Arcata and Mad River articulated locomotive, pre-Southwest Lumber Mills, Inc. #12

    Arcata and Mad River articulated locomotive, pre-Southwest Lumber Mills, Inc. #12

One of my obsessions is to find images of the steam locomotives (and one ALCO diesel switcher) that haunted the woods of the North Country. A good source of information are second-hand images on eBay. 

I acquired an original photograph of Arcata and Mad River Railroad locomotive #12. This was part of a collection of images from an amateur rail photographer, who graciously provided written information with each entry. The following is a paraphrased translation:

Arcata and Mad River Number 12, 2-6-6-2T Baldwin 1929- builder number 60870, compound (Mallet).

Ex-Hammond Lumber #60, Mill City, Oregon

Ex-Hammond and Little River, Red (Redding, Ca.?) #12

Ex-Hammond Lumber #12

Leased by Northern Redwood for Arcata and Mad River, 1951.

Purchased by Southwest Lumber Mills, Inc. in 1956. 

This was the second articulated locomotive to operate out of Flagstaff and is currently on display at the Heritage Museum in Flagstaff, Arizona.