Southwest Forest Industries 2

bobyar2001 · **Posted:** Mon Dec 04, 2006 12:40 pm

Displayed by the mill in 1970:

http://www2.nau.edu/~libei-p/scadb/imag ... type=Image

And in 1964 (wasn't it still running then?):

http://www2.nau.edu/~libei-p/scadb/imag ... type=Image

Pulling logs, July 2, 1948:

http://www2.nau.edu/~libei-p/scadb/imag ... type=Image

Early color (says 1945):

http://www2.nau.edu/~libei-p/scadb/imag ... type=Image

Les Beckman · **Joined:** Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:25 pm **Posts:** 6487

Bob:

Is this the locomotive now displayed near the Amtrak station in Flagstaff?

Les

Alexander D. Mitchell IV · **Posted:** Mon Dec 04, 2006 7:18 pm

Yes, displayed with a log flat and (I think) a caboose very near the depot.

Do not confuse this with the 2-6-6-2 #12 on display about a mile or so to the north.

Randy Gustafson · **Posted:** Tue Dec 05, 2006 9:27 am

Ah, yes, and for further confusion don't forget there are two depots as well; the original 1887 (?) stone depot to the east that was a freight station, then turned back to the town - that's where the loco is at - the original tracks to the freight depot spur. The current Amtrak station / welcome center is in the 1926 brick depot a block to the west that has the classic gables immortalized by Danbury Mint.

One of the Southwest Forest industries locos - a 2-8-0, not sure which one, ran very late into like 1968 and even did some excursions out of Flagstaff.