Sugar Pine Lumber Company No.4

Sugar Pine Lumber Company No.4, (SPL No.4) Later known as PALCO 37, W&C 37, and WWRR 37, is a 2-8-2T Mikado built by the American Locomotive Works in 1925. After the Sugar Pine Lumber Company went bankrupt in 1933, it wound later be purchased by Pacific Lumber Company and renumbered to No. 37. The engine was briefly purchased to railfan Frank Bayliss before starting its heritage railroad career on the Wawa & Concord Ville Railroad in 1966.[1]

Suger Pine Lumber Company No.4
SPL No.4 in 2021.
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerSugar Pine Lumber Company
BuilderAmerican Locomotive Company
Serial number66033
Build date1925
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-8-2T
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Loco weight197,500 lb
Career
OperatorsSugar Pine Lumber Company Pacific Lumber Company Wawa and Concordville Railroad Wilmington & Western Railroad
Delivered1925
Retired1990
Restored1966
Current ownerTimber Heritage Association
DispositionStored, awaiting restoration

The engine is currently awaiting restoration to operational condition at the Strasburg Railroad for the Timber Heritage Association.[2]

  • SPL No.4 Prior to its purchase by PALCO in 1935.
    SPL No.4 Prior to its purchase by PALCO in 1935.

References
  1. Johnston, Hank (2011). Rails to the Minarets: The Story of the Sugar Pine Lumber Company (4th ed.). Fish Camp, California: Stauffer Publishing. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-9846848-0-9.
  2. "Locomotives". timberheritage.org. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
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