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| Last Update: December 14, 2005 |
| This new page is exclusively about the steam locomotives that I've visited and photographed here in the Pacific Northwest region, including a few from California and Canada. These include active excursion engines, display locomotives and even abandoned steam engines. Below you'll see our photographs and some detailed information about each steam engine, including links to other pages on this website and other websites that have further details. Thanks, Hope you enjoy! Brian McCamish If you have any comments or corrections that you'd like to add, you can email me anytime. |
| Santa Maria Valley # 21 Seaside, Oregon Under Restoration |
| Bradley-Woodard ? Nicolia Mountain, Oregon Wrecked/Abandoned |
| Number: 2 - Last Owner: Bradley-Woodard Company - Type: Shay - Build Date: ? - Retired: ? This abandoned Shay water tank was discovered by Lloyd Biddlecome who shared these pictures with me. Its located on Nicolia Mt. in Northwest Oregon. My guess, based on the location of discovery is that it is a Bradley-Woodard Shay as that was the operation that logged this part of the mountain in the 1930s. I've been told that a Shay did fall through a railroad trestle in this area, and this very well could be the one. I'm not sure if more parts exist and I plan to visit the area myself to search around. Photo dates: 4/2005 - courtesy of Lloyd Biddlecome |
| "The Oregon Pony" Cascades Locks, Oregon Display |
| Curtiss Lumber # 2 Garibaldi, Oregon Active |
| E. C. Schevlin Timber Co. # 3 Tillamook, Oregon Display |
| Unknown # 12 Florence, Oregon Display |
| Spokane Portland & Seattle # 700 Portland, Oregon Active |
| Rutledge Lumber # 103 Clarkia, Idaho Abandoned in the woods |
| W.H. Eccles Lumber # 3 (Sumpter Valley RY) Sumpter, Oregon Active |
| Sumpter Valley Railway # 19 Sumpter, Oregon Active |
| Sumpter Valley Railway # 20 Sumpter, Oregon Display |
| Georgia-Pacific # 9 S. of Camp Grisdale, Washington Abandoned in the woods |
| EJ Sherman Lbr Co. # 10 N. of North Plains, Oregon Remains Abandoned in the woods |
| Bloedel Stewart & Welch # 1 Duncan, BC Display |
| Cowiltz, Chehalis & Cascade # 15 (Chehalis-Centralia RR) Chehalis, Washington Active |
| Duncan BC Logging Museum # 2 Duncan, BC Display |
| Coos Bay Lumber Co. # 104 Coos Bay, Oregon Display |
| Rayonier Lumber Co. # 90 Garibaldi, Oregon Display |
| Southern Pacific # 4449 Portland, Oregon Active |
| Hillcrest Lumber Co. # 1 (Cowichan Valley RR) Duncan, BC Display / semi-active |
| Oregon-American Lumber Co. 102 Vernonia, Oregon Display |
| Southern Pacific # 2579 Klamath Falls, Oregon Display |
| Georgia-Pacific # 1 Toledo, Oregon Display |
| Southern Pacific # 4294 Sacramento, California Display |
| Stimpson Timber Co. # 1 Portland, Oregon Display |
| BHRR # 5 Georgetown, California Display |
| Seattle City & Light # 6 Newhalem, Washington Display |
| Potlatch Forest Co. # 92 Lewiston, Idaho Display |
| Rayonier Lumber Co. # 3 Tillamook, Oregon Stored, future restoration project |
| Long-Bell Co. # 803 (BYCX) Chelatchie, Washington Stored, possible future restoration |
| Peter J. Replinger (BYCX) # 19 Chelatchie, Washington Under restoration |
| OR&N # 197 Portland, Oregon Under restoration |
| Southern Pacific # 1785 Woodburn, Oregon Display |
| If anyone has any further information on any of the above pictured locomotives that you'd like to share, you can Email me anytime. Thanks. |
| Copyright © 2004, 2005 Brian McCamish, All Rights Reserved Note about the photos on this site: Most photos were taken by me, except for those that are otherwise indicated. I usually allow people to use my photos for personal use or websites. Simply Email me. I may not have authority to grant permission regarding some photos that were only loaned to me by others specifically for this website. |
| Number: 700 - Last Owner: Spokane Portland & Seattle - Type: Baldwin 4-8-4 - Build Date: 1938 - Retired: 1958 (now active) Purchased by the SP&S as a lot of three Northern steam engines in 1938, # 700 was the first to go into the service the last to retire. It spent most of it's career hauling passengers between Vancouver, WA or Portland, OR and Spokane, WA. In 1958 it was donated to the City of Portland and placed in Oaks Park where it remained until the mid 1980s. It was finally restored to active service by 1990. And has been active ever since. However, because of it's size and expense to operate, it only steams up once or twice a year on special occasions. To learn more, check out my SP&S 700 Page, including two long feature videos of this locomotive in action. Photo dates: 12/2004 & 5/2005 |
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| Number: 103 - Last Owner: Rutledge - Type: Class B, 48 ton, 2 truck Climax - Build Date: 1909 - Retired: 1930 I have an entire page on this locomotive, so rather than go into detail here, please visit that page with a ton more pictures, what happened to it and where it's located now. My Abandoned Climax in the Idaho Woods Page. Photos date: 9/2004 |
| Number: 3 - Last Owner: Sumpter Valley Railway - Type: Heisler - Build Date: 1915 - Retired: active Painted in the W.H. Eccles Lbr. Co. markings, who originally owned her from 1915-1926. Number 3 has served on the Sumpter Valley excursion railroad since 1976. It's one of only two operational wood burning locomotives and the only narrow gauge wood burning Heisler in existence! I barely caught it going by as we were exploring mines in the area. Check my Sumpter Valley Railway Page for more info. Photo date: 9/2003 |
| Number: 9 - Last Owner: Georgia-Pacific - Type: Baldwin 2-6-2ST - Build Date: 1925 - Retired: 1960 GP # 9 was original built for Manary Logging Co. for work on it's Siletz Division north of Toledo, Oregon. It would later be sold to Georgia-Pacific. By 1960, GP had closed it's logging operation north of Toledo and either scrapped or donated it's remaining steam locomotives, except for # 9. This locomotive was used as a movie prop, and made to fall off a high bridge in Washington state when the bridge was blown up during the making of "Ring of Fire" in 1960. The remains are still at the site, mostly under water in the river. While the site is difficult to reach, you can still see the wheel sticking out of the water. There is no reason not to believe that other than the damage from the fall, the locomotive is mostly still intact. However, the site would be almost impossible to salvage because it's in a very deep river gorge. For many more pictures and much more info, please visit my Ring of Fire page. Photo date: 4/2004 - B/W photo courtesy of Gary Oliver. |
| Number: 10 - Last Owner: E.J. Sherman Lbr Co. - Type: Lima Shay, 2 Truck - Build Date: 1913 - Retired: 1937 Eileen was very kind enough to send me these pictures and allow me to post them. They are the remains of a 1913 2-truck Lima Shay (CN 2622, 11x12 cylinders, 32" wheels, 100,000 lbs). This Shay was Simpson Logging Company #10, later loaned to the Fredson Brothers Logging Company as their #10 from 1923-1925. In 1928 it was sold to the E.J. Sherman Lbr. Company of Mountaindale, Oregon where it was their #3. In 1937 it was wrecked in a runaway accident that unfortunately killed a poor lady, named Mrs. Griffels, who was walking down the tracks. As the story goes, the Shay was leased to another company who was charged with tearing out the line. They had a long load of rails, but the locomotive got away down a long downhill grade. It left the tracks on a curve. The water tank that you see here, seperated from the Shay's chassis and rolled about 300 feet down a hill and landed up right. As late as the 1970s, the words Simpson Logging Co. were still visible on one side of the tank. The locomotive remains that were close to the tracks were later salvaged, but the tank was left behind and still remains in it's resting place after more than 67 years. Thanks to Eileen Brazil for the photos and to Jon Davis for specific information on the locomotive. Photo date: 10/2004 Photo by: Jerry Gaiser, courtesy of Eileen Brazil |
| Number: 1 - Last Owner: BC Forest Products - Type: Lima Shay, 2 Truck - Build Date: 1925 - Retired: 1957 Owned by the BC Forest Museum on Vancouver Island, Canada, this Shay sits out front. It's one of the first locos to go on display at the museum. Today it sits out front and greets visitors who pull into the parking lot. Photo date: 6/2004 |
| Number: 15 - Last Owner: Chehalis-Centrailia - Type: Baldwin Mikado 2-8-2 - Build Date: 1916 - Retired: 1955 (now active) Owned by the Chehalis-Centrailia RR Association, this loco used to operate on the CC&C RR until the mid 1950s. It was restored in 1989 and currently runs passenger excursion traffic on summer weekends on a 9 mile stretch of track just outside of Chehalis, WA. I had the privlage of riding in the cab of this locomotive in the summer of 2004. What a trill of a lifetime! Check out my cab ride video and other photos on my Chehalis-Centralia Page. Photo date: 6/2004 |
| Number: 2 - Last Owner: Unknown - Type: Climax - Build Date: 1911 - Retired: 1927 Another display at the BC Forest Museum, this locomotive has an interesting history in that it was abandoned in the woods of Vancouver Island in 1927 and not discovered until the 1970s. It was then restored to operational status in the 1975, but is now on display indoors at the museum. I'm not sure who the last owner was or any further history. If you know, Email me. Photo date: 6/2004 |
| Number: 104 - Last Owner: Coos Bay Lumber Co. - Type: Baldwin 2-8-2 - Build Date: 1922 - Retired: 1959 This steam locomotive is owned by the Oregon Coast Historical Railway. A cosmetic restoration was undertaken for display purposes. It's unknown if it will ever run again. It originally hauled logs from Powers, Oregon to Coos Bay from 1922-1959. Check out my Coos Bay Lumber Co. Page for more information. Photo date: 5/2004 |
| Number: 104 - Last Owner: Rayonier Lumber Co. - Type: Baldwin 2-8-2 - Build Date: 1926 - Retired: 1960 Used by Rayonier logging out of Hoquiam, WA from 1926-1960. On display at Garibaldi for the last several decades. Is suppose to be restored at some point. See more photos on my OCSR page. Photo date: (two left) 10/2002 (four right) 6/2005 |
| Number: 4449 - Last Owner: Southern Pacific - Type: Lima GS-4 class 4-8-4 - Build Date: 1941 - Retired: active The 2nd largest currently operational steam engine in North America. The Challenger, owned by the UP, is the largest. It is also the only operating "streamlined" steam engine in the country. This locomotive was used by Southern Pacific on the famous Daylight Special run in Southern California. It was retired sometime in the late 1950s and was donated to the City of Portland where it was put on display in Oaks Park next to the SP&S 700, until 1974. It was then removed and restored to go on tour in 1976 as part of the "freedom train." Today it once again sits next to the SP&S 700 inside the Brooklyn Roundhouse in Portland, but both locomotives are active and are steamed up for special occasions, usually at least once a year. More photos can be seen on my page dedicated the Southern Pacific 4449. Photo date: 5/2004 & 5/2005 |
| Number: 1 - Last Owner: Hillcrest Lumber Co. - Type: Class B, 48-50 ton, 2 truck, Climax - Build Date: 1915 - Retired: 1950s This is a standard gauge Climax that was restored in 1991 and on display at the BC Forest Museum on their Cowichan Valley RR passenger excursion shortline. It's painted in the Hillcrest Lumber markings, which is the original company it served with. Unknown if it's still operational. Photo date: 6/2004 |
| Number: 102 - Last Owner: Oregon-American / Long-Bell - Type: Lima Shay, 2 truck - Build Date: 1912 - Retired: 1958 This Shay served with several other logging companies before going to the Oregon-American in 1928. It served on the company's many logging railroads west of Vernonia into the 1950s. The Oregon-American mill was sold to Long-Bell and in it's final years, # 102 served as a Long Bell locomotive on the same railroads. The 102 is the last surviving geared locomotive of all the units that served with Oregon-American logging railroads. After retirement in 1958 it was donated to the City of Vernonia where it was placed in a local park. In the late 1990s, it was pulled from the park and restoration efforts were begun. However, it was found that it the needed work was beyond the scope of the group that started the project. The 102 was placed back in the city park where it remains on display today. Check out my Oregon-American Lumber Co. Page for more info. Photo date: 5/2002 |
| Number: 2579 - Last Owner: Southern Pacific - Type: Class C-9 Baldwin 2-8-2 - Build Date: 1906 - Retired: 1956 I don't have much info on this locomotive, other than it served on the SP line and appears to have even acted as a pilot plow over Donner Pass in California in 1937 It was donated to the city of Klamath Falls in 1957 and has sat here in a local city park ever since. The exterior at least, appears to be in good condition and well cared for. Photo date: 5/2004 |
| Number: 1 - Last Owner: Georgia-Pacific - Type: Baldwin 2-8-2 - Build Date: 1922 - Retired: 1960 This loco spent all of it's working life logging the areas around Toledo and fittingly remains here on display. It originally served the Manary Logging Co. and later the C.D. Johnson Lumber Corp. before being sold to Georgia-Pacific in 1953. By 1960, GP was closing it's Toledo logging line and retiring all of it steam engines. This was one the few GP locomotives to be saved. The Yaquina Historical Society is preparing to do a restoration on it and was inspecting the boiler when I took these pictures. Photo date: 6/2004 |
| Number: 4294 - Last Owner: Southern Pacific - Type: Baldwin AC-12 Cabforward 4-8-8-4 - Build Date: 1944 - Retired: 1956 The last remaining SP cab forward in existence. It's one of the largest steam locomotives in the world, currently on display at the Sacramento Railroad Museum. That's me pretending I could actually drive the thing. It served much of it's career hauling freight trains over Donner pass, in California and in Oregon hauling trains over the Cascade Mountains and down into California, via Klamath Falls. The 4294 is actually in very good mechanical condition and appears to be restorable to operating condition, but it's most likely to serve the rest of it's days in the climate controlled setting of the Sacramento Railroad Museum, where it is today. More history and info about 4294 can be found here. Photo date: 2/2004 |
| Number: 1 - Last Owner: Stimpson Timber Co. - Type: Lima Shay, 2 truck - Build Date: 1909 - Retired: 1955 Today this locomotive resides at the Forestry Museum, near the Portland Zoo. Built for Gig Harbor Timber Co. at Gig Harbor, WA, this 2-truck Shay went to the Stimson Timber Co. at Belfair, WA in 1913, and later to the Stimson Lumber Co. at Forest Grove, OR. It was donated to the City of Portland in 1955. The Stimson mill which it last served is still very much active, nowadays served by the Portland & Western RR and GP38 diesels. Photo date: 12/2003 & 7/2004 |
| Number: 5 - Last Owner: Salem Brick & Lumber Co. - Type: Porter 0-4-0 - Build Date: 1906 - Retired: ? This old Porter mini-locomotive was spotted at a shopping mall in Georgetown, CA. The display implies that it was used for mining, which was very prevalent in the area, but www.steamlocomotive.info, says that it actually might have belonged to the Salem Brick and Lumber Company. Photo date: 2/2004 |
| Number: 6 - Last Owner: Seattle City & Light. - Type: Baldwin 2-6-2 - Build Date: 1928 - Retired: 1953 and again 1970s Originally built for the Seattle City & Light Railroad in 1928 for use on it's dam projects on the Skagit River, it was retired in the early 1950s and placed in this park for display. In the 1970s, the Skagit River tourist RR was formed and ran this locomotive, but it later failed and the loco was placed in the park again where it remains today. Here's a photo of it operating on the Skagit tourist RR in the 1970s. Photo date: 7/2004 |
| Number: 92 - Last Owner: Potlatch Forest Co. - Type: 3 truck Heisler - &nbs |