Thank you! I thought this footage was all but lost. I’m third generation Tuolumne county and can sometime spot where this footage is taken. My dad worked at Pickering when he was just a kid. Thank you for sharing this.
I'm glad to see that someones injoying these old films . I wouldn't be surprised if one or two was filmed by my grandpa. He was at one time the Union Rep. for WSL . G. O Burner . And he had a reputation for being a so ' n' so. But he was tough . I'm 59 now and I remember use to sneak down to the engines with my cousin and one of my friends and play on them . I also remember every morning waking up to the steam whistles that started the day from Spring to Autumn . The smell of fresh cut wood from the mill . Now I'm starting my own train layout of WSL . Ho n3 duel gage indoor and 1:20.3 on my 4.76 acres .
That is a very cool comment, we appear to have a few things in common (trains, steam, wood, train layouts). Good luck with your train layout! Thanks for your reply.
This is fantastic! I wish there was an audio recording along with it. It would also be amazing if one of the guys working on the trains were able to give commentary... but I realize those are just pipe dreams. Thanks for sharing this!
JaiahHazelnutBrown yes, everyone knows of the Russian shays that beat back the French! In fact this song was written in dedication to this battle footage!
Just found out it was in the Tuolumne area. I spent my Summers in Jimtown where my Grandpa's place had the Sierra RR tracks right on them. I love a good steam train especially narrow gauge.
West Side Lumber operated in Tolume CAL. Became West Side and Cherry Valley. Stopped production, then was owned by founder of Taco Bell who made it into Rail themed campground trai rides family park. Good idea but 20 years to soon. Folded closed. Equiptment went away. Now alot of original stuff is in Jamestown, CAL. At old service area. There was also Pickering Lumber located in Standard, CAL. A few miles away from West Side. Alot of the old narrow gauge railbed has been converted into "Rails to Trails" though former logging areas. That's a history in a nutshell. ( my cousin and i used to sneak into the engine storage areas and play run the equiptment get run off, then keep going back over and over) Early sixties and on walked all the rails to cherry valley reservoir.
Thank you! I thought this footage was all but lost.
I’m third generation Tuolumne county and can sometime spot where this footage is taken.
My dad worked at Pickering when he was just a kid.
Thank you for sharing this.
I'm glad to see that someones injoying these old films . I wouldn't be surprised if one or two was filmed by my grandpa. He was at one time the Union Rep. for WSL . G. O Burner . And he had a reputation for being a so ' n' so. But he was tough .
I'm 59 now and I remember use to sneak down to the engines with my cousin and one of my friends and play on them . I also remember every morning waking up to the steam whistles that started the day from Spring to Autumn . The smell of fresh cut wood from the mill .
Now I'm starting my own train layout of WSL . Ho n3 duel gage indoor and 1:20.3 on my 4.76 acres .
That is a very cool comment, we appear to have a few things in common (trains, steam, wood, train layouts). Good luck with your train layout! Thanks for your reply.
This is fantastic! I wish there was an audio recording along with it. It would also be amazing if one of the guys working on the trains were able to give commentary... but I realize those are just pipe dreams. Thanks for sharing this!
The Shays defeat the French!
JaiahHazelnutBrown yes, everyone knows of the Russian shays that beat back the French! In fact this song was written in dedication to this battle footage!
Did they ever make a Shay logger with four vertical engines to give it more pulling power, I’ve always wonder?
No, only 2 and 3-cylinder engines were build.
They just made heavier larger locomotives and more displacement in steam engine cylinders.
Anyone know just where this railroad was?? Oregon?
Just found out it was in the Tuolumne area. I spent my Summers in Jimtown where my Grandpa's place had the Sierra RR tracks right on them. I love a good steam train especially narrow gauge.
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West Side Lumber operated in Tolume CAL. Became West Side and Cherry Valley. Stopped production, then was owned by founder of Taco Bell who made it into Rail themed campground trai rides family park. Good idea but 20 years to soon. Folded closed. Equiptment went away. Now alot of original stuff is in Jamestown, CAL. At old service area. There was also Pickering Lumber located in Standard, CAL. A few miles away from West Side. Alot of the old narrow gauge railbed has been converted into "Rails to Trails" though former logging areas. That's a history in a nutshell. ( my cousin and i used to sneak into the engine storage areas and play run the equiptment get run off, then keep going back over and over) Early sixties and on walked all the rails to cherry valley reservoir.