Ideas for an early diesel era pulp logging operation? Question added about bandsaw blades

[SPSOT fan]

I would like to comment that you could squeeze in a shay if you really wanted, because I do know Klikitat Log and Lumber, a logging operation off the SP&S goldendale branch used shays until 1964. Altenately various small switchers such as GE 70 toners or SW7 could be used or even a small beep. Some obscure motive power served on log lines, notably I know some Weyerhaeuser lines in the northwest bought alco c415s (a personal favorite). This could allow for an excuse to use something differen.

If space is limited you could use trucks to bring logs to the mill and perhaps a GE 44tonner to do switching.

I hope this was helpful.

[dknelson]

I have always been fascinated by those air-operated contraptions on either side of a flatcar loaded with pulp logs that would push in flat sheets of steel and "even out" the pulpwood log load.  March 1966 MR had an article and a drawing.

Dave Nelson

[snjroy]

Hi there. There is some good info and pictures on the net. 

There is this general page:

http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/industrial/ont/gallery.htm

And this one for Kaspuskasing

http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/industrial/ont/tembec.htm

Simon

[mbinsewi]

I have lots of info from the 80's, but that doesn't help you, so I started searching around.

I found this, loading the logs on end,

Wiki Media syas I can post it.

I found pictures of loading box cars with pulp sticks, from Georgia, and I saw photos of flat cars, many with home made bulkheads, with sticks, and gons were used ( along with the end loading in the above picture) with sticks loaded the perpendiculay way, and logs on end to act as bulkheads, so the load can get stacked higher than sides.

There is a good pictures here, along with info on the trucks used in the 40's and 50's:

http://www.railroad-line.com/discussion/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=23128

I found this:

The above photo from John Graybeal's "Along the ET&WNC".

It looks like the main equipment for such loading was manpower!  Also some had steam derricks.

You'll need lots of pulp sticks, boxes full! 

Mike.

[hon30critter]

Oops!

I deleted my first post in this thread by accident. Can anybody tell me how to get it back or do I have to rewrite it?

I was asking for ideas for a transition era pulpwood logging operation.

Dave