Taken in 1970s, at Scotia, California. What is there today?

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ryarger@rypn.org

> Taken in 1970s, at Scotia, California. What
> is there today?
This loco was moved dead-in-train by the Eureka Southern to Eureka some years ago by a preservation group.


mongo5@msn.com

Not sure if the enginehouse is still there or not. PALCO maintained it's in-plant switching railroad using a pair of GE 80-tonners until the late 1980's or early 1990's, when it was discontinued. The rest of the Scotia mill complex was closed not too long ago, and PALCO now only operates two smaller mills in Fortuna and Carlotta.

The #29, along with a caboose and about fifteen or so log cars, was donated to the Northern Counties Logging Interperative Association (NCLIA). As noted the Eureka Southern moved the locomotive to Eureka, and it sat in the old NWP Eureka shop building until 1988 or so, when it was moved to the NCLIA storage yard at Glendale, CA, along the old Arcata & Mad River. It sits there today undergoing restoration for possible use in a proposed tourist line around Humboldt Bay that the NCLIA is working to get established.

PALCO had two of those Baldwin VO units...in the early 1980's they were sold to a midwestern shortline that folded quickly, and they were scrapped. PALCO had three GE 80-tonners, one went to a brewery in Mexico in the early 1980's and the other two stayed in Scotia until around 1992, when they were moved to Eureka where they again sat until sold about 1994 or 1995 to Dick Samuels...they are currently in Milwaukee, Oregon, on Dicks' Oregon Pacific Railroad.

PALCO scrapped all of their remaining railroad equipment in the early 1990's. Except for the cars on NCLIA and two log flats sold to the Feather River Rail Society, I do not believe that anything else survives.

JD Moore
Elko, NV

> This loco was moved dead-in-train by the
> Eureka Southern to Eureka some years ago by
> a preservation group.


jamoore@elko.net

Don't forget ex-PALCO 2-8-2T No. 37, built by Alco-Brooks in 1925, currently stored on the Wilmington & Western in Marshallton, Delaware. According to recent reports it may return to California if fundraising pursuits are successful. Stay tuned.

> Not sure if the enginehouse is still there
> or not. PALCO maintained it's in-plant
> switching railroad using a pair of GE
> 80-tonners until the late 1980's or early
> 1990's, when it was discontinued. The rest
> of the Scotia mill complex was closed not
> too long ago, and PALCO now only operates
> two smaller mills in Fortuna and Carlotta.

> The #29, along with a caboose and about
> fifteen or so log cars, was donated to the
> Northern Counties Logging Interperative
> Association (NCLIA). As noted the Eureka
> Southern moved the locomotive to Eureka, and
> it sat in the old NWP Eureka shop building
> until 1988 or so, when it was moved to the
> NCLIA storage yard at Glendale, CA, along
> the old Arcata & Mad River. It sits
> there today undergoing restoration for
> possible use in a proposed tourist line
> around Humboldt Bay that the NCLIA is
> working to get established.

> PALCO had two of those Baldwin VO units...in
> the early 1980's they were sold to a
> midwestern shortline that folded quickly,
> and they were scrapped. PALCO had three GE
> 80-tonners, one went to a brewery in Mexico
> in the early 1980's and the other two stayed
> in Scotia until around 1992, when they were
> moved to Eureka where they again sat until
> sold about 1994 or 1995 to Dick
> Samuels...they are currently in Milwaukee,
> Oregon, on Dicks' Oregon Pacific Railroad.

> PALCO scrapped all of their remaining
> railroad equipment in the early 1990's.
> Except for the cars on NCLIA and two log
> flats sold to the Feather River Rail
> Society, I do not believe that anything else
> survives.

> JD Moore
> Elko, NV

If the deal for the #37 can't be worked out, PALCO #35 (2-8-2, Baldwin, 1924) may also be available, owned by the Nevada State Railroad Museum-Boulder City. The #35 served for a few years on the Heber Creeper and was picked up by the NSRM's southern arm along with a lot of other equipment from that operation. The #35 is currently stored in Boulder City and according to all reports I have seen is available.

JD Moore
Elko, NV

> Don't forget ex-PALCO 2-8-2T No. 37, built
> by Alco-Brooks in 1925, currently stored on
> the Wilmington & Western in Marshallton,
> Delaware. According to recent reports it may
> return to California if fundraising pursuits
> are successful. Stay tuned.


jamoore@elko.net

As usual Jeff has summed things up pretty well. The only thing left at Scotia is caboose #5 sitting where #29's stall used to be, behind a fence. Apparently someone at PL just can't part with it. Everything else is gone. NWP still rings the property. Former MT. Tamalpais & Muir Woods Heisler still sits in front of Pacific Lumber Museum. Former SP Daylight coaches still reside on PL property somewhat out of sight.

Roy Richey
Virginia City NV

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