| Posted by Dana M. on March 12, 2019 | |
beautiful photo Steve! Truth be known - that first "determined railfan" who bought "Skookum" from the insurance company was actually one of my relatives. In July 1960, my relative, Charles Morrow gathered a band of railfan friends and went into the Washington woods, and camped for about 3 weeks at the wreck site and spent as much daylight hours they could to disassemble "Skookum" and worked in the hot Summer heat to break her down into small enough pieces they could carry out of the woods to waiting trucks and haul her to Snoqualmie, WA. The tools they had were few and rather crude, and yet their determination kept them dedicated to the project. Unfortunately, after all of his and his friends hard work, their efforts stalled when money, and talented people to rebuild "Skookum" were not available and couldn't be found. In 1978, my relative, Charles Morrow died, and Rogan Coombs from California approached my relative's estate and bought "Skookum" in 1980. By the way - the name "Skookum" comes from the Salish/Chinook Native American language meaning "Powerful, Brave, Sturdy, Tough, Durable, and Exceptional"! So, this powerful little "forgotten" locomotive lives up to its Native American moniker of "Skookum"! And in case anyone is wondering, no I never got to meet my relative Charles Morrow, as he lived in Washington, and I was born in Ohio. Though I did visit Washington in February of 1977, (one year before Charles Morrow died in 1978), when my father took our family to Winthrop, WA to visit an Army friend he served with in Korea. I was 9 years old at the time.
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Oh, come on, Steve - you couldn't get rods down on either set!? Lol. Cool shot and a great location for a pan shot (how did I pass the spot up?). Glad you got to see her and see her here in such a fitting location!
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| Posted by FSWood on March 13, 2019 | |
Handsome with the green jacketing. Dana M that is interesting!
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