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McCloud River Railroad Company Locomotive #2 Stearns 3-Truck Heisler
Unknown c/n Drivers- 40" Cylinders- 18x15 Weight- 120,000 lbs. Boiler pressure- 170 lbs. Tractive force- 24,000 lbs. |
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The #2 with a log train somewhere on the Ash Creek Line. This is the only known photo of the #2 in service
on the McCloud River. Photo courtesy of the Heritage Junction Museum of McCloud, Inc.
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This first is an ad from the June 1899 American Lumberman that features a locomotive lettered as
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This photo is another ad, this one from the 22 Aug 03 American Lumberman. Add features the same picture as the earlier add. From the Glen Comstock collection. |
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Below is some text in the 9 December 1897 Engineering News about the Heisler locomotive. This article does raise a question…there is no question that the #2 was built new for the McCloud River, but the #3 is generally credited as having been built for the Blakely Railroad a year or two before the McCloud River came into existence. However, this article seems to indicate two Heislers been built for the McCloud… From the Glen Comstock collection. |
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