…Continued from Les AuCoin Plaza.
World Forestry Center Discovery Museum, September 24, 2009
The World Forestry Center was formed in 1964 as the Western Forestry Center in the aftermath of the August 17, 1964 fire that destroyed the Forestry Building in Northwest Portland that was originally built for the 1905 Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition. The Western Forestry Center museum was designed by Oregon architect John Storrs and opened on June 5, 1971. The name changed to the World Forestry Center in 1986.
Lima 2-Truck Shay Locomotive “Peggy” on September 24, 2009
This locomotive is a 42-ton 2-truck Shay built by the Lima Locomotive Works of Lima, Ohio on May 3, 1909.
Lima 2-Truck Shay Locomotive “Peggy” on September 24, 2009
Shay locomotives are named after their inventor Ephraim Shay (1839-1916) who built a log tramway in Michigan in 1873, but found that horses weren't strong enough to control the logs on hills.
Lima 2-Truck Shay Locomotive “Peggy” on September 24, 2009
His wooden rails were too weak to support a conventional locomotive, so he mounted a steam engine on a flat car and used gears to transfer the power to the wheels.
Lima 2-Truck Shay Locomotive “Peggy” on September 24, 2009
Shay convinced the Lima Machine Works of Lima, Ohio to build locomotives based on his design, which he soon patented.
Lima 2-Truck Shay Locomotive “Peggy” on September 24, 2009
The Lima Machine Works became the Lima Locomotive Works, building over 2,700 Shays of various sizes between 1880 and 1945 (by which time heavy-duty log trucks were replacing logging railroads) and becoming one of the major steam locomotive builders in the United States.
Lima 2-Truck Shay Locomotive “Peggy” on September 24, 2009
Shay locomotives use vertical steam cylinders with gears to deliver equal torque directly to all the wheels on both sides of the engine at the same time.
Lima 2-Truck Shay Locomotive “Peggy” on September 24, 2009
The axles are mounted in pairs called trucks that pivot independently to follow the curve of the track.
Lima 2-Truck Shay Locomotive “Peggy” on September 24, 2009
This design makes them very powerful but very slow and well suited to the poorly constructed tracks with sharp curves and steep grades found on logging railroads.
Lima 2-Truck Shay Locomotive “Peggy” on September 24, 2009
This 1909 42-ton standard-gauge Shay is a mid-sized Shay.
Lima 2-Truck Shay Locomotive “Peggy” on September 24, 2009
It has a 42-inch diameter horizontal fire tube boiler rated for 125 pounds of pressure and three 10-inch diameter cylinders with 12-inch stroke that deliver power through a 2.05 gear ratio to the 29.5-inch wheels.
Lima 2-Truck Shay Locomotive “Peggy” on September 24, 2009
It has an empty weight of 67,100 pounds and carried 1,560 gallons of water and 1.5 cords of wood for fuel.
Lima 2-Truck Shay Locomotive “Peggy” on September 24, 2009
This locomotive was shipped around Cape Horn to dealer Hofius Steel & Equipment Company in Seattle, Washington and sold to the Gig Harbor Timber Company of Gig Harbor, Washington as their #1.
Lima 2-Truck Shay Locomotive “Peggy” on September 24, 2009
In 1913 it was sold to the Stimson Lumber Company and was used first at Belfair, Washington and then at Gaston, Oregon. While at Stimson it was converted to burn oil and was given the name "Peggy."
Lima 2-Truck Shay Locomotive “Peggy” on September 24, 2009
In 1933, Peggy was trapped in the Tillamook Forest during a forest fire and all her wood was burned off, but she was rebuilt and returned to service. By the time she was retired in 1950, Peggy had hauled an estimated one-billion feet of logs.
Lima 2-Truck Shay Locomotive “Peggy” on September 24, 2009
The Stimson Lumber Company donated Peggy to the City of Portland in 1950 she was put on display outside the Forestry Building in Northwest Portland. She was damaged in the 1964 fire that destroyed the Forestry Building, and was moved to Oaks Amusement Park in Southeast Portland for storage.
Lima 2-Truck Shay Locomotive “Peggy” on September 24, 2009
From 1969 to 1971, the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society rebuilt her cab and sills and in 1972 she was moved by truck against traffic up Highway 26 and placed on display behind Cheatham Hall at the new Forestry Center. She remained there in the weather for 30 years, slowly deteriorating.
Lima 2-Truck Shay Locomotive “Peggy” on September 24, 2009
In 2003, the Theodore and Joanne Lilley Foundation donated the funds to restore Peggy and place her under a shelter in a prominent location, just as she is today.
Disconnect Log Cars on September 24, 2009
Behind Peggy is a pair of Disconnect Log Cars. They are each basically a railroad truck with a coupler at each end, allowing them to be coupled together when empty. When carrying logs, they are separated only by their load with no frame between them, hence the "disconnect" name.
Disconnect Log Cars on September 24, 2009
The logs they carry were a gift from the Stimson Lumber Company.
David Douglas Monument on September 24, 2009
This monument in honor of David Douglas was placed by the David Douglas Society of Western North America on December 7, 1992. David Douglas (1799-1834) was a Scottish-born botanist sent to Fort Vancouver by the Royal Horticulture Society to collect plant and seed specimens from Western North America for European gardens from 1825 to 1833. The Douglas Fir Tree is named after him.
Harry A. Merlo Hall on November 10, 2009
One of the other buildings on the World Forestry Center campus is Harry A. Merlo Hall, pictured here.
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