Skookum is the world’s only operating 2-4-4-2. Skookum returned to operating service this year after a 15-year overhaul at the Oregon railroad on the former Southern Pacific Tillamook Branch. The 1909 locomotive has an amazing story that starts with its rejection by a Tennessee logging railroad, its acceptance in the Pacific Northwest, and its tragic derailment that left it abandoned in the woods. Enthusiasts saved the locomotive and over more than 60 years moved it to safety and eventual restoration. Here is a photo of the “Skookum” unloading logs at a mill pond in 1953.
And after the derailment and abandonment.
And the current restored version now running at Niles Canyon Railroad in California
Text and photo found on the web
This is a small but complex loco. It is a true Mallett with compound cylinders. I will be building this in similar fashion to my N&W Y6 builds but will be showing more of the machining and metal working procedures. I will be making three locomotives.
And after the derailment and abandonment.
And the current restored version now running at Niles Canyon Railroad in California
Text and photo found on the web
This is a small but complex loco. It is a true Mallett with compound cylinders. I will be building this in similar fashion to my N&W Y6 builds but will be showing more of the machining and metal working procedures. I will be making three locomotives.