

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Topo map of Shelby Farms on July 1, 1998 by TerraServer-USA.