Credit should be given to the employees at the railway for granting me access and driving me to the various locations thus saving damage to my rental car, and for the cab ride. Everyone went out of their way to help. Thanks again, guys!!

SRY1202 the original yellow paint was cooler but the company changed from cfp to wfp and they repainted the lokies just letting ya know if you didn’t

Fuel tenders are not a new idea, but for this operation they would be a bit impractical, as they switch their power around a lot. Also, a separate fuel source runs the risk of a fuel spill if hoses get cut, parted, etc. It was common to install air reservoirs on the roof when underbody space was scarce. Appearance is of secondary concern.

This was not a common carrier, but a wholly owned industrial line. As such, the fate of the line depended solely on the company's management, not a government regulatory body. The fatal accident was merely the proverbial straw that broke the camels back. They were talking about switching to truck haulage back when I visited in 1977. The trucks were all independents, and the logs were already being hauled part way by truck. The costs were about even between rail and truck, so after the accident, the risk averse management decided to let the independent truckers assume all of the risk. There were also a number of wooden trestles that would have needed replacement in a few years and with those capital costs factored in the railway would have cost more than trucking, especially with the government paying to maintain the roads.

they are pulled by a locomotive.

I reread your question, not sure which operation you were referring to. at the loading point they use a loco to advance the cars. at the unloading point the excavator with the grab just moves down the line of cars on its treads.

+fmnut At the MOS Reload the SW's are on point to the right of the unloading derrick and push the empties back towards the two track siding. (?) That smoker is running them re pops pretty close to bald! Any trout in the stream YUM! Have to watch this action for a few days to get the rhythm.

RJ Myers I’ve been to the reloads while they were running and in the machine that loads the logs from truck to car the cars get moved up the line every 10 cars or so by the operator in the loading machine then get hooked to the locomotive a little while later. It’s been a while so don’t completely remeber how the thing works

if you mean the box on top of the locomotive, it's the resistance grids and fan for the dynamic brake. the cylinders are the air reservoirs.

switchman cab

Townshipfarmer mainline rail in the UK is about one hundredweight to the the yard length , so I would think it would be similar in the States.

The empty log trailers handle very poorly on the road, they need the weight of the logs for stability. I'm not sure, but possibly there is also a savings in road tax due to fewer axles on the road for half the trip. If you notice the tractors are built with pockets to accommodate the wheels of the trailer when being hauled piggyback.

Ah, I gotcha, never seen that done before.