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Southern Railway #4000 ~ s/n
1874 ~ at Combs, Tennessee circa 1908 Built 09/27/1907 ~ Std. gauge ~ 17" x 18" cylinders ~ 46" drivers ~ 150 tons ~ 4 trucks The photo is part of the Cleetus Rose collection |
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Carter, W. T. &
Brothers #1 ~ s/n
138 ~ at right in photo Built 10/01/1885 ~ 36" gauge ~ (2) 7" x 12" cylinders ~ 26" drivers ~ 13 tons ~ 2 trucks The brothers were William Thomas,
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Carter, W. T. &
Brothers #2 ~ s/n
229 ~ at left in photo Built 12/14/1888 ~ 36" gauge ~ 9" x 12" cylinders ~ 26½" drivers ~ 17 tons ~ 2 trucks The brothers were William Thomas,
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Angle Lumber Co. #2 ~ s/n
217 Built 09/27/1888 ~ 36" gauge ~ (2) 7" x 7" cylinders ~ 24" drivers ~ 9 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive operated near Stryker, Texas The photo was published in East Texas Logging Railroads |
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Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. #3 ~ s/n
2671 ~ at Vail, Washington Built 05/09/1913 ~ Std gauge ~ 12" x 12" cylinders ~ 36" drivers ~ 60 tons ~ 2 trucks The photo is part of the Clark Kinsey Collection at the University of Washington Library ~ ID = PH Coll 516.4942 |
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Hotchkiss, J. W. Co.
#2284 ~ s/n
2284 Built 02/26/1910 ~ Std gauge ~ 8" x 8" cylinders ~ 26½" drivers ~ 24 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive operated near Union Landing, California |
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San Vicente Lumber Co. #1 ~ s/n
2058 Built 06/13/1908 ~ Std gauge ~ 11" x 12" cylinders ~ 32" drivers ~ 50 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive operated near Santa Cruz, California The photo is part of the Mattei Family Collection held by the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, California. |
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul Railway #25 ~ s/n
2057 Built 03/18/1908 ~ Std gauge ~ 11" x 12" cylinders ~ 32" drivers ~ 50 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive, owned by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co., operated near Gleason, Wisconsin. The company previously ran the locomotive with the road #1499. The photos are part of the Harvey Uecher Collection held by the Marathon County Historical Society, Wisconsin with the following ID's: ~
top - Cline Collection folder - CMSP&P
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Champion Fibre Co. #3229 ~ s/n
3229 Built 08/18/1923 ~ 36 gauge ~ 10" x 12" cylinders ~ 29½" drivers ~ 42 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive operated near Smokemont, Carolina The photo is held at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park ~ ID = GRSM17560 |
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Champion Lumber Co. #5 ~ s/n
2507 Built 02/03/1912 ~ Std gauge ~ 12" x 15" cylinders ~ 36" drivers ~ 70 tons ~ 3 trucks The locomotive operated near Crestmont, North Carolina The photo is held at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park ~ ID = GRSM17811 |
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Sewell Valley Railroad #4 ~ s/n
2838 Built 04/27/1916 ~ Std gauge ~ 12" x 15" cylinders ~ 36" drivers ~ 70 tons ~ 3 trucks The locomotive, owned by the Sewell Valley Railroad Co., operated near Meadow Creek, West Virginia The photo is part of the 3762 Collection at the West Virginia University Library ~ ID = 048869 |
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Camp Run Lumber Co. #3 ~ s/n
2259 ~ at Camp Run, West Virginia Built 12/21/1909 ~ 36" gauge ~ 8" x 8" cylinders ~ 26½" drivers ~ 24 tons ~ 2 trucks The photo is part of the AM 1630 Collection at the West Virginia University Library ~ ID = 034862 |
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Silver City, Pinos Altos &
Mogollon Railway #5 ~ s/n
1928 Built 06/29/1907 ~ 24" gauge ~ 10" x 10" cylinders ~ 28" drivers ~ 36 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive, owned by the Comanche Mining & Smelting Co., operated near Silver City, New Mexico The photo is part of the Harlan Collection at the University of New Mexico ~ ID = 471 |
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Sound Timber Co. #1 ~ s/n
2868 Built 09/08/1916 ~ Std gauge ~ 12" x 15" cylinders ~ 36" drivers ~ 70 tons ~ 3 trucks The locomotive operated near Darrington, Washington The photo is by Darius Kinsey |
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Greenbrier, Cheat & Elk
Railroad Co. #11 ~ s/n
2799 Built 10/17/1914 ~ Std gauge ~ 15" x 18" cylinders ~ 40" drivers ~ 100 tons ~ 3 trucks The locomotive, owned by the West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co., operated near Cass, West Virginia Photos are part of the Kyle Neighbors collection with the following details (top to bottom):
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Faust Brothers Lumber Co.
#2631 - s/n
2631 ~ at their mill near Crew Lake, Louisiana Built 12/09/1912 ~ Std gauge ~ (2) 6" x 10" cylinders ~ 22" drivers ~ 13 tons ~ 2 trucks The image appeared on page 30 of the October 5, 1918 edition of American Lumberman |
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Gardiner Mill Co. #1 - s/n
1841 Built 02/20/1907 ~ Std gauge ~ 8" x 10" cylinders ~ 26½" drivers ~ 24 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive, named "W.F. Jewett", operated near Gardiner, Oregon. The company also used the #1 road number on its Heisler s/n 1019. The photos are held at the Douglas County Museum, Oregon with the following IDs listed in order of appearance with the corresponding photos:
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Wisconsin Valley Lumber - s/n
137 Built 10/13/1885 ~ Std gauge ~ (2) 8" x 8" cylinders ~ 26" drivers ~ 11 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive operated near Harrison, Wisconsin The photo is held at the Wisconsin Historical Society ~ ID = 126210 |
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Kelley Island Lime &
Transport Co. #74 - s/n
3218 Built 07/02/1923 ~ 36" gauge ~ 8" x 8" cylinders ~ 29" drivers ~ 24 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive operated on Kelley Island, Ohio The photo was published in The Lakeside and Marblehead Railroad |
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Lake Superior Piling Co. #4 - s/n
551 Built 03/31/1898 - Std gauge - 12½" x 12" cylinders - 36" drivers - 50 tons - 3 trucks The locomotive operated near LeClaire, Minnesota. The photo was published in Minnesota Logging Railroads |
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Holland, Briggs & Avery
Logging Co. #10 - s/n
1767 Built 12/31/1906 - Std gauge - 10" x 12" cylinders - 29½" drivers - 37 tons - 2 trucks The locomotive operated near Grays River, Washington. It was the first of two Shays to carry the #10 road number for the company. |
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Kelley Island Lime &
Transport Co. #70 - s/n
2904 Built 03/10/1917 - Std gauge - 8" x 8" cylinders - 27½" drivers - 24 tons - 2 trucks The locomotive operated on Kelley Island, Ohio The photo was published in The Lakeside and Marblehead Railroad |
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Albion Lumber Co. #2 - s/n
1669 Built 03/27/1906 - Std gauge - 10" x 10" cylinders - 28" drivers - 33 tons - 2 trucks The locomotive operated near Albion, California The photos were published in Anderson Valley |
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Morning Mining & Milling Co. #2 - s/n
522 Built 10/21/1896 - 36" gauge - 11" x 12" cylinders - 32" drivers - 45 tons - 2 trucks The locomotive, named "John S. George", operated near Mullan, Idaho |
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Treasury Mountain Railway #1 - s/n
2052 Built 08/03/1909 - Std gauge - 8" x 12" cylinders - 28" drivers - 32 tons - 2 trucks The locomotive, owned by the Crystal River Marble Co., operated near Marble, Colorado The owner of the locomotive at the time this photo was made is unknown. Despite its unusually fresh & crisp lettering, the locomotive's dilapidated condition would indicate it is at it's last or latter owner's. |
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Louisiana & Eastern Railway #233 - s/n
736 Built 09/26/1902 - Std gauge - 10" x 12" cylinders - 29½" drivers - 32 tons - 2 trucks The locomotive, owned by the Ludington Lumber Co., operated near Ludington, Louisiana The photo is held at the Vernon Parish Library, Louisiana |
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Potlatch Lumber Co., Inc. #104 - s/n
2428 Built 04/10/1911 - Std gauge - 12" x 15" cylinders - 36" drivers - 70 tons - 3 trucks The locomotive operated near Potlatch, Idaho The image appeared on page 196 of the 1912 edition of the "Locomotive Dictionary" published by the Simmons-Boardman Publishing Co. |
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Potlatch Lumber Co., Inc. #101 - s/n
1670 Built 05/12/1906 - Std gauge - 12" x 15" cylinders - 36" drivers - 65 tons - 3 trucks The locomotive operated near Potlatch, Idaho |
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Saint Mary & Cherry Creek
Railway #1 - s/n
917 Built 09/22/1904 - Std gauge - 8" x 12" cylinders - 28" drivers - 28 tons - 2 trucks The locomotive, owned by the Otis Staples Lumber Co., is pictured at Bayard, British Columbia, Canada. The image appeared on page 24 of the August, 1905 issue of The Canada Lumberman |
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Pearl & Leaf River Railroad #5 - s/n
603 Built 06/05/1900 - Std gauge - 12" x 12" cylinders - 32" drivers - 50 tons - 3 trucks The locomotive, owned by the J. J. Newman Lumber Co., operated near Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The photo is from the David S. Price collection hosted by Shaylocomotives.com |
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Fernwood Lumber Co. #1 - s/n
84 Built 08/17/1883 - 30" gauge - (2)7" x 7" cylinders - 24" drivers - 7 tons - 2 trucks The locomotive operated near Fernwood, Mississippi. It was converted to 36" gauge prior to Fernwood's acquisition. Before becoming their #1, it ran as their #84. The photo is from the David S. Price collection hosted by Mississippi Rails |
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Gates, E. W. Lumber
Co. #3 - s/n
1552 Built 08/29/1905 - Std gauge - 10" x 12" cylinders - 29½" drivers - 37 tons - 2 trucks The locomotive operated near Yellow Pine, Alabama The photos, hosted by Mississippi Rails, are from the collections of: ~ upper: June Ellis ~ lower: Janet Smith |
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Mobile & Gulf Railroad #7 - s/n
2094 Built 05/29/1908 - Std gauge - (2)7" x 12" cylinders - 26" drivers - 18 tons - 2 trucks The locomotive, owned by the W. P.
Brown & Sons Lumber Co., operated near Fayette,
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Oak Grove & Georgetown
Railroad #1 - s/n
734 Built 10/29/1902 - 36" gauge - 12" x 12" cylinders - 29½" drivers - 50 tons - 3 trucks The locomotive, owned by M. L. Davis, operated near Oak Grove, Alabama The photos, hosted by
Mississippi Rails, are from the collections of:
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Woodstock & Thornton Gore
Railroad
#4 - s/n
2394 Built 06/16/1911 - Std gauge - 11" x 12" cylinders - 32" drivers - 50 tons - 2 trucks The locomotive, owned by the Woodstock Lumber Co., operated near Woodstock, New Hampshire |
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Big Creek Railroad
#2 - s/n
731 Built 10/03/1902 - Std gauge - 12" x 12" cylinders - 32" drivers - 50 tons - 3 trucks The locomotive, owned by the Big Creek Lumber Co., operated near Pollock, Louisiana The photo is part of the Detroit Publishing Company Collection at the Library of Congress ~ ID#: LC-D41-82 [P&P] |
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Louisiana Logging Co., Ltd.
#2 - s/n
724 Built 08/12/1902 - Std gauge - 11" x 12" cylinders - 32" drivers - 40 tons - 2 trucks The locomotive operated near Ashland, Louisiana The image appeared on page 2 of the July, 1912 issue of Locomotive World |
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Liberty-White Railroad #14 - s/n
2193 Built 07/14/1909 - Std gauge - 12" x 15" cylinders - 36" drivers - 70 tons - 3 trucks The locomotive, owned by the J. J. White Lumber Co., operated near McComb, Mississippi The image appeared on page 41 of the February, 1914 issue of Steam Machinery |
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Champion Lumber Co. #7 - s/n
2599 Built 01/22/1913 - Std gauge - 12" x 15" cylinders - 36" drivers - 70 tons - 3 trucks The locomotive operated near Sunburst, North Carolina The photo is held at Western Carolina University's Hunter Library ~ Regional Photographs Collection ~ ID: HL_RP_347 |
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Smoky Mountain Railway #1 - s/n
980 Built 04/24/1905 - Std gauge - 12" x 15" cylinders - 36" drivers - 65 tons - 3 trucks The locomotive, owned by the W. M. Ritter Lumber Co., operated near Proctor, North Carolina The photo was published in Wyoming County |
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Millstone Valley Railroad #1 - s/n
447 - at left in photo. Built 07/25/1893 - 36" gauge - (2)8" x 12" cylinders - 26⅝" drivers - 17 tons - 2 trucks The locomotive, owned by Wagner & Wilson, operated near Marienville, Pennsylvania The photo was published in Forest County |
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Tuckaseegee & Southeastern
Railway Co. #5 - s/n
2397 Built 11/08/1910 - 36" gauge - 10" x 10" cylinders - 29½" drivers - 36 tons - 2 trucks The locomotive, owned by the Champion Fibre Co., operated near Waynesville, North Carolina The photo is held at Western Carolina University's Hunter Library ~ ID #HL_MSS17-03_01_01_06 |
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Lamm Lumber Co. #1 -
s/n 2722 @ Eugene Yard in Eugene, Oregon Built 10/15/1913 - Std gauge - 10" x 12" cylinders - 29½" drivers - 42 tons - 2 trucks The company had two Shay's with the road number #1. This particular one was used in their Chinchallo, Oregon operations. The photos is courtesy of the Marc Reusser collection |
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Victoria Lumber &
Manufacturing Co., Ltd. #5 - s/n
1782 Built 12/29/1906 - Std gauge - 11" x 12" cylinders - 32" drivers - 45 tons - 2 trucks The locomotive operated near Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada. The image appeared on page 2 of the June, 1913 edition of Locomotive World |
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Homochitto Lumber Co. #23 - s/n
2626 Built 01/31/1913 - Std gauge - 12" x 15" cylinders - 36" drivers - 70 tons - 3 trucks The locomotive operated near Bude, Mississippi. It started service with the company as road #3 before becoming #23. The photo, by C. W. Witbeck, is from the David S. Price collection hosted by Mississippi Rails |
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Cherry River Boom & Lumber
Co.
#14 - s/n
2440 Built 05/29/1911 - Std gauge - 13½" x 15" cylinders - 36" drivers - 80 tons - 3 trucks The locomotive operated
near Richwood, West Virginia |
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North West Lumber Co. Ltd.
#1 - s/n
3216 Built 08/28/1923 - Std gauge - 12" x 15" cylinders - 36" drivers - 70 tons - 3 trucks The locomotive operated near Green Court, Alberta, Canada. It was their 2nd locomotive to carry the #1 road number. |
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Ashtola & Allegheny Mountain
Railroad #3 - s/n
652 Built 05/11/1901 - Std gauge - 11" x 12" cylinders - 32" drivers - 40 tons - 2 trucks The locomotive, named "Squire", operated
near Ashtola,
Pennsylvania. It was owned by the Babcock Lumber
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San Joaquin & Eastern Railroad #103 -
s/n
2601 Built 10/26/1912 ~ Std gauge ~ 11" x 12" cylinders ~ 32" drivers ~ 50 tons ~ 3 trucks The locomotive, owned by the San Joaquin & Eastern Railroad Co., operated near Auberry, California The photo is part of the Fresno County Library Collection, Fresno, California |
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Salmon River & Northern Railway #51 -
s/n
1545 Built 09/19/1905 ~ Std gauge ~ 12" x 12" cylinders ~ 36" drivers ~ 55 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive, owned by the Haskell Lumber Co., operated near Fassett, Quebec, Canada The photo is part of the Marc Reusser Collection |
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Condon-Lane Boom & Lumber Co. #7 -
s/n
1993 ~ near
Horton, West Virginia Built 09/13/1907 ~ Std gauge ~ 10" x 12" cylinders ~ 29½" drivers ~ 37 tons ~ 2 trucks The photo is part of the Calhoun Collection held by the Mountain State Railroad & Logging Historical Association |
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Medford Lumber Co. #1 -
s/n
2513 Built 03/15/1912 ~ Std gauge ~ 11" x 12" cylinders ~ 32" drivers ~ 50 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive operated near Medford, Wisconsin The photo was published in Taylor County |
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Russell & Pugh Lumber Co. #1 -
s/n 1735 Built 06/01/1906 ~ 36" gauge ~ (2) 6" x 10" cylinders ~ 22" drivers ~10 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive operated near Harrison, Idaho The photo was published in The Harrison Area |
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