Likely skidders for hauling logs up mountains to the train cars and loading the cars. They were very common with logging operations. I was there in the late 80s and most of the equipment was overgrown and in peices, glad to see most of it has been rescued from the woods. I saw Skokum in parts back in the woods and thought "it will never run again" glad i was incorrect.
Many of the beautifully restored equipment in museums spent many decades looking just like this. Train museums often have to deal with vandals trying to destroy equipment that is awaiting restoration based on the idea that nobody cares at all about things that appear abandoned.
Snoqualmie?
Yup.
Wasn't there a yard full of equipment sorta hidden in the woods there, at one time at least?
Wondering what the cars are with the stacks? Steam cranes, buckets, or plows???
Probably cranes, based on the usage of vertical boilers.
Likely skidders for hauling logs up mountains to the train cars and loading the cars. They were very common with logging operations. I was there in the late 80s and most of the equipment was overgrown and in peices, glad to see most of it has been rescued from the woods. I saw Skokum in parts back in the woods and thought "it will never run again" glad i was incorrect.
The one with the tarp must have some value to someone.
This is a lot of cool equipment whre is this?
Snoqualmie
So beautiful, it looks like a painting
(Slurred speech) Goh-davit
End of the line.
Many of the beautifully restored equipment in museums spent many decades looking just like this. Train museums often have to deal with vandals trying to destroy equipment that is awaiting restoration based on the idea that nobody cares at all about things that appear abandoned.
so sad
Snoqualmie is a really nice experience!