OSCR 24508 caboose at Rockaway Beach, OR, 7/21/06.
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Closeup of the Heisler's left cylinder.
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The Oregon Coast Scenic RR operates in Summer months on the Port of
Tillamook Bay line
between Garibaldi and Rockaway Beach, Oregon.
OCSR's "The Curtis Lumber Company" #2 at Rockaway Beach, OR,
7/21/06. Built in 1910, No. 2 is a Heisler
locomotive, one of the 3
types of geared steam locomotives. Heisler used a
2-cylinder 90-degree V design with one cylinder on either side of
the boiler and a driveshaft to each of the powered trucks.
Geared locomotives were favored in logging operations for their slow
speed operation and ability to operate on poor quality trackage.
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