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词条 Columbia and Nehalem Valley Railroad
释义

  1. Location

  2. History

  3. Bridges

  4. Locomotives

  5. References

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|caption = Bridge at McBride Creek built from horizontal logs

Original plan of the rail track, around 1902


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The Columbia and Nehalem Valley Railroad was a standard gauge logging railroad near Columbia City, Oregon, which was owned by the Portland-based Peninsular Lumber Company.[1]

Location

The track started in Columbia City and was planned to be built to Pittsburg in the Nehalem Valley. It went uphill in a westward direction onto the heights between Milton Creek and Merrill Creek.[2]

History

The investors Goodsell, Giltner & Sewell of Portland announced on 7 March 1902 that they would build a logging railroad from Columbia City to Pittsburg. On 25 April 1902 they explained that the rail would lead to Oak Ranch Creek and would be {{convert|10|-|12|mi}} long. They planned to use 6 steam locomotives.[3]

On 29 June 1906, Giltner & Sewell of Portland sold {{convert|5000|acre|hectare}} of forest for $200,000 to the Peninsular Lumber Co., including {{convert|5|mi|sigfig=1}} of track and a jetty at the Columbia River. The sales price was based on stumpage of $1.25 per thousand. The Peninsular Lumber Co. owned a saw mill at the river, to which it could raft the logs.[3]

The track was extended to {{convert|8|mi}} until 1912 but didn't reach as far as Yankton.[2]

Bridges

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A combined crib and trestle bridge was used to cross the McBride Creek. The sniped faces of the logs show that they were probably drawn by animals towards the construction site. This was sometimes done to allow construction before the area was accessible to heavy equipment.[2]

Locomotives

At least two or three steam locomotives were used, which were fired by wood. One of them was a 35 t geared Climax locomotive and one was a smaller conventional Lima locomotive. It is possible that additionally a geared Shay was used.[2]

References

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1. ^Steam train on the Columbia and Nehalem Valley Railroad.
2. ^VanNatta Logging History Museum of Northwest Oregon: Columbia and Nehalem Valley Railway.
3. ^The Columbia County Historian Home Page: The Columbia and Nehalem Valley Railway Company
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3 : Defunct Oregon railroads|Logging railroads in the United States|Transportation in Columbia County, Oregon

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