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Skookum - In Service
This little 2-4-4-2 Mallet was the first of this wheel
arrangement, and one of only three manufactured by Baldwin. She was
originally built for the Little River Railroad company in Townsend, Tennessee in 1909,
carrying number 126. But the Little River found she was too big to
negotiate their curves and returned her to the factory in 1909. We have no
photos of her in service with the Little River Railroad Co. But there is a
builders photo and drawing on the builder's page.
She was sold by Baldwin to the Columbia River Belt Line Railroad in 1910
where she was given the name Skookum. She stayed with that road until
1920. A builders photo and drawing of her appear on the builder
page.
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Here she is -- looking fairly shiny and new. Photo
from Jon Davis Collection. Source is unknown.
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Between 1920 and 1933 she was with the Carlisle-Pennell Lumber Co. in
Onalaska, WA, or its subsidiaries or successors, including the Newaukum Valley Railroad
Co., Onalaska,
WA., and the Carlisle Lumber Company, Onalaska, WA. She carried number
7 for those roads. For a brief time in 1930-1931, she was leased to the
Mud Bay Logging Co. in Olympia, WA.
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This is an early Carlisle-Pennel photo taken before she was
upgraded to a double cylinder brake compressor. Photo is from the
Jon Davis collection -- source unknown.
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In this photo, she's lettered for the Carlisle-Pennell
Lumber Company. Photo from "Articulated Steam Locomotives of
North America", Robert A. LaMassenia, p313.
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In this photo she's carrying the Carlisle Lumber Company Name.
Photo from "Articulated Steam Locomotives of North America",
Robert A. LaMassenia, p313.
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From 1933 to 1955 she was owned by the Deep River Logging Co., Deep
River, WA
. again carrying number 7.
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This drawing shows her lettered as Deep River RR No 7.
Drawing by Jon Davis.
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This is a photo of her as Deep River No 7. Photo from
the Warren W. Wing collection.
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Another photo of her as Deep River Number 7.
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A third photo of Deep River No 7 at Deep River, WA, May 4,
1953. Photo by Al Farrow from the Martin E. Hansen Collection.
For high resolution photos of this engine, contact Martin E. Hansen at meh@karnopp.com.
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This Rod Crossley photo is from Timber Times, Issue 23, p
21.
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In 1955, Deep River Number 7 derailed and fall on her side while pulling a
string of logging disconnects. As Deep River was abandoning their logging
operations, they left her laying on her side after taking up the rails. Check the Skookum
- Now page for some recent photos.
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