8.11.3 Saginaw Timber Company (Steam)

Prototype Information

Nothing much is known about Saginaw Timbers Company locomotives other than thru pictures. The pictures below are from the Clark Kinsey digital collection at the University of Washington. 

Saginaw Timber Company #1 pushing a log train near Saginaw, Wa. It appears to be a 2-6-0 "Mogul".

 

 

 

Saginaw Timber  #2  is a 2-8-2 Mikado locomotive built by Baldwin in 1912. It was purchased by Polson and is a sister to Polson Logging engine 101. This Mikado had a smaller tender, but was otherwise identical. Its flangeless drivers (on 2nd and 3rd axles) contributed to its being able to negotiate 30-deg curves. December 1912, #38967

This is a Kinsey pic that might have been mis captioned

Saginaw Timber Company #3 pushing a log train near Saginaw, Wa.

 

 

Crew with Saginaw Timber Company #4 2-6-6-2T Baldwin locomotive no. 4, #5 was built by Baldwin in March 1925, #58272

See  Logging Mallets Railfan for addtional information.
 

Saginaw Timber Company's Baldwin saddle-tank articulated Mallet 2-6-6-2T locomotive # 5 and log train, Brooklyn, ca. 1933. #5 was built by Baldwin in August 1928, #60602.

 See  Logging Mallets Railfan for addtional information.

Saginaw Timber Company unknown # Three-truck Climax locomotive near Saginaw, n.d.

 

 

Saginaw Timber Company's three-truck Shay locomotive #702 pushing a log train at camp 4, possibly in Grays Harbor County, n.d.  

This particular Shay locomotive was built in 1918 for the U. S. Spruce Production Corps. It was leased to Saginaw Timber Company Leased from 2-1-1928 to 9-1-1928.

See  Shay Locomotives for addtional information.

 

	Saginaw Timber Co. #3 - s/n 1379 Built 03-1916 - Std gauge - 70 tons - Class C 901d This is the company's second of two Climaxes with the road number 3.   It typically operated near Aberdeen, Washington Photo details: ~ Upper  :   at Brooklyn, Washington in 1938 ~ Lower  :   from the Washington State Archives ~ John T. Labbe Collection ~ ID = AR255-114-0-1_L-2507ID =  2010.2.214
	Saginaw Timber Co. #3 - s/n 1379 - destined for Aberdeen, Washington Built 03-1916 - Std.  gauge - 70 tons - 3 trucks - Class C 903d  Image credit: The Lumber Trade Journal ~ page 57 ~ October 15, 1916

 

 

The WWSL

2-6-0 "Mogul".

2-8-2T saddle tank locomotive

Modeling Information

 

 Climax

Saginaw Timber Co. #3, Aberdeen, WA	1379
Saginaw Timber Co. #3, Saginaw, WA	381
Saginaw Timber Co. #5, Aberdeen, WA	1163
Saginaw Timber Co., Aberdeen, WA	1545

Polson Logging Co. #11, Hoquiam, WA	303
Polson Logging Co. #12, Hoquiam, WA	409

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