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Benson Logging & Lumber Co.
- c/n 125 Built 05/1895 ~ 36" gauge ~ 16 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class "B" The locomotive operated near Cathlamet & Oak Point, Washington. The company converted it to standard gauge sometime after acquisition. It was the only Dunkirk to operate on the West Coast of the United States. In 1902, it was acquired by Grays Bay Logging Co. of Grays Bay, Washington. Photo credits: top ~ Washington State Archives ~ John T. Labbe
Collection ~ ID = AR255-114-0-1_LL-0911 |
Aberdeen
& Hazen #1 - c/n 101 Built 06/1890 ~ ?? gauge ~ 12 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class "A"
The locomotive, owned by the Tarbell Lumber Co., operated
near Southern Pines, North Carolina |
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Grays Bay Logging Co. #2
- c/n 125 Built 05/1895 ~ 36" gauge ~ 16 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class "B" The locomotive operated near Grays Bay, Washington. It was converted to standard gauge by it previous owner. It was the only Dunkirk to operate on the West Coast of the United States. In 1902, it was acquired from Benson Logging & Lumber Co. of Cathlamet & Oak Point, Washington. Photo credits: top ~ Washington
State Archives ~ John T. Labbe Collection ~ ID = AR255-114-0-1_LL-0777.
At right in this photo is the company's Climax locomotive #3 - s/n 548 |
Williamsport & North Branch Railroad #4
(WNB) Class "B" - two truck - 36" gauge The locomotive operated between Eagles Mere and Sonestown, Pennsylvania The railroad leased the locomotive and the Eagles Mere Railroad (EM) from the latter concern. The WNB was a standard gauge railroad which interchanged with EM at Sonestown. Due to the gauge difference, it is assumed passengers and freight were offloaded from one railroad to the other. WNB lettering on the locomotive's fuel bunker is visible, but very faint. The image is from the East Lycoming Hisorical Society Facebook group |
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Eagles Mere Railroad #4
Class "B" - two truck - 36" gauge The locomotive operated between Eagles Mere and Sonestown, Pennsylvania Photo credits: top ~ Our Sullivan County Facebook group middle ~ Dennis Miller collection |
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Sinnemahoning Valley Railroad #3
Class "A" - four wheel fixed axle - std gauge
The locomotive, owned by F.H. & C.W.
Goodyear, operated near Austin (Potter County) & Four Mile Run (Cameron
County), Pennsylvania at different times. |
Juniata Railroad #24 Class "B" - two truck - std gauge
The locomotive, owned by John E. Dubois, operated near Dubois,
Pennsylvania. |
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Bradford & Western Pennsylvania
Railroad #2 Class "B" - two truck - 36" gauge
The locomotive was owned by the Lewis Run Manufacturing
Co of Pennsylvania. The railroad ran between Lewis Run &
Marshburg, Pennsylvania.
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A Class "A" Dunkirk operating on a 1.5 mile railroad near near Lake Honeoye, New York |
Images alphabetically listed by operating entity name.
Aberdeen
& Hazen #1 - c/n 101 Built 06/1890 ~ ?? gauge ~ 12 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class "A"
The locomotive, owned by the Tarbell Lumber Co., operated
near Southern Pines, North Carolina |
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Aberdeen
& Hazen - c/n 109 Shipped 03/11/1891 ~ ?? gauge ~ 16 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class "B" The locomotive, named "C. W. Tarbell", operated near Southern Pines, North Carolina. It was owned by Tarbell Lumber Co. It had solid rather than spoked wheels. |
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Acme Extract Co. #1 - Class "A" - two truck - 36" gauge - @ Dunkirk, NY 1898 - From Harold K. Vollrath collection, with permission. | |
Blaisdell, J. W. #2 - Class "B" - two truck - 16 ton @ Bradford, PA - Dec. 1891 - From Harold K. Vollrath collection, with permission | |
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Benson Logging & Lumber Co.
- c/n 125 Built 05/1895 ~ 36" gauge ~ 16 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class "B" The locomotive operated near Cathlamet & Oak Point, Washington. The company converted it to standard gauge sometime after acquisition. It was the only Dunkirk to operate on the West Coast of the United States. In 1902, it was acquired by Grays Bay Logging Co. of Grays Bay, Washington. Photo credits: top ~ Washington State Archives ~ John T. Labbe
Collection ~ ID = AR255-114-0-1_LL-0911 |
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Bradford & Western Pennsylvania
Railroad #2 Class "B" - two truck - 36" gauge
The locomotive was owned by the Lewis Run Manufacturing
Co of Pennsylvania. The railroad ran between Lewis Run &
Marshburg, Pennsylvania.
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Eagles Mere Railroad #4
Class "B" - two truck - 36" gauge The locomotive operated between Eagles Mere and Sonestown, Pennsylvania Photo credits: top ~ Our Sullivan County Facebook group middle ~ Dennis Miller collection |
Fox and Crain - Class "B" - Forest County, Pennsylvania - Photo credit Forest Press | |
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Grays Bay Logging Co. #2
- c/n 125 Built 05/1895 ~ 36" gauge ~ 16 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class "B" The locomotive operated near Grays Bay, Washington. It was converted to standard gauge by it previous owner. It was the only Dunkirk to operate on the West Coast of the United States. In 1902, it was acquired from Benson Logging & Lumber Co. of Cathlamet & Oak Point, Washington. Photo credits: top ~ Washington
State Archives ~ John T. Labbe Collection ~ ID = AR255-114-0-1_LL-0777.
At right in this photo is the company's Climax locomotive #3 - s/n 548 |
Juniata Railroad #24 Class "B" - two truck - std gauge
The locomotive, owned by John E. Dubois, operated near Dubois,
Pennsylvania. |
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Kulp & Thomas Co. #1 - Milroy, Miflin County, Pennsylvania - circa 1894 | |
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Nichola Lumber Co.'s "Ruth Park" - c/n 143, built April 1894 - Purchased new by the company and sold to an unknown party in 1906. Photo circa 1898 at Nichola, Clarke Co., Alabama USA. From the Phillip Kotheimer colleciton. Photo research credits to Tom Lawson, author of the "Logging Railroads of Alabama", where this and many other geared locomotive photos can be found. |
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Sinnemahoning Valley Railroad #3
Class "A" - four wheel fixed axle - std gauge
The locomotive, owned by F.H. & C.W.
Goodyear, operated near Austin (Potter County) & Four Mile Run (Cameron
County), Pennsylvania at different times. |
Tionesta Valley Railroad - Class "A" - two truck near Duhring, Pennsylvania. Photo credit Jane Bollinger. | |
Williamsport & North Branch Railroad #4
(WNB) Class "B" - two truck - 36" gauge The locomotive operated between Eagles Mere and Sonestown, Pennsylvania The railroad leased the locomotive and the Eagles Mere Railroad (EM) from the latter concern. The WNB was a standard gauge railroad which interchanged with EM at Sonestown. Due to the gauge difference, it is assumed passengers and freight were offloaded from one railroad to the other. WNB lettering on the locomotive's fuel bunker is visible, but very faint. The image is from the East Lycoming Hisorical Society Facebook group |
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Wilson Lumber Co. #1 - @Wilson, WV - Class "A" - 13 ton - two truck - vertical boiler - double flange wheels for operation on wood rail or possibly log "pole" rail. |
Images with unknown owner / operating entity name.
A Class "A" Dunkirk operating on a 1.5 mile railroad near near Lake Honeoye, New York | |
Class "A" - four wheeled - two axle - side rods - called "grasshoppers" - built by Dunkirk Iron Works, the predecessor to Dunkirk Engineering Company. Not of the Gilbert design. | |
Class "A" - two truck - Charles D. Scott, inventor of the Climax Locomotive, pictured at left. Photo from the Wells Eugene Scott collection. | |
Class "A" Two Truck - drawing by David M. Hoffman, author of "The Geared Locomotives of Dunkirk". With permission. | |
Class "B" patent drawing. From "The Geared Locomotives of Dunkirk". With permission. |
Dunkirk Book. |
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