Steam & Excursion > She Looks So Familiar - But Whose In The World Is This Engine?

This one has escaped me and some of my friends for a while now. Maybe someone here will know wh she is.

The location is not identified. It looks like Oregon to me, but we don't know for sure. She is a 4-6-0. I would say she may be former SP. The number on her plate and headlight is "2". She looks like she may have been renumbered.

I had thought she was OP&E #2 but her domes are too modern for that engine.

Let's see if anyone here can figure out who she is. Thanks.

Martin



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/18/18 04:28 by LoggerHogger.

---

---

Obviously it's the # 2 of the G S & B RR when she was still a wood burner. Circa 1895 or thereabouts??

IMHO-Ross Rowland

co614 Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Obviously it's the # 2 of the G S & B RR when she
> was still a wood burner. Circa 1895 or
> thereabouts??
>
> IMHO-Ross Rowland


Ross - What is the GS&B RR?

Martin

I love IT!

Good one, RR..

W.

One of America's pioneer roads. The Goes Somewhere & Back RR. Fine road with excellent engines. Now long gone into the annuls of history.

Ross Rowland

I figured.

Martin

Could this be Gales Creek and Wilson River RR #2?

Hi Martin,

Is there any chance at getting a zoom in on the cars ? I know we are trying to ID the locomotive. I've often found that
rolling stock can give important clues. Even if the lettering can't be read its position on the cars can be helpful. Same with
the style and details of the cars.

Note the wood boxcar in this photo. It has a fish belly steel under frame. This means it is probably a Pressed Steel Car Co.
product. The boxcar also has no grab irons on its end, which were mandated in 1908-1912 period. Not all RR's,
especially short lines complied on time. Details like this can help narrow the timeframe of a photo.

The side door caboose is interesting too. The cupola either has slanted sides or is a bit narrower than the car side. Hard to
tell at this distance / screen resolution. The cars carrying the logs appear to have very short stakes. Finding other photos
of cars with same elements might help ID-ing this one.

Don

Here are the cars.

Martin

---

Looks like a UP engine...or at least there is some UP influence there.

Hi Martin,

Thanks for posting the closeup of the cars.

Don

Would thet 'Strap Pilot' be a hint to the road?

James R.(Jim) Baker
Whittier, CA

That's a pretty house in the upper right -- can you zoom in on that too?

Ted in OR

co614 Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> One of America's pioneer roads. The Goes Somewhere
> & Back RR. Fine road with excellent engines. Now
> long gone into the annuls of history.
>
> Ross Rowland

Reminds me of my mother's nickname for the Mount Hood Railroad: "The Great Now&Then".
Speaking of the MHRR, does this look similar to "Old No. 2"?: http://historichoodriver.com/index.php?showimage=988

Martin said it was a 4-6-0 and that looks to be a 2-8-0. I suggested Gales Creek and Wilson River #2 earlier since it looks like an Alco, does anyone think this is possible, or not? To suggest this, I went through the rosters in "The Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History" for Ore. and Wa. and only found a handful of lines with ten wheelers.

Disregard the message, below.
Upon further review, I concur it’s a 4-6-0.

Tried to wipe it out...
W.












Posted from iPhone



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/23/18 03:06 by wcamp1472.