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SIMPSON Timber Co. Shelton Washington APR2003
This shortline logging railroad is run by the Simpson Timber Co. is still very much busy and operating some beautifully maintained EMD SW1200 locomotives. I was fortunate enough on a recent mountain bike trip to the west side of the Puget Sound to catch the #1200 in action at the mill yards in Shelton. The railroad employees were very tolerant of me and my buddy running around and taking pictures of them working. We were right in the middle of the action. It was a most memorable experience.
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Millsite with roundhouse |
The #1200 heading in from the woods
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Moving lumber to the mill
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Inside the roundhouse |
The #1202 in the roundhouse
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SW1200 interior cab view |
The turntable |
The #1200 working the yards |
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Moving some finished lumber in the yard |
Job complete, heading to the turntable
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Positioning the #1200 on the turntable
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This turntable is still powered by “Armstrong”
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Putting her to bed, nice job |
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