Many of Bachmann's "Logging type" locomotives--geared lokies, mallets, etc--come lettered for the "Oregon Lumber Co."--was this an actual company, or just a name that Bachmann thought up as sounding good?
Thanks--gj
Yes there was and is an Oregon Lumber Co. I do not know if they are the same company or not.
do you know of any books about OLCo? thanks--gj
Hi, Glenn!
I have found prototype photos, but I don't know of any specific books.
Are you coming to Sacramento?
Best,
the Bach-man
Hi--Lee Snover was asking me about the OL Company--I'm in the border area--but don't have any books I can lay my hands on--
nfortunately I had to cancel on Sacramento--it's only 4 hours drive--but my brother picked that week to come visit from Connecticut--he has to go thru a lot of our mother's archives--which when he takes stuff back to CT will leave more room for trains--
glenn
Somewhere on the Coast.... I remember seeing a Depot on HWY 1, in Oregon, (or northern CA) that had a good display and a lot of info on the Logging industry. I know that does not help a lot, but it is a start.....
Thanks--there is a big one on Sunset Hwy--US 26--gjj
Check out this site for more info.
http://loggingmallets.railfan.net/oregon/oregon.htm
You obviously have not looked for the right source
Shay website shows the following Shay Locomotives By # built for the Oregon Lumber CO
The Shay ownership by # does not indicate the first owner, just that the engine was at one time owned by the Oregon Lumber.
1892 Oregon Lumber Co. ( Mount Hood RR), #2, Hood River, OR
1884 Oregon Lumber Co. (Sumpter Valley Railway), #101, Bates, OR
1885 Oregon Lumber Co. (Sumpter Valley Railway), #102, Bates, OR
951 Oregon Lumber Co., #1 BUD, Chenoweth OR; later to Hood River, OR
226 Oregon Lumber Co., #1, Baker, OR
3345 Oregon Lumber Co., #107 [lettered #7], Baker, OR
1983 Oregon Lumber Co., #1II ยป #103, Baker, OR
http://www.shaylocomotives.com/data/dataframe.htm
Note a lot of the locomotives have pictures attached.
http://www.climaxlocomotives.com/owner/owners/?O=O
The Climax site shows Oregon Lumber had a number of these as well
Heisler locomotive ownership is not as easy to search. There are several books that have the ownership data, but no info on the web yet.