Checks can be sent to:  R. Donald Ross, 3821 Crater Lake Ct, Irving, TX 75062-4015

231, F40PH, was built by Electro-Motive in September 1977, #777001-2, FN 777001-2, as Amtrak 231.  It was sold to Chris Fussellin in 2006 and is painted as Daylight Locomotives and Machine Works 231.

274, F7A, was built by Electro-Motive in October 1960, #11066, FN 3042-A4, as Great Northern 274B, Class F-3-7-A. In 1970 it became Burlington Northern 610, Class F-7, and in 1981 it became Seattle & North Coast 101.  It was sold as DLMX 274 in 1994.

324, RSD5, was built by Alco in November 1955, #81696, as Utah Ry 306.  It was sold to Industrial Salvage & Matericals Co in November 1983.  It was sold to Promontrory NRHS in January 1984 and sold to Doyle McCormack as Daylight Locomotive Works in October 1993.  It was lettered and painted as Nickle Plate RR 324 in February 1994.

6976, SDP40Fu,  was built by Electro-Motive in August 1974, #74611-65, FN 74611-65, as Amtrak 644.  It was sold as Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 644 in September 1984 and rebuilt at San Bernardino in May 1985 as 5266. Class 5250.  It later became Burlington Northern Santa Fe 6976, Class SDF40-2, on April 2, 1998, and retired in May 2002. It was sold to DLMX  6976

Robert Dollar Lumber Co.

3 was built by Alco-Schenectady in November 1927, #67544, as Walter A Woodard Lumber Co 3.  It became J E Chambers & Sons 3 in 1942 and became Lorane Valley Lumber Co 3 in 1946.  It was sold as RDLCo 3 in 1951 and donated to San Francisco Maritime Museum in 1959.  It went to Bay Area Electric Association in 1978 and donated to Pacific Locomotive Association in 1999.  It is in service as RDL 3 since 2007.

2978 was built by Lima in May 31, 1918, #2978, for Hofius Steel & Equipment Co.  It was sold as North Bend Mill & Lumber Co 2978.  It became Stout Lumber Co 2978 on January 12, 1924.  It was converted as oil burner on October 7, 1925, and sold as McKenna Lumber Co 2978.  It was sold as Conlaugh & McKenna Lumber Co 2928 and sold as Oregon White Cedar Co 2978 on December 6, 1928.  It was sold as Ingham Lumber Co 2978 and became as RDLC 2928 on April 20, 1946.  It was donated to San Francisco Maritime Museum in April 1961 and leased to Western Railway Museum in April 1985.  It was donated to Rotes of Motive Power on April 9, 2005.

East Portland Traction Co.

100, SW1, was built by Electro-Motive in February 1952, #16899, FN 6399-1, as Portland Ry & Terminal Div 100.  It became EPTC 100 in 1991 and merged as Oregon Pacific RR 100 on January 1, 1997.  It was never relettered apparently.

802, SW8, was built by Electro-Motive in January 1954, #19495, FN 4246-1, as  Southern Pacific 4622, Class DS-304.  It was reclassified Class DS-604 in 1963 and renumbered 1127, Class ES408-4, in 1965.    It was sold as Lewis & Clark Ry 81 in 1984 and sold as EPTC 802 in 1996.  It in the progress of rebuilding and renumbering as OPR 1127.

803, SW8, was built by Electro-Motive in March 1953, #17160, FN 4165-2, as Texas & New Orleans 13, Class DF-302.  It was reclassified Class DS-602, in 1963, and became SP 1105, Class ES408-2, in 1966.  It was sold as LINC Ry 80 in 1984 and sold as EPTC 803 in 1996.  It became OPC 803 in 1997 and sold as Western Rail 803 in June 2010.

In 1959 the Chicago Sunday Tribune had an article about trailing roads which were built between the rails. This allowed locomotives to drag logs without loading them on cars. The article included this illustration, which shows a Climax at work. If anyone has additional information, we would like to add it.

This has a page of it's own.

3, 25 Ton HLC2, was built by Plymouth in June 1928, #2922, for Guy F Atkinson Co.  It was sold to U S Bureau of Reclamation and sold as GCCo 3.  It was sold as Union RR of Oregon 1 in 1940.  It was retired in 1989 and sold to Eldon C Stutsman Trucking Co in 1992.

204 was built by Baldwin in March 1909, #33238, as Gilchrist-Fordney Co 204.  It was transferred as GTCo 204 in 1938 and became Klamath Northern Ry 204 in 1940.  It was scrapped in 1955.

Ingham Lumber Co.

2978 was built by Lima in May 31, 1918, #2978, for Hofius Steel & Equipment Co.  It was sold as North Bend Mill & Lumber Co 2978.  It became Stout Lumber Co 2978 on January 12, 1924.  It was converted as oil burner on October 7, 1925, and sold as McKenna Lumber Co 2978.  It was sold as Conlaugh & McKenna Lumber Co 2928 and sold as Oregon White Cedar Co 2978 on December 6, 1928.  It was sold as ILCo 2978 and became as Robert Dollar Lumber Co 2928 on April 20, 1946.  It was donated to San Francisco Maritime Museum in April 1961 and leased to Western Railway Museum in April 1985.  It was donated to Rotes of Motive Power on April 9, 2005.

Kellogg Terminal

100 was built by Baldwin in June 1926, #59284, as Charles R. McCormick Lumber Co 4.  It was sold as Pope & Talbot Lumber Co 100 in June 1938 and sold as Santa Maria Valley RR 100 in 1942.  It was sold as White Mountain Scenic Ry 100 in 1962 and sold as Wasatch Mountain Ry 100 in 1976.  It was sold to FKE in 1999.

Klamath Northern Ry.

204 was built by Baldwin in March 1909, #33238, as Gilchrist-Fordney Co 204.  It was transferred as Gilchrist Timber Co 204 in 1938 and became KNRy 204 in 1940.  It was scrapped in 1955.

1617, GP7, was built by Electro-Motive in December 1953, #18977, FN 5312-9, as Chicago Burlington & Quincy 261. It became Burlington Northern 1617, Class GP-7, in 1970.  It was retired in August 1983 and sold as Great Western Ry 1617 in September 1983.  It was sold as LCRR 1617 in 1996 and sold to Western Rail as WRIX 1617.  It was sold to Northern Illinois &Wisconsin Ry as NIWX 1617 in 2010.

1761, GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in January 1954, #19110, FN 5320-20, as Union Pacific 224.  It was retired in February 1979 and sold to Morrison Knudsen on October 1, 1979.  It was rebuilt on March 21, 1980, as San Diego & Arizona Eastern 101 and later transferred as Kyle RR 101.  It later was transferred as San Joaquin Valley RR 101 and sold as WRIX 1761.  It later became LCRR 1761 in October 2005.

Long-Bell Lumber Co.

This is a national company.

Lorane Valley Lumber Co.

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3 was built by Alco-Schenectady in November 1927, #67544, as Walter A Woodard Lumber Co 3.  It became J E Chambers & Sons 3 in 1942 and became LVL 3 in 1946.  It was sold as Robert Dollar Co 3 in 1951 and donated to San Francisco Maritime Museum in 1959.  It went to Bay Area Electric Association in 1978 and donated to Pacific Locomotive Association in 1999.  It is in service as RDL 3 since 2007.

McKenna Lumber Co.

2978 was built by Lima in May 31, 1918, #2978, for Hofius Steel & Equipment Co.  It was sold as North Bend Mill & Lumber Co 2978.  It became Stout Lumber Co 2978 on January 12, 1924.  It was converted as oil burner on October 7, 1925, and sold as MLCo 2978.  It was sold as Conlaugh & McKenna Lumber Co 2928 and sold as Oregon White Cedar Co 2978 on December 6, 1928.  It was sold as Ingham Lumber Co 2978 and became as Robert Dollar Lumber Co 2928 on April 20, 1946.  It was donated to San Francisco Maritime Museum in April 1961 and leased to Western Railway Museum in April 1985.  It was donated to Rotes of Motive Power on April 9, 2005.

1 was built by Lima in September 28, 1923, #3233, as Independence Logging Co 1.  It was sold as Mt Emily 1 on February 20, 1928, and retired in 1955.  It was given to Oregon Museum of Science and Industry and then Oregon Historical Society in 1958.  It was stored at the Northern Pacific Terminal and then leased as Cass Scenic RR 3 in 1970.  It was returned to Oregon in 1994 and put in tourist service at Prineville.

2 was built by Alco in March 1925, #66277.  It was sold as Long-Bell Lumber Co 804 and sold as Harbor Plywood Co 804.  It was scrapped by 1959.

Mount Hood RR

1 was built by Baldwin in May 1922, #55397.

18 was built by Alco in 1910, #46941, as Lake Superior & Ishpeming 18, Class SC-4.  It was sold to Marquette & Huron Mountain RR as 18, Class SC-4, and was then sold to Ishpeming Steel Co in January 1985.  It was then sold to Lake States Steam Association as 18 and then to Grand Canyon Ry as 18 in 1989.  It was sold as Mount Hood RR 18 in April 2007 and sold as San Luis & Rio Grande RR 18 on January 31, 2008.

North Bend Mill & Lumber Co.

2978 was built by Lima in May 31, 1918, #2978, for Hofius Steel & Equipment Co.  It was sold as NBM&L 2978.  It became Stout Lumber Co 2978 on January 12, 1924.  It was converted as oil burner on October 7, 1925, and sold as McKenna Lumber Co 2978.  It was sold as Conlaugh & McKenna Lumber Co 2928 and sold as Oregon White Cedar Co 2978 on December 6, 1928.  It was sold as Ingham Lumber Co 2978 and became as Robert Dollar Lumber Co 2928 on April 20, 1946.  It was donated to San Francisco Maritime Museum in April 1961 and leased to Western Railway Museum in April 1985.  It was donated to Rotes of Motive Power on April 9, 2005.

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