Great American Steam Locomotives: Geared and Logging
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With all gearing exposed and all wheels powered, Geared engines were some of the strangest looking steam engines ever built. Join Trains magazine in taking a look at these fascinating steam engines in the Great American Steam Locomotives: Geared and Logging DVD.
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| Producer | Kalmbach Media |
|---|---|
| Run Time | 1 hour |
| Narration | Yes |
| Shrink Wrap | Yes, Brand New |
| Technical Details | No Region Code, NTSC |
Geared engines were some of the most unique steam locomotives ever built. They were designed to go into the woods, over very steep grades and questionable track to bring logs or coal out to either a mill or an interchange with a mainline.
Join Trains magazine in taking a look at these fascinating steam engines in the Great American Steam Locomotives: Geared and Logging DVD.
This DVD covers:
Cass, WV – the only operator of all three geared locomotive types
Graham County Railroad in NC – one of the last steam-hauled shortlines in the U.S.
West Coast Logging – several operations in California, Oregon, and Washington
Shay Race – Railfair 1999 in California
And more
Approximate run time: 60+ minutes
rickyfreni –
The logging locos that are shown in this 3rd volume of the trains magazine’s great American steam locomotive series with narration from Kevin Gilliam are:
1. Yosemite mountain sugar pine narrow gauge with west side lumber company shays 10 & 15 in California
2. Roaring camp & big trees narrow gauge with shay 1 the Dixiana & Heisler 2 the tuolumne in California
3. City of prineville railway with Mt Emily lumber company shay 1 in Oregon
4. Mt. Rainier scenic in Washington state with Rayonier Willamete 2 before it was moved to the cass scenic railroad
5. Georgetown loop in Colorado with west side lumber Shay 9 before it was moved to the Midwest central in Iowa
6. Hesston steam museum at the Indiana Michigan border with New Mexico lumber company shay 7 a woodburner near the I love toy trains store which is the last narrow gauge shay ever constructed
7. graham county shay 1925 in North Carolina with an interview from the late Jim Wrinn especially on a June 1999 flashback in Sacramento with lots of visiting engines especially SP 4449
8. Cass scenic railroad in West Virginia with every example of logging type locomotives especially the last standard gauge shay ever built: WM big 6
9. Durbin & greenbrier valley with Moore Keppel climax 3 & 9 at cass
10. Locust heights & western 1 in Clarksburg WV
11. Sumpter valley narrow gauge in McEwan Oregon with Heisler 3
12. Oregon coast scenic with Craig mountain lumber Heisler 3
And 13. Silver creek & Stephenson with Heisler number 2 in Illinois
Some side rod steam engines are shown as well as interviews with the crews, plus countless still images of logging operations.