In the cab of STC 1202 on the rear of a Simpson Railroad log train. The 1202 was built for CB&Q in 1959 #610, to BN renumbered #259, to Pacific Transportation Services renumbered #1202, To Simpson... (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)
Hoggers Sterling and Brandon shoot the breeze while waiting for the log train to be unloaded. Mill 5 is just beyond the fence, and South Mountain is shrouded in clouds. When they leave, the 1201... (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)
We don't need no stinkin' Distributed Power cause' we got manned helpers buster! With one SW1200 up front and two SW1200's cut in two thirds of the way back these EMD 567C's are unleashing their ... (more)
How many towns built how many roads parallel to railroad tracks that the town was built up around throughout the world, and the town named these roads Railroad Avenue? I've lost count but here's ... (more)
Weavin' and Bobbin' a Simpson Timber train of empty log bunks having just departed the dry sort yard at Dayton, trundles carefully along the undulating right of way, headed back to downtown Shelto... (more)
With brake shoe haze trailing, a Chehalis Western log train has just descended the Tacoma Gulch with a maximum grade exceeding 3.0%. Due to current market conditions these Weyerhaeuser logs will ... (more)
While visiting downtown Shelton and enjoying breakfast at the Pine Tree restaurant over a hot cup of coffee, it's recommended one avoid discussing the merits of protecting the spotted owl verses t... (more)
This location is where the railroad runs adjacent to the Shelton - Matlock Highway. They've been using three locomotives lately to move logs to the dry sort yard at Dayton, one up front, two on t... (more)
