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The Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad or MRSR, formerly the Mt. Rainier Railroad and Logging museum (MRRR), is a steam-powered heritage railroad operating in the U.S. state of Washington between Elbe and Mineral. The railroad travels on trackage that passes through thick forest just south of Mount Rainier. The depot, gift shop and ticket office are ...
Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad in Garibaldi, Oregon. Operational. 1930: 1929: 3: 90 short tons (80.4 long tons; 81.6 metric tons) West Fork Logging Co #91: Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad in Elbe, Washington. Awaiting boiler work. 3: 78 short tons (69.6 long tons; 70.8 metric tons) Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad in Elbe, Washington. Static display ...
The invention of the Climax locomotive is attributed to Charles D. Scott, who ran a forest railway near Spartansburg, Pennsylvania between 1875 and 1878. A lumberjack of considerable mechanical ingenuity, Scott sought to bring an improved logging locomotive of his own design to market and brought the drawings to the nearby Climax Manufacturing Company in Corry, Pennsylvania.
In 1996, Coombs had the pieces relocated to the Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad in Mineral, Washington. [1] [4] The plan was to have the locomotive restored and eventually ran on Mount Rainier's trackage, but this also fell through. [1] Skookum undergoing restoration inside the OCSR's Garibaldi engine shed in June 2015
The smallest engine the railway owned, was known as the "little 4". First engine delivered as a Vauclain Compound, and its superiority over the previous 3 engines resulted in them being sent back to Baldwin to be rebuilt. Broke a side rod and ran away in August 1896. CO-68 No. 4 (2nd) Cog steam 0-4-2T 1897 built by BLW
At the Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad in Washington state, a 99-ton West Fork Logging Heisler #91 is operational, a 70-ton Hillcrest Lumber Climax #10 is operational, a 95-ton Pickering Lumber Shay #11 is awaiting boiler work, and a 75-ton Rayonier Company Willamette #2 is operational and is the only Willamette operating.
Little River Railroad (Michigan) Mount Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum; ... Alishan steam train, engine no 31. Alishan Forest Railway; Hong Kong
National Railway Equipment Company (reporting mark NREX) is an American railroad equipment rebuilding, leasing, and manufacturing company, headquartered in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. NREC sells new and rebuilt locomotives to railroad companies worldwide, with an emphasis on the North American market.