The Saginaw and Manistee Lumber Company and Williams Arizona

    SAGINAW AND MANISTEE FLAGSTAFF OPERATIONS: 1941-1952   On March 1, 1941, the Saginaw and Manistee leased the Arizona Lumber and Timber Company from manager Joe Dolan. The S&M had acquired vast timber holdings in the area of Mormon Lake; the lease of the AL&T allowed them to harvest these holdings.      The Saginaw extended the Howard Spring line an additional 14 miles to Allan Lake, located South of Mormon Lake.  The Allen Lake Line was essentially a steam engine powered, reasonably straight conveyor belt to and from the mill. With the exception of several short spurs and a "Y" near the southern end, the line was fed by trucks.   Mechanized logging had replaced the need to constantly relay spurs into the forest. A steady flow of quality timber was provided to the leased Flagstaff mill, and during WWII made a significant contribution to the war effort.     In October of 1944 the Saginaw and Manistee purchased its' first and only 2-6-6-2 articulated mallet locom

  Observations and Musings A Mystery Shay is Revealed After a short absence, I once again awakened this Blog from its blissful slumber, authoring new posts. There was some urgency in completing the updated engine roster, as the old list was outdated. I am thankful for all of the research by prior scholars who immeasurably helped in documenting this information. Combined with my recent research, I hope to have given them due credit for their prior work.  I am also thankful for a significant milestone in the number of hits on this Blog. It is now becoming a reference point for research and information on the Saginaw and Manistee Lumber Company of Williams, Arizona. This is not to be confused with other logging railroads that used the same name in different formats, and in separate regions of the country. Thanks to all who have browsed these pages, and making this Blog what it is today. Hopefully, I will get a book published someday...    Courtesy National Archives, neg. 48-RST-4C-2   Thi

    THE SAGINAW AND MANISTEE LUMBER COMPANY STEAM LOCOMOTIVE ROSTER (Copyright and All Rights Reserved; March 2024.) The following information is an attempt to document the various steam locomotive on the widespread operations of the Saginaw. One of the unique problems of compiling an accurate list is that they purchased new and used locomotives at will and threw leased engines into the cauldron whenever it suited their needs. It may have been a practical choice at the time, however, when it comes to documenting events for posterity it can prove a challenge.       Thus, using the builder's date cannot be used to accurately document when and where a particular engine was employed. Some of the greatest sources of information, like the Lumberjack publication, are at this time lost to research. What has been documented may not be the full story, as engines moved from one line to another, and others introduced as needed. Unlike some larger companies where documents abound along with ima