Northwest Wig-Wags: Brooks, Oregon

I originally posted this information on my old website on March 26, 2009, and last updated it on December 18, 2009.

Wig-wag at Antique Powerland in Brooks, Oregon, August 4, 2007

This wig-wag is at Antique Powerland and it protects the Oregon Electric Railway Historical Society's museum trolley line. This wig-wag was removed from another location in Oregon, donated to the OERHS and installed in 2002 when the trolley line extension to the Brooks depot was added.

Below is a short video of trolley #1187 passing the wig-wag.

Trolley passing Wigwag at Antique Powerland in Brooks, Oregon on August 4, 2007.

Northwest Railroad Depots: Brooks, Oregon

I originally posted this information on my old website on March 26, 2009, and last updated it on December 18, 2009.

Brooks Depot at Antique Powerland on August 4, 2007

The historic Brooks railroad depot was originally built by the Southern Pacific Railroad in downtown Brooks.

Brooks Depot at Antique Powerland on August 4, 2007

The depot was moved to Antique Powerland in 1986 and is now the home of the Brooks Historical Society's museum.

Brooks Depot at Antique Powerland on August 4, 2007

The depot is being maintained in its original condition and is full of historical artifacts.

Illinois Central 2-6-0 #3719

Illinois Central #3719 is a 2-6-0 Mogul built in December 1900 by the Brooks Locomotive Works. It was originally #560 but was renumbered #3719 in July 1937 and renumbered again #3706. After retirement from Illinois Central, the locomotive was sold to the Bevier & Southern in Missouri to be their #109.  In 1963 it was sold to a locomotive dealer and eventually found its way to the Steamtown site in Bellows Falls, Vermont. Steamtown sold the locomotive in March 1986 and in May it was purchased by the Illinois Railway Museum. Interestingly, its tender wears the number 3039.  The reason for this remains a mystery (at least to me).

John Simakauskas has a picture of this locomotive on his Steamtown, Bellows Falls, Vermont, 1978 website. Check it out, and note that the tender has been numbered 3039 since at least 1978. If anybody has the answer to this minor mystery, let me know in the comments.

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