I spent all day downloading over 700 logging pictures ranging in date from 1900 to 1943. I had a hard time deciding which 2 photos I was going to use as samples. In themselves they are don’t show as much as some photos do about life as a logger/railroader but they both represent the kinds of thing you’ll find. It covered everything from tressel building to supply depots.
Cool photos! [:)] Have you thought about taking a trip on either the Cass Scenic RR or the Durbin Greenbriar Valley Railway in WV? Cass has a number of Shays (six, I believe) and the Durbin Greenbriar has a Climax on one of it’s three excursions. Saw them both recently on the PBS series, “Great Scenic Railway Journeys”. Might be a bit of a drive for you but not too outrageous from your neck of the woods. I would think that it would be especially nice during the fall, when the leaves are changing.
the second photo is great , 3 loco’s working the lumber camp , looks like it would be a perfect scene for someone interested in modelling the lumber industry , heck you could build a layout just from that scene !
You wouldn’t believe the stuff I found. Logging camps, loading sites, log dumps, mill ponds, different shops, tons of loco shots, speeders, pile drivers, steam shovels, gas lumber carriers (look like model T’s on stilts), trestles, supply depots… If it was logging, there’s a picture.
