The Willamette Locomotive

The Willamette Locomotive
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Book Synopsis The Willamette Locomotive by : Steve Hauff

Download or read book The Willamette Locomotive written by Steve Hauff and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The geared locomotive is important in the history of logging. It mechanized the transport of logs from forest to mill. The Willamette is but a footnote with only 33 ever built. Its impact belies the small number; it brought innovations later copied by the big players: Shay and Heisler. A useful and worthy contribution to the history of rail and logging. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


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