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Title: Oregon Lumber Co.
Post by: glennk28 on July 02, 2011, 08:18:10 PM

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

Title: Re: Oregon Lumber Co.
Post by: RAM on July 02, 2011, 08:44:10 PM

Yes there was and is an Oregon Lumber Co. I do not know if they are the same company or not.

Title: Re: Oregon Lumber Co.
Post by: glennk28 on July 02, 2011, 08:51:11 PM

do you know of any books about OLCo? thanks--gj

Title: Re: Oregon Lumber Co.
Post by: the Bach-man on July 02, 2011, 10:20:16 PM

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

Title: Re: Oregon Lumber Co.
Post by: glennk28 on July 03, 2011, 02:53:39 AM

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

Title: Re: Oregon Lumber Co.
Post by: hotrainlover on July 03, 2011, 09:32:38 AM

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.....

Title: Re: Oregon Lumber Co.
Post by: glennk28 on July 03, 2011, 12:23:53 PM

Thanks--there is a big one on Sunset Hwy--US 26--gjj

Title: Re: Oregon Lumber Co.
Post by: hotrainlover on July 03, 2011, 01:13:14 PM

Check out this site for more info.

http://loggingmallets.railfan.net/oregon/oregon.htm

Title: Re: Oregon Lumber Co.
Post by: Pacific Northern on July 03, 2011, 05:02:32 PM

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 » #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.

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