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Mount Jewett, Kinzua & Riterville Railroad #2
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s/n 325 Built 01/27/1891 ~ Std gauge ~12" x 12" cylinders ~ 32" drivers ~ 50 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive, named "Edward Bellamy" was owned by McClelland & Kane. It operated near Kushequa, Pennsylvania The image was published in "Sawmills Among the Derricks" |
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Newman, J. J. Lumber Co. #3 -
s/n 739 Built 11/07/1902 ~ Std gauge ~ 12" x 12" cylinders ~ 32" drivers ~ 50 tons ~ 3 trucks The
locomotive operated at the company's Sumrall, Mississippi location.
It spent its earlier years numbered #7 and lettered with the
company's railroad name: Pearl & Leaf River Railroad. |
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Smith River & Northern Railway Co. #3 -
s/n 2168 Built 05/31/1909 ~ Std gauge ~ 11" x 12" cylinders ~ 32" drivers ~ 50 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive,
owned by California & Oregon Lumber Co., operated near Brookings, Oregon.
It was the railway's second Shay to run with the
#3 road number with the first being
s/n 2284 |
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Schafer Brothers Logging Co. #2 -
s/n
338 Built 02/20/1891 ~ Std. gauge ~ (2) 7" x 12" cylinders ~ 26" drivers ~ 15 tons ~ 2 drivers The locomotive operated near Brady, Washington. It was the Schafer's first of at least four locomotives to run with the #2 road number. The photo is from the Washington State Archives ~ John T. Labbe Collection ~ ID= AR255-114-0-1_LL-003032 |
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Stimson Lumber Co. #1 -
s/n 2172 Built 05/03/1909 ~ Std gauge ~ 10" x 12" cylinders ~ 29½" drivers ~ 42 tons ~ 2 trucks
The locomotive, named "Peggy", operated near
Gaston, Oregon |
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Stimson Lumber Co. #1 -
s/n 2172 Built 05/03/1909 ~ Std gauge ~ 10" x 12" cylinders ~ 29½" drivers ~ 42 tons ~ 2 trucks
The locomotive, named "Peggy", operated near
Gaston, Oregon |
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Black Hills & Northwestern
Railway #1
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s/n
3347 Built 04/05/1930 ~ Std. Gauge ~ 13" x 15" cylinders ~ 36" drivers ~ 3 trucks ~ Pacific Coast model The locomotive , owned by the Mason County Logging Co., operated near Bordeaux, Washington The photo is part of the Special Collections held at the University of Washington Library ~ ID = PH 516.2019 & CKK0371 |
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Sugar Pine Railway #3 -
s/n 2297 Built 04/30/1910 ~ Std. gauge ~ 12" x 12" cylinders ~ 36" drivers ~ 60 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive, owned by the Standard Lumber Co., operated near Standard, California. |
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Crosby Forest Products #1 -
s/n 3281 Built 03/25/1925 ~ Std. gauge ~ 10" x 10" cylinders ~ 29" drivers ~ 36 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive operated near Picayune, Mississippi The photo is from the Mississippi Great Southern Chapter of the National Railroad Historical Society via Tony Howe of the Mississippi Rails site |
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Big Creek Logging Co. #2 -
s/n 2689 Built 07/21/1913 ~ Std. gauge ~ 13½" x 15" cylinders ~ 36" drivers ~ 80 tons ~ 3 trucks The locomotive operated near Knappa, Oregon. It was the company's first of two Shays to carry the #2 road number. The second was s/n 2230. |
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Long-Bell Lumber Co. #6 - s/n
3071 Built 01/24/1920 - Std gauge - 13½" x 15" cylinders - 36" drivers - 80 tons - 3 trucks It
initially operated near Quitman, Mississippi and later at Longview,
Washington |
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Buschow Lumber Co. -
s/n
828 Built 12/19/1903 ~ 36" gauge ~ 10" x 10" cylinders ~ 28" drivers ~ 33 tons ~ 2 trucks
The locomotive operated near Stapp, Oklahoma. |
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Central Lumber Co. #10 -
s/n 2368
Built 08/20/1910 ~ 36" gauge ~ 8" x 12" cylinders ~ 29" drivers ~ 32 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive operated near Quentin, Mississippi The photo was taken near Quentin, Mississippi on 2/12/1942. It is from Mississippi State University ~ Special Collections ~ ID = 416-224 |
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Warren Lamb Lumber Co.
#10 -
s/n 2444 Built 04/07/1911 ~ 36" gauge ~ 8" x 8" cylinders ~ 27" drivers ~ 24 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive operated near Rapid City,
South Dakota |
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Buswell Lumber &
Manufacturing Co.
#2 -
s/n
1797 Built 12/08/1906 ~ Std gauge ~ 8" x 12" cylinders ~ 26½" drivers ~ 28 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive operated
near Star Lake, Wisconsin. |
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