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Moss Lake Lumber Co.
Logging The Pacific Northwest in Australia



My Locomotive Fleet I have a steam and diesel fleet with which I'll be able to run one or the other type or mix both. My steam locos are mainly shay and heislers (with a 2-truck climax to come now that Bachmann has released them) and some rod locos. I have a total of 12 locos at the moment. My diesel fleet consists of 4 kitbashed Athearn SW switchers with a GP-9, FM H10-44 Baldwin VO1000 and 4 GE 70 tonners. Diesels 19- GE 44 Tonner 20- GE 70 Tonner 21- 22- GE 70 Tonner 23- FM H10 44 24- 25- EMD SW9 26- EMD GP-7 27- EMD SW1200 28- EMD SW1200 29- EMD SW1200 30- EMD SW1500 47- GE 70 Tonner (Former 2 motor Bachmann, motors removed, operates as a dummy) 56- GE 70 Tonner (lettered for Bethlehem Steel - to be repainted) STEAM - ROD SKOOKUM - A 2-4-4-2 Tender loco 4 - 2-6-2ST saddle tank loco. This loco has a Bachmann 0-6-0 mechinism. 15 - 2-8-2 tender loco. converted from an MDC old timer kit. 11 - 2-8-2ST saddle tank loco STEAM - GEARED 1 - 3-TRK Shay (wood cab) 2 - 5 - 3-TRK Shay (Steel cab) 6 - 3-TRK Heisler (to be added at a future date) 7 - 2-TRK Heisler 8 - 3-TRK Shay (Steel vestibule cab. Feather River RR origins) 9- 2-TRK Climax (Bachmann 55 ton) 10 - 3-TRK Climax (Brass Hillcrest Lumber) 12 - 3-TRK Shay (Brass Pacific Coast type)



The Log Car Fleet I currently run 3 types of log cars The main type is the 40 foot wood sill skeleton log car, typical of the Pacific Northwest. I have 25 of these car with another 20 to build. The second type of car is a NWSL 50 foot brass car. There's 9 cars in this fleet. Lastly, the third type of car consists of an Athearn 40 foot flat car with the deck cut out, leaving the centre sill and cross bearers. I have 12 cars in this fleet. My eventual aim is a 50 car fleet. The way I envisage the layout to eventually be is to have to have a loads in/empties out style of operation with the woods reload backed up to the mill's logdump. This way the log cars avoid handling when loaded or unloaded as the logs are attached to the car. For every loaded car there's an unloaded one as well. SERVICE CARS 01-CABOOSE; Bachmann bobber with trucks 02-CABOOSE; ex Oregon-American Е(brass ) 03-CABOOSE; ex WeyerhaeuserЕ (brass) 04-CABOOSE; ЕScratchbuilt 05-CABOOSE; ex Santa FeЕ (Athearn plastic) - For future conversion to a logging prototype 06-CABOOSE; ex Rio Grande Е(MDC plastic) - For future conversion to a logging prototype 07, 7a, 7b- FIRE CARS; old water cars.....(MDC old timer tank car) 08-TANK CAR; Bunker СCТ fuel-10,000 galЕ (Gould car) 09- TANK CAR; Diesel fuel-6,000 galЕ (log car w/-mdc tank) 10- TANK CAR; Bunker СCТ fuel-12,000 galЕ (NWSL brass) 11-40Т MOVING CAR, 4 BUNKЕ (KD 4bunk log car) 12-30Т MOVING CARЕ (MDC flat) 13-30Т MOVING CARЕ (MDC flat) 14-30Т MOVING CARЕ (MDC flat) 15-40Т MOVING CAR Е(Athearn flat) 16-LOGGER'S COACH, CONVERTED BOXCARЕ( Ye Old Huff n' Puff) 17-COACH, OPEN PLATFORM OLD TIMERЕ(Riverossi) 18-BOX/REEFER SUPPLY CARЕ(scratchbuilt) 19-REFRIGERATOR SUPPLY CARЕ(LaBelle) 20-CAT. DOCTORТS CARЕ(scratchbuilt) 21-GON / A FRAMEЕ(scratchbuilt) 22-BALLAST SPREADERЕ(scratchbuilt) 23-TANK CAR, Water, 9,000 gal...(LifeLike tank on scratch built 40' log car) 24- GON / DROP DOORЕ(Northeastern) 25- DONKEY DOCTORТS CARЕ(scratchbuilt) 26-GON / AIR OPERATED SIDE TIPPINGЕ(Rio Grande) 27-GON / AIR OPERATED SIDE TIPPINGЕ(Rio Grande) 28-GON / AIR OPERATED SIDE TIPPINGЕ(Rio Grande) 29-Steam CraneЕ(kitbashed Walthers) 30-BALLAST CAR-36Т V BOTTOMЕ(scratchbuilt) 31-BALLAST CAR-36Т V BOTTOMЕ(scratchbuilt) 32-BALLAST CAR-36Т V BOTTOMЕ(scratchbuilt) 33-BOX/FLAT CARЕ(scratchbuilt) 34- TANK CAR; Water-8,000 gal.. (Proto 2000 car) 35- BUNK/CAMP CAR - Steel framed;Е (Train Miniature) 36-FLAT CAR, 36Т W/- END CRANE Е(MDC flat) Jordan Spreader -Un-numberedЕ(kitbashed Walthers) Marion 40 steam shovel-Un-numbered...(Rio Grande Models) REVENUE LOG CARS 51 to 64 = 12 cars. 40Т Wood skeleton log cars-First run. Note; 64 is prototype 65 to 73 = 08 cars. 40Т Wood skeleton log cars-Second run ; some fitted w/- Andrews trucks 74 to 94 = 20 cars 40Т Wood skeleton log cars 101 to 110 =10 cars. 50Т Wood skeleton log cars- NWSL brass; 110 is 40Т oddball These cars, except for 110, have all recently been sold and are off roster. 111 to 135 = 22 cars. 40Т Steel flat cars - Athearn flats To be eventually phased out ЕЕЕЕЕЕЕЕЕЕЕЕЕЕЕЕЕЕЕЕЕЕ. TOTAL = 72 LOG CARS 2 loaded 8 car trains; 2 empty 8 car trains. An additional 4 loaded and 4 empty cars will also be needed, making a total of 40 log cars in total. With the new layout requiring fewer cars, the Athearn and perhaps the NWSL cars will become surplus.

Shays and stuff

Two views of my shays. Number1 Number 8. This is a brass Feather River #3 shay boiler & cab on a Bachmann shay mech. The shay was a junker when I bought it 12 years ago. Recently renumbered from #6 Number 7. A second run Rivarossi heisler. I have 4 of the original run heislers and all have been stored since 7's arrival. Number 5. Still being modified. A rare shot of 10 The pride of the fleet, number 12, a Pacific Coast shay. Diesel 28 with it's tender and Jordan The Jordan spreader. It was a Walthers kit with a kitbashed front end. A close up of 28. I've been trying for a couple of years to get a good reliable low speed diesel. So far 27, 28 & 29 have Athearn SW chassis with Ernst low speed gearing, Model Torque torque converter motors with Proto 2000 Sw bodies. The torque convertor/motor drive lets a normally geared SW run with a shay without dragging it.

Some of my cars

Former Colarado Midland supply car No.18 One of my scratchbuilt skeleton log cars. Commissary car No.19 Car No.20, the Cat doctor's parts car. One of the wood side dump cars, No.26 Tank car No.8, for bunker 'C' oil.

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