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Builder: Surry, Parker ~ Pinetown, North Carolina - The company, named after it's owner and founder, built logging equipment of various shapes and sizes for sale.  Logging tongs, steam powered skidders, loaders, winches, and more....
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Surry, Parker ~ Pinetown, North Carolina

This is a sprocket gear and chain drive locomotive driven by two steam cylinders mounted approximately 25 - 35 degrees from horizontal above the interior floor of the locomotive and forward of a horizontal boiler.  A single sprocket gear was mounted on each of the locomotive's two axles with separate chains attached thereto.  The other end of the chains were attached to a separate sprockets on a single drive shaft above the floor and below the boiler.  The axle sprocket gears were of significantly larger diameter than those on the drive shaft.

The photo is from the State Archives of North Carolina ~ Surry Parker Photograph Collection ~ ID = PhC_51_F76_2

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William Sykes - (designer) of Benzinger, Pennsylvania

Two
geared chain drive  locomotives of Sykes' patented design were built.  The first was built by Sykes himself. The second (pictured) was built in 1897 for Mr. Sykes by Struthers Wells and Co. using his design.  This second locomotive survived until 1949, having served railroads in three states in its life.

Source: "Willamette Locomotive"   - photo: George Sykes collection.

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Tanner & Delaney Engine Co. (builder) of Richmond, Virginia - c/n 1657 - built 1887 - The company  was later known by the name of The Pole Locomotive Company. 

The owner of this geared chain drive locomotive is unknown.    The photo of this "pole" railroad locomotive  was found by Tom Lawson at "The Three Notch Museum" in Covington County,  Alabama.  Although no pole railroads were known to operate in that county, they did exist in counties nearby.     Another T&D locomotive was purchased on December 16, 1889 by the Alabama logging concern owned by W.C. MacMahon and W.J. Buck.   Source: "The Logging Railroads of Alabama".

Tanner & Delaney Engine Co. (builder) of Richmond, Virginia - The company  was later known by the name  The Pole Locomotive Company. 

Kamper & Lewin Mfg. Co. (owner) - Hattiesburg, Mississippi 
The image depicts the company's pole road locomotive near Laurel in the late 1880's.

Image from "Steam Whistles in the Piney Woods Vol #2" courtesy of David Price 

Tanner & Delaney Engine Co.  (builder) of Richmond, Virginia -  The company opened their shops in 1883 and  was later known by the name of The Pole Locomotive Company. 
 

This image of the "Goliath" appeared in the Scientific American Supplement  #541 - May 15, 1886.     It is unknown if it depicts a specific locomotive that was actually built by the company.

Builder: Tanner & Delaney Engine Co.  (builder) of Richmond, Virginia -  The company opened their shops in 1883 and  was later known by the name of The Pole Locomotive Company. 
Owner : Unknown
 

This image of the "Richmond" appeared in the Cassier's Magazine - Volume X - May 1896 - Oct 1896.   It is unknown if it depicts a specific locomotive that was actually built by the company.

Builder:Todd & Rafferty Machine Co. ~  Paterson, New Jersey
Owner : Lodi Railroad

 As photographed, the crew cab has not been installed.   The location of the railroad was not disclosed by the source.  It is possible it was the Lodi Branch Railroad Co. later renamed Hackensack and Lodi Railroad near Hackensack, New Jersey.
The photo is from the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania ~ General Negative Collection ~ Negative #18107
 

Vulcan Iron Works (builder) - San Francisco, California  -  > Roster <     

Oregon Steam Navigation Co.  (owner) - named "Oregon Pony
Built 05/1861 - 5' gauge - 9"X18" cylinders -   34" drivers -  8 tons -  $4000 cost
Preserved at Marine Park, Cascade Locks, Oregon

Photo from "Early Oregon Days" by Edwin Culp - Caxton Press - with permission

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Builder: Vulcan Iron Works - San Francisco, California  - Roster 
This company is not the same named and more well known locomotive builder of Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania.

Owner :Caspar, South Fork, & Eastern Railway #1 - Caspar, California

Built in 1869 ~ (2) 8" x 12" cylinders ~ (4) 35" drivers
The wood burning locomotive, named "Jumbo", operated near Caspar, California.   It was originally built for the
City Grading Company of San Francisco, California per Roy Keeley

Photo / Image credits:
> top       ~  from the Redwood Empire Association Collection published in "Redwood Lumber Industry"
>bottom ~  by Fred C. Stoes via Yesteryear Depot

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