The 1201 crawls along Park Street, nearing the end of its morning turn to Mill 5 and back, loaded up with fresh-cut boards. The railroad has begun swapping out the old A-frame cars with newly acq... (more)

Power at the rear of a log train pushing up the aptly named "Sand Cut". At 2.2%, the grade is the steepest and most challenging piece of the railroad. Once in a while, if the rail is wet or the ... (more)

The 1202 and 1201 await their job at the rear of the log train which is soon to depart the dock with 40 loads of waterwood destined for the dry-sort yard, 9½ miles away.

About one mile out from the dry-sort yard and with South Mountain as a backdrop, the 1201 eases into a 2.2% downgrade at the top of the hill. This trip they are hauling logs back to Mill 3 at the... (more)

A sign that The Economy appears to have turned around some: It's Saturday, and the crews have been working six days a week moving lots of waterwood and lumber. Here they are returning to town wi... (more)

Simpson Timber Co. #1201 is running light back to Shelton after taking a log train to Mill 5.

Grist for the mill. Simpson engineer Sterling takes a few moments to give a his engine a walk-around while logs are taken off the train to be stacked and sorted by a pair of loader machines. (pe... (more)

Simpson power waits while the loaders take log bundles off the train to cold deck. Lots of logs up at the dry sort yard right now, and more coming, means job security. (permission to be on prope... (more)

At the crossing with a logging road known as Smith Lane, the grade levels off and the lead engine notches down after the 2.2% ascent of the Sand Cut. Two pushers are on the rear, but one will cut... (more)

Mill 5 bound, the 1201 is blasting up the hill above Goldsborough Creek near the Carman road. Many of the logs were barnacle-coated from being in the seawater for a while.

With its bell clanging, the 1201 approaches a private crossing east bound at Carman Road, passing by apple blossoms in someone's backyard along the tracks.

Grunting and grinding, the 1201 attains the top of "Sand Cut". On a 2.2% grade along a half mile stretch, this is where the challenge occurs on a daily basis. Pop can trees are rarely seen in thes... (more)

The 1201 returns to town with a string of empties from the Dry Sort. There is plenty of waterwood to keep them busy lately and a shortage of centerbeams is actually limiting outbound product from... (more)

At mile post 2 the morning job returning with empties and 13 loads of lumber. I get a "like" from Brandon! This morning was tricky, with sun trying to break through the fog. A big fir appears t... (more)

Stick and John are bringing empty bunkers back to Shelton in the afternoon and are about to rumble over the bridge at MP 2.