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)

After helping to shove a log train up the 2.2% "Sand Cut" these two switchers have cut off at the top and are returning light to town. The railroad passes through sections of deep woods with a fee... (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.

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)

The stacker has finally removed the last load of logs and the 1200 winds up for the return to Shelton.

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.

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)

A look inside the Simpson Timber Company roundhouse at Shelton, Washington.

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)

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)