Detailed history of how the narrow gauge logging railroads were designed and built up impossible inclines into impenetrable forests to haul out the timber. Packed with black and white photos of the bridges and trestles, the geared locomotives (Heisler, Shay, Willamette, Baldwin, and Climax), and the dauntless men. 258 pages with index.

Railroads in the Woods

Engineering & Transportation

Labbe, John T.

Goe, Vernon

Engineering

Oso Pub

The complete guide to building, fine tuning, and finishing the MDC model die cast Shay locomotive kit. Provides step-by-step guidance so that your building experience is as easy as possible, allowing your to avoid any potential pitfalls. Shows how to build both the standard two-truck (straight out of the box) and a three-truck version, modified with after-market and scratch built parts. Packed with clear black and white photos.

The Mdc Shay Handbook

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Johnston, Jeff

Crafts & Hobbies

The geared locomotive is important in the history of logging. It mechanized the transport of logs from forest to mill. The Willamette is but a footnote with only 33 ever built. Its impact belies the small number; it brought innovations later copied by the big players: Shay and Heisler. A useful &amp; worthy contribution to the history of rail and logging. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

The Willamette Locomotive

Hauff, Steve

Gertz, Jim

Originally published as Rails North , 1982. Several tiny lines in such locations as Nome, Wrangell and Katalla include mine rails. Much space covers the two current operators, the Alaska Railroad and the White Pass and Yukon Route . We hope any future edition will add detailed maps of (especially) the obscure lines. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Alaska/Yukon Railroads: An Illustrated History

History

Clifford, Howard

Americas

This book, containing over 650 photographs plus drawings and production records, is a comprehensive look at one of America's most unique and fascinating steam locomotives. Only a little over 1000 of these industrial workhorses were ever built, but those saw service all across America and overseas as well. Most Climax engines served in lumber and mining operations because of their power and ability to take sharp curves, climb steep grades, and run on light track and questionable roadbeds.

The Climax Locomotive

Science & Math

Thompson, Dennis

Dunn, Richard

Technology

Tells the story of the Everett and Monte Cristo railroad line, one of the most troublesome lines ever built on American soil, covering its heyday as it hauled millions of tons of ore and later billions of board feet of timber, and its downfall as prey to natural disaster on an epic scale. Includes some 200 b&amp;w historical photos. Author information is not given. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

The Everett & Monte Cristo Railway

Woodhouse, Philip R.

Jacobson, Daryl

Petersen, Bill

Basing his research on newspaper clippings, photographs, and interviews with loggers, independent researcher Schmelzer recounts the history of the logging of Tiger Mountain in Washington state between 1910 and 1932. Accompanied throughout by numerous black and white photographs, the text describes the business partnership of William Wood and Iver C. Iverson and their railroad logging operation. Descriptions of equipment used, a camp directory, and tables of lumber production are included in the appendix. Oversize: 10.25x10.25

Wood & Iverson: Loggers of Tiger Mountain

Schmelzer, Ken

Business & Money

California High Country Narrow Gauge Railroads

Turner, George Barton

Logging Railroads of Weyerhaeuser"s Vail-McDonald Operation covers the fascinating history of northwest railroad logging-including the Chehalis Western and Curtis, Milburn, & Eastern- as only Weyerhaeuser could do it. Starting with steam power and evolving to Diesel power, Weyerhaeuser harvested and transported logs for some 65 years via their Vail and McDonald operations. Authors Frank Telewski and Scott Barrett capture the story through detailed research and in depth interviews with many Weyerhaeuser employees who share their experiences of life and work in the woods. Thanks to noted northwest logging photographers Clark and Darius Kinsey, you'll find a host of imagery inside, many never before published, including Shay, Climax,Heisler, and rod locomotives- featuring the second largest logging mallet ever built. Also depicted are the powerful steam donkeys and imposing tower skidders Weyerhaeuser used to harvest the massive timbers that grew in Southwestern Washington State. Additional photography-371 in all-from noted photographers such as Harold Hill, Al Farrow, and many others along with 10 detailed drawings and 65 maps, illustrate the breadth and depth of Vail and McDonald. This book is a must for any logging enthusiast, model railroader, or forest historian.\nAlthough currently out-of-print the authors are considering publishing a revised edition with recently discovered new materials.

Logging Railroads of Weyerhaeuser's Vail and Mcdonald Operation

Barrett, Scott

Telewski, Frank W.

Now a commercial airline pilot, Kuebler first formed an interest in transportation during his boyhood in Fargo, North Dakota, headquarters of the Northern Pacific's (NP) Fargo Division, where he spent his free time around the NP depot getting to know the trains and their crews. An active member of the Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association for some 25 years, he provides rail fans, historians, and modelers with a detailed history of the dome-bedecked streamliner operating on the NP line between Chicago and Seattle from 1954 to 1970. Illustrated throughout with b&amp;w and color photographs. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

The Vista-Dome North Coast Limited: The Story of the Northern Pacific Railway's Famous Domeliner

Kuebler, William R., Jr.

Transportation

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