The last update to the TPL pages came nearly two decades ago , when Jeff Moore kindly answered our plea for a roster. Now, he has forwarded not only a revised roster, but also a big bunch of photos to go along with it. Obviously, we could not be more pleased.

Jeff's orginal roster was based upon one found in the book Steam in the Redwoods. We liked it so much that we bought a copy:

Steam in the Redwoods, by Lynwood Carranco and Henry Sorenson; The Caxton Printers, Caldwell Idaho, 1988; Humbolt County lumber railroads chronicled with text, photos, diagrams, rosters.

You shall find Jeff's roster and photos on a separate page (see box at right), while Wx4's meagre offerings appear on this page

BTW, Jeff reminds us that The Timber Heritage Association, formerly the Northern Counties Logging Interpretive Association, has a large collection of equipment from local logging concerns, including #29, the steamer on this page, and 2-6-2T #37, which is at Straburg Railroad awaiting restoration. They are located at the old Hammond Lumber Company roundhouse/shops in Samoa.

- E.O., 10-25-21


The Pacific Lumber Company




Updated 10-23-2021:

TPL Steam & Diesel Locomotives Roster Page

Revised data, now including photos, all supplied by long time, stalwart Wx4 friend Jeff Moore.


Scotia enginehouse, June 1974

Following a self-guided tour of TPL's mill at Scotia one gloomy summer day, Wx4 Staff wandered down to the enginehouse where the sole steamer left on the property, #29 was tucked away, long dead despite the nearby wisp of steam suggesting otherwise.

GE 80-Tonner #101 was also in attendance, taking a break from mill swiitching duties, while Baldwin VO-1000 #104 (the first Baldwin built for the U.S. Navy (see Jeff's roster) and #105 were likewise resting in between their road assignments.

Superbly-maintained wooden caboose #5 was a jewel, eh?

Click on the photos for enlargements.



Nineteen hundred and fifteen was a happy year for The Pacific Lumber Company. The Northwestern Pacific had finally arrived in Eureka, which tremendously reduced transportation costs over that of coastal steamers, and the Panama Pacific International Exposition down in San Francisco gave the company a high-profile avenue in which to display their wares. As part of their promotional efforts, TPL published a nearly 50 page booklet that included color plates and a host of photos. Although a virtual copy of it resided on Google for years, we can no longer find it, so we have placed a copy on Wx4. Click on the image. Note that this is one of those finicky PDF's that hates being displayed in web browsers, and further, even with Acrobat Pro the formatting is a mess. Any port in a storm, sailor.



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