2020年2月22日 · Locomotives used in logging service. This category has the following 55 subcategories, out of 55 total. The following 200 files are in this category, out of 258 total. An …

The Shay geared locomotive was invented by Ephraim Shay, a Michigan lumberman, and patented in 1881. It was designed for logging railroads where the tracks are often temporary …

Learn about the history of often unknown or forgotten logging railroads, which once dominated the transportation of timber in the early 20th century.

A forest railway, forest tram, timber line, logging railway or logging railroad is a mode of railway transport which is used for forestry tasks, primarily the transportation of felled logs to sawmills …

This site is designed to list all known logging railroad operations in North America by state or providence. The logging railroads list published here are to assist interested researchers in …

2024年11月6日 · Unlike their more orthodox counterparts, geared designs were intended to negotiate the steep gradients and sharp curves encountered in rugged terrains, such as …

The Lombard Steam Log Hauler was invented by Alvin O Lombard of Maine, and was the first successful commercial application of a continuous track to a vehicle. He secured US patent …

2024年9月10日 · According to Mr. Adams up to 40% of logging's overhead costs were directly associated with maintaining and operating a railroad. Just prior to Japan's attack on Pearl …

steam logging railroads is provided to aid those responsible for subsequent studies and surveys of the cultural resources within the Lincoln National Forest (see frontispiece for area map). A …

2023年1月15日 · Homegrown logging railroad: Step back into the past with the Locust Heights & Western Railroad, based in Clarksburg, W.Va. The railroad is powered by a replica of a Climax …