The heart of the railroad is in the cars and engines that transport goods. On the Smokey Timber Logging Co. the rolling stock fleet is some what small, with less than 20 cars total. However, for logging operations each car is essential. Sure there might not be a lot, but each car is put into service and works in key positions. The two engines on the line, a German Stainz locomotive and an American porter saddle tank locomotive work in tandem to haul the logs from the logging camp down to the mill.
Here are the two typical consists. The back row is a typical STL passenger train. The combine will haul baggage and up to 16 passengers while the caboose will hold extra baggage, mail, and the train crew. This is perfect because the line is small, however more passenger cars will join the railroad soon.
The front row is a typical logging train. Due to the heavy load of the logs and the small horsepower of the porter, logging trains will be short with only one pair of logging cars. The short gondola in the front will haul extra coal for the engine and any tools needed by the logging crews. The trailing car is meant to protect the "over hang" of extra long logs. That way while in a yard, the engine can couple onto the back of the train with ease.
A page dedicated to rolling stock will be in order once all of the cars have been cleaned, tested, approved, and cars yet to be seen are added. So by about May we should see a rolling stock page.
- Back row, left to right: LGB combine passenger car of the DRGW, LGB caboose of the C&S, and a Playmobile ballast car.
- Center row, left to right: Bachmann 0-4-0 porter saddle tank engine of the West Side Lumber Co., LGB short gondola car that has been converted to a track cleaning car, and the LGB Stainz Locomotive. I haven't figured out a good excuse for a German locomotive to be on an American logging railroad.
- Front row, left to right: A spare logging car and the trailing car, pair #1 of logging cars, pair #2 of logging cars. I will always have these pairs in tandem as the logs stretch from one support to the other.
The front row is a typical logging train. Due to the heavy load of the logs and the small horsepower of the porter, logging trains will be short with only one pair of logging cars. The short gondola in the front will haul extra coal for the engine and any tools needed by the logging crews. The trailing car is meant to protect the "over hang" of extra long logs. That way while in a yard, the engine can couple onto the back of the train with ease.
A page dedicated to rolling stock will be in order once all of the cars have been cleaned, tested, approved, and cars yet to be seen are added. So by about May we should see a rolling stock page.
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