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<blockquote data-quote="bluzman" data-source="post: 809225" data-attributes="member: 47800">I'm not a &quot;train guy&quot;, per se, but I admit that I'm fascinated by steam engines. I think it's because as a kid in the 1940s I lived near a railway roundhouse with a turntable for turning around the steam engines of that era.A few years ago, I posted this image of the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad's (OCSR) McCloud No. 25 &quot;Prairie&quot; type steam locomotive as it carried some folks north from Garibaldi, OR.[ATTACH=full]394917[/ATTACH]Last year, while I was visiting Shelton, WA I came upon this static display of a a geared Shay steam locomotive built by the Lima Locomotive Works. It's located in the center of town and honors the local logging industry.[ATTACH=full]394918[/ATTACH]This year, I visited Garibaldi once again and found that OCSR had rescued another piece of history. This one is a Heisler geared steam locomotive that was built in 1917. Craig Mountain Lumber Company No. 3 started life hauling logs in Winchester, ID. OCSR acquired it in 2016 and debuted it in 2022. The first image below includes what I presume is a father and young son. I hope the boy, who is perhaps seeing his first steam engine, will grow to appreciate the experience.[ATTACH=full]394919[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]394920[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]394921[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]394922[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bluzman, post: 809225, member: 47800"] I'm not a "train guy", per se, but I admit that I'm fascinated by steam engines. I think it's because as a kid in the 1940s I lived near a railway roundhouse with a turntable for turning around the steam engines of that era. A few years ago, I posted this image of the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad's (OCSR) McCloud No. 25 "Prairie" type steam locomotive as it carried some folks north from Garibaldi, OR. [ATTACH type="full"]394917[/ATTACH] Last year, while I was visiting Shelton, WA I came upon this static display of a a geared Shay steam locomotive built by the Lima Locomotive Works. It's located in the center of town and honors the local logging industry. [ATTACH type="full"]394918[/ATTACH] This year, I visited Garibaldi once again and found that OCSR had rescued another piece of history. This one is a Heisler geared steam locomotive that was built in 1917. Craig Mountain Lumber Company No. 3 started life hauling logs in Winchester, ID. OCSR acquired it in 2016 and debuted it in 2022. The first image below includes what I presume is a father and young son. I hope the boy, who is perhaps seeing his first steam engine, will grow to appreciate the experience. [ATTACH type="full"]394919[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]394920[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]394921[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]394922[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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