Pickering Lumber #5

Technical Data

BuilderHeisler Locomotive Works
Number1268
DateJanuary 1913
Type3-truck
Cylinders18 x 16 inches
Drivers40 inches
Boiler Pressure180 PSI
Gross Weight85 tons
Tractive Effort32,500lbs

History

  • Built new as Sugar Pine Railway #5, Standard, CA
  • Standard Lumber Co. #5, Standard, CA
  • Pickering Lumber Co. #5, Standard, CA
  • Sold to Connell Bros. Trucking Co., 1958, Stockton, CA for potential resale to Cuba
  • Acquired by PLA May 1966
  • In service Castro Point Railway 1970 – 1985
  • Needs FRA 15-year inspection
  • Stored serviceable in 1985
  • Moved to Niles Canyon January 8, 2005
  • Stored, Brightside, CA.

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