Old Logging Railroads (anyone who loves Logging roads will love this)

[h=1]Crossburn Nova Scotia - Springfield logging Railway[/h]

This line was a logging railroad built in the late 1800s early 1900s on standard gauge track the motor power wore Shays, however, there aren't a lot of details about this line other than the fact it was 60 -75miles long and had a number of branch lines to many camps. This video forces on the logging town of Crossburn Nova Scotia, Today the railroad is long gone so is the town and everything is really overgrown and very hard to find unless you know where to look. I won't spoil the video so you'll have to watch
it and see for your self.

feel free to post your own logging railroad or related posts here.

I can't see your video, I just get a black rectangle. What do I need in order to see the video.

By the way, you missed out the 'R' in your sig.

narrowgauge

This is interesting and not much different than many places throughout New Hampshire and Maine.

There's a very, very interesting line which disappeared around the same time located in the White Mountains in New Hampshire. Parts of the ROW are now roads used by hikers and campers. The last remaining portion saw freight about 1980 when the line was turned over to the State of New Hampshire and the Hobo Scenic Railroad runs on this section. The East Branch & Lincoln was one of the first companies to run passenger trains for tourists visiting the White Mountains. It's too bad the line doesn't exist today.

http://whitemountainhistory.org/East_Branch_and_Lincoln.html

http://whitemountainhistory.org

Nice video!

Here's a pretty good site that covers a lot of the old logging railroads around NW Oregon:
http://www.brian894x4.com/CoastRangeRailroads.html

Curtis

Pencil42 said:

Nice video!

Here's a pretty good site that covers a lot of the old logging railroads around NW Oregon:
http://www.brian894x4.com/CoastRangeRailroads.html

Curtis

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Nice link, Curtis!

Here's a nice vintage video of Pickering Lumber Corp., and the Westside Lumber Co. operations

Logging Railroads of the Sierras - Pickering Lumber Corporation & West Side Lumber Co.


https://youtu.be/WJRPzZTUUBg

JCitron, that one video has a lot of rare and interesting footage of both operations but the narration is very questionable on its facts. I like the videos done by Warren Haack on various logging railroads. Here is a preview of his Westside program.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_haZIk4GXzI

flyboy559 said:

JCitron, that one video has a lot of rare and interesting footage of both operations but the narration is very questionable on its facts. I like the videos done by Warren Haack on various logging railroads. Here is a preview of his Westside program.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_haZIk4GXzI

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Thanks I'll check this out. The facts I wasn't sure about, but that footage is fascinating. When I see this I think of Ben Dorsey (RIP) and his bridges and stuff, and Phil Skene with his logging routes.

I'm from Deer Park, WA. The town was once a logging town. I wonder what logging railroad that ran in that location.