Showing posts with label Chehalis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chehalis. Show all posts

Sunday, March 4, 2018

Mid-1992 Train Pictures

Union Pacific C40-8W #9366 at Albina Yard in Portland, Oregon, in 1992
Photo by Cliff West

Here are some more of my dad's train pictures. He usually got his train pictures developed as slides, but he got prints of these as well. These were taken in mid-1992.

Union Pacific C40-8W #9366 at Albina Yard in Portland, Oregon, in 1992
Photo by Cliff West

Union Pacific #9366 is a General Electric Dash 8-40CW, or C40-8W, that was built in January 1990.

Union Pacific C40-8W #9366 at Albina Yard in Portland, Oregon, in 1992
Photo by Cliff West

Pictured at Union Pacific's Albina Yard in Portland, Oregon, UP #9366 still looks very new despite being more than two years old.

Burlington Northern GP50 #3100 at Hoyt Street Yard in Portland, Oregon, in 1992
Photo by Cliff West

Burlington Northern #3100 is a GP50 built by the Electro-Motive of General Motors in December 1980. It is pictured at BN's Hoyt Street Yard in Portland, Oregon. This was BN's first GP50. It was the first of a group of ten originally ordered by the St. Louis-San Francisco, or Frisco. It was originally intended to be SLSF #791. The Frisco was merged into the Burlington Northern before these locomotives were completed, and they were delivered as Burlington Northern #3100-3109. They were the only GP50s to receive BN's standard paint scheme. BN would order more GP50s, but they would be painted with orange and black nose stripes and a different lettering arrangement.

Burlington Northern GP9 #1800 at Hoyt Street Yard in Portland, Oregon, in 1992
Photo by Cliff West

Burlington Northern #1800 is a GP9 originally built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in March 1958 as Great Northern #727. Like all Great Northern GP9s, it was built with the long hood designated as the front, and even after Great Northern was merged into Burlington Northern in 1970, it retained this configuration, and received its white diagonal stripes on the long-hood.

Burlington Northern SD40-2s at Longview, Washington, in 1992
Photo by Cliff West

This northbound Burlington Northern freight train was photographed across the Cowlitz River from the boat launch at Gerhart Gardens Park in Longview, Washington. All four of these Burlington Northern locomotives were built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors. Burlington Northern #7865 is an SD40-2 that was built in October 1978. Burlington Northern #7300 is an SD40G that was originally built in March 1971 as Missouri Pacific SD40 #770. It was renumbered to #3070 in May 1978. After Missouri Pacific was merged into Union Pacific, it was assigned UP #4070, but was not renumbered before its original 15-year expired, and Union Pacific retired it on June 1, 1986. It was used in short-term lease service as HLCX 5070 and then GATX 5070 before being rebuilt in April 1989 and leased to Burlington Northern as one of a group of ten. Burlington Northern #8058 is an SD40-2 built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in November 1979, and Burlington Northern #8019 is an SD40-2 built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in March 1978.

Cowlitz, Chehalis & Cascade 2-8-2 #15 in Chehalis, Washington in 1992
Photo by Cliff West

This is Cowlitz, Chehalis & Cascade #15 pulling a Chehalis-Centralia Railroad Association excursion train in Chehalis, Washington. This steam locomotive is a 2-8-2 and was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in September, 1916. The locomotive was originally built for the Clear Lake Lumber Company, based in Clear Lake, Skagit County, Washington. The locomotive was lettered for the Puget Sound & Cascade Railway Company (presumably a wholly owned subsidiary of the Clear Lake Lumber Company) as their #200. It was later repossessed by Baldwin in 1926 as Clear Lake Lumber and the Puget Sound & Cascade had gone into bankruptcy. It was resold to the Cowlitz, Chehalis & Cascade, and became their #15.

Cowlitz, Chehalis & Cascade 2-8-2 #15 in Chehalis, Washington in 1992
Photo by Cliff West

After many years of service on the Cowlitz, Chehalis & Cascade, the locomotive was donated to the city of Chehalis in 1955 and placed on display in a park. In 1986, the Chehalis-Centralia Railroad Association was formed to restore #15. Beginning in 1987, it was restored to operating condition at the shops of the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad, and scheduled excursions began in the summer of 1989.

Monday, July 27, 2015

Northwest Wig-Wags: Chehalis, Washington

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

IMG_9495 Wigwag Signal in Chehalis, Washington on October 11, 2009
Wig-wag in Chehalis, Washington on October 11, 2009

This wig-wag is displayed in Chehalis, Washington, at the depot of the Chehalis-Centralia Railroad Association.

IMG_9496 Wigwag Signal in Chehalis, Washington on October 11, 2009
Wig-wag in Chehalis, Washington on October 11, 2009

Sunday, July 26, 2015

Northwest Railroad Depots: Train Order Depot in Chehalis, Washington

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

IMG_6460 Centralia-Chehalis Railroad Association Chehalis Depot on May 12, 2007
Train Order Depot in Chehalis, Washington on May 12, 2007

The Chehalis-Centralia Railroad Association is in the process of restoring the Milwaukee Road's Chehalis train order station.

IMG_6442 Centralia-Chehalis Railroad Association Chehalis Depot on May 12, 2007
Train Order Depot in Chehalis, Washington on May 12, 2007

The depot had been vacant since 1980 until 1995 when it was donated to the CCRA and moved here. When completed it will serve as the depot, ticket office and gift shop for the tourist train.

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Chehalis-Centralia Railroad: CB&Q Boxcar #18288 & Union Pacific Caboose #25479

IMG_6447 CB&Q Boxcar #18288 at Chehalis on May 12, 2007
CB&Q Boxcar #18288

This 40-foot boxcar was formerly Chicago, Burlington & Quincy #18288. It retains its CB&Q paint, but only on one side. The other side was painted as an a advertisement for the tourist train. Today it is stored next to the shop building.

IMG_6450 Union Pacific Caboose #25479 at Chehalis on May 12, 2007
Union Pacific Caboose #25479

This caboose was originally Union Pacific CA-7 caboose #25479. It was built in March of 1959 by the Union Pacific Railroad in their own Omaha shops using a welded steel underframe from the International Car Company and body components from the Youngstown Steel Door Company. It was retired on April 19, 1989 and in May 1989 it was donated to the Centralia College Foundation. In Centralia it was used as a depot for the tourist train. Today it is stored next to the shop building.

IMG_6452 Union Pacific Caboose #25479 at Chehalis on May 12, 2007
Union Pacific Caboose #25479

Continue to Return to Portland

Chehalis-Centralia Railroad: Vulcan 45-Tonner #9

IMG_6444 Centralia-Chehalis Railroad Association Chehalis Shop on May 12, 2007

More of the Chehalis-Centralia Railroad Association's equipment, including the passenger cars for the tourist train, are housed within the open-ended shop building. Even more equipment is next to the shop building.

IMG_6446 Centralia-Chehalis Railroad Association Vulcan 45-Tonner on May 12, 2007
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Vulcan 45-Tonner #9

IMG_6445 Centralia-Chehalis Railroad Association Vulcan 45-Tonner on May 12, 2007
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Vulcan 45-Tonner #9

This 45-Ton Diesel was built by the Vulcan Iron Works of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 1942 as Puget Sound Naval Shipyard #9.

IMG_6454 Centralia-Chehalis Railroad Association Vulcan 45-Tonner on May 12, 2007
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Vulcan 45-Tonner #9

IMG_6453 Centralia-Chehalis Railroad Association Vulcan 45-Tonner on May 12, 2007
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Vulcan 45-Tonner #9

Vulcan diesel locomotives are quite rare. The Vulcan Iron Works began building locomotives in 1872, and though the company built a large number of small steam locomotives, of which a number of examples survive today, only 54 diesels were built between 1938 and 1954, when the company ceased operation.

IMG_6449 Centralia-Chehalis Railroad Association Vulcan 45-Tonner on May 12, 2007
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Vulcan 45-Tonner #9

IMG_6448 Centralia-Chehalis Railroad Association Vulcan 45-Tonner Builders Plate on May 12, 2007
Vulcan Builder’s Plate

This is one of very few preserved Vulcan diesels, and may be the only surviving example of this particular model.

Continue to Chehalis-Centralia Railroad: CB&Q Boxcar #18288 & Union Pacific Caboose #25479

Chehalis-Centralia Railroad: CC&C 2-8-2 #15

This brings us to the steam locomotive.

IMG_6455 Cowlitz, Chehalis & Cascade 2-8-2 #15 at Chehalis on May 12, 2007
Cowlitz, Chehalis & Cascade 2-8-2 #15

IMG_6436 Cowlitz, Chehalis & Cascade 2-8-2 #15 at Chehalis on May 12, 2007

IMG_6437 Cowlitz, Chehalis & Cascade 2-8-2 #15 at Chehalis on May 12, 2007

Cowlitz, Chehalis & Cascade #15

Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works
Builder Number 44106
Wheel Arrangement 2-8-2
Delivered September 1916
Tractive Effort 35,425 lbs.
Steam Pressure 170 psi
Cylinder Diameter 20.5 in.
Cylinder Stroke 28 in.
Driving Wheel Diameter 48 in.
Weight of Engine 174,650 lbs.
Weight on Drivers 138,500 lbs.

IMG_6438 Cowlitz, Chehalis & Cascade 2-8-2 #15 Builders Plate at Chehalis on May 12, 2007
Builder’s Plate

IMG_6439 Cowlitz, Chehalis & Cascade 2-8-2 #15 Number Plate at Chehalis on May 12, 2007
Number Plate

IMG_6440 Cowlitz, Chehalis & Cascade 2-8-2 #15 at Chehalis on May 12, 2007

The locomotive was built for the Clear Lake Lumber Company, based in Clear Lake, Skagit County, Washington. The locomotive was lettered for the Puget Sound & Cascade Railway Company (presumably a wholly owned subsidiary of the Clear Lake Lumber Company) as their #200. It was later repossessed by Baldwin in 1926 as Clear Lake Lumber and the Puget Sound & Cascade had gone into bankruptcy. It was resold to the Cowlitz, Chehalis & Cascade, and become their #15. It was donated to the city of Chehalis in 1955 and placed on display in a park. In 1986, the Chehalis-Centralia Railroad Association was formed to restore #15. Beginning in 1987, it was restored to operating condition at the shops of the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad, and scheduled excursions began in the summer of 1989.

IMG_6441 Cowlitz, Chehalis & Cascade 2-8-2 #15 at Chehalis on May 12, 2007

IMG_6443 Cowlitz, Chehalis & Cascade 2-8-2 #15 at Chehalis on May 12, 2007

IMG_6457 Cowlitz, Chehalis & Cascade 2-8-2 #15 at Chehalis on May 12, 2007

Whenever another steam locomotive comes through Chehalis, the CCRA group typically runs #15 out to a point where the excursion train's route parallels the BNSF main line to greet the visitor. I had expected this to happen with this trip as well, and would have liked to beto be there if it did. However, I knew #15 had a scheduled run that day, and the doubleheader was running several hours late, so it might not happen. Plus, I thought I might still be behind the doubleheader when I went through Chehalis. As it turned out, #15 was waiting for the doubleheader, and they exchanged whistle signals as the doubleheader passed. If I had realized I was ahead of the doubleheader, I could have stopped and witnessed it. Oh well.

IMG_6458 Cowlitz, Chehalis & Cascade 2-8-2 #15 at Chehalis on May 12, 2007

IMG_6456 Cowlitz, Chehalis & Cascade 2-8-2 #15 at Chehalis on May 12, 2007

IMG_6435 Cowlitz, Chehalis & Cascade 2-8-2 #15 at Chehalis on May 12, 2007

Continue to Chehalis-Centralia Railroad: Vulcan 45-Tonner #9

Chehalis-Centralia Railroad: Chehalis Train Order Depot

IMG_6460 Centralia-Chehalis Railroad Association Chehalis Depot on May 12, 2007

The Chehalis-Centralia Railroad Association is in the process of restoring the Milwaukee Road's Chehalis train order station. The depot had been vacant since 1980 until 1995 when it was donated to the CCRA and moved here. When completed it will serve as the depot, ticket office and gift shop for the tourist train.

IMG_6442 Centralia-Chehalis Railroad Association Chehalis Depot on May 12, 2007

Continue to Chehalis-Centralia Railroad: CC&C 2-8-2 #15

Chehalis-Centralia Railroad: UP Caboose #25586 and Milwaukee Road Boxcar #33283

Not wanting to end the day on such a depressing note, I stopped in Chehalis on my way back south to stop in on #25's sister engine, #15, which is preserved and operational. #15 is maintained and operated by the Chehalis-Centralia Railroad Association, based in South Chehalis.

IMG_6463 Milwaukee Road Boxcar #33283 & Union Pacific Caboose #25586 at Chehalis on May 12, 2007

When you first arrive, you see this caboose and box car. The caboose has traditionally served at the depot and ticket office for the tourist train, while the boxcar is intended to house a model railroad.

IMG_6464 Union Pacific Caboose #25586 at Chehalis on May 12, 2007

IMG_6466 Union Pacific Caboose #25586 at Chehalis on May 12, 2007

IMG_6470 Union Pacific Caboose #25586 at Chehalis on May 12, 2007

IMG_6471 Union Pacific Caboose #25586 at Chehalis on May 12, 2007

The caboose was originally Union Pacific CA-8 Caboose #25586. It was built by the International Car Company of Kenton, Ohio in December of 1964. It was retired on December 15, 1986 and was donated to the City of Chehalis in January of 1987. Its paint job had deteriorated considerably in recent years, leading to it being in the process of being repainted into its original colors.

IMG_6465 Milwaukee Road Boxcar #33283 at Chehalis on May 12, 2007

IMG_6467 Milwaukee Road Boxcar #33283 at Chehalis on May 12, 2007

IMG_6468 Milwaukee Road Boxcar #33283 at Chehalis on May 12, 2007

IMG_6469 Milwaukee Road Boxcar #33283 at Chehalis on May 12, 2007

The 40-foot boxcar was formerly Milwaukee Road #33283. Its sides feature the Milwaukee Road's distinctive horizontal ribs that were also used on the Milwaukee's passenger cars and cabooses.

Continue to Chehalis-Centralia Railroad: Chehalis Train Order Depot