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Willamette Locomotive By Steve Hauff & Jim Gertz Revised edition w/DJ
The Willamette Locomotive By Steve Hauff & Jim Gertz
Hard Cover Some wear to the cover
184 pages
Copyright 1977
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword v
Introductory Notes viii
The Other Geared Locomotives 1
Willamette Iron and Steel Works 23
The Willamette Locomotive 41
The Willamette vs. the Shay 55
The Rosters 65
Construction Roster 66
Owners' Roster 164
Geographical Roster 167
Appendix 172
Glossary 177
Acknowledgments 178
Bibliography 179
Index 180
About the Authors 182
Addendum 183
DUST JACKET INTRODUCTION
The introduction and evolution of steam-powered equipment into the forests of the Pacific Northwest helped fuel a massive surge in the logging industry. To bring the timber out of the woods, the loggers turned to special kinds of locomotives designed specifically to handle the steep grades and sharp curves presented by the terrain. These gear-driven locomotives, manufactured primarily in Ohio and Pennsylvania, opened up the forests and enabled the logger to cover territory unthinkable with the animal power used in the very early days of the industry.
Growing up with the logging industry was Willamette Iron and Steel Works of Portland, Oregon, who made everything from hand tools to mighty steam-powered log skidders for gathering the fallen timber from the woods and loading them onto the log trains. Willamette was well known for producing very high quality products, and had a good reputation for listening to the logger's needs and responding to them.
In November of 1922, Willamette's first geared locomotive rolled off the assembly line. Based on the Shay locomotive built by the Lima Locomotive Works of Lima, Ohio, Willamette's locomotive offered
several improvements that the loggers wanted. In addition to mechanical enhancements such as a girder frame and cast-steel trucks, the Willamette offered standard equipment designed to help the operator, including an all-steel cab to keep the notorious Pacific Northwest weather at bay. So well received was this locomotive that Lima introduced its "Pacific Coast" Shay in 1927 to thwart the threat by newcomer Willamette.
The Pacific Coast Shay eventually won out, but not before Willamette had built and sold 33 of their own. The Willamette Locomotive is the definitive chronicle of these locomotives, featuring over 250 photographs including a facinating look at some of the early geared locomotives that helped define the awesome giants used in later years.
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