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Simpson Railroad's Final Days June 12, 2015

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This once great shortline logging railroad was running some last clean up and switching chores in Shelton in preparation for cessation of operations that would occur on the 30th of June. This film includes a long segment in which a string of ballast cars are retrieved from Knights Siding. The camera is shaky due to being hand-held during a rough ride on the back of the switch engine. Cab rides on the 1201 and 1202 and some trackside angles along with a turntable segment.

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Комментарии : 58

@bengone3349 5 лет назад

There is something special about SW switchers. I like the simple look and the open windows.

@terrywitkowski6937 7 лет назад

to me it's always sad to see ANY rr go under. it was great just walking down the line on quiet days. Mr. Hawthorn is doing-us all a great service by showing these videos.

@user-ek3em5km5r 5 месяцев назад

boy oh boy, those days are long gone. i use to ride the train to grizdale with the step dad.

@backwoods5039 3 года назад

My uncle bill ran the 900 engine for years and my grandpa was on the 1201.. Shelton ain't the same...

@JoeyPlaysStuff Месяц назад

On the day that I was born I never imagined this happened while I was at the hospital 😢

@bushranger51 6 лет назад

Can see why they closed the railroad, it looked like there hadn't been any maintenance on the track for decades, and they expected the trains to use it every day. In some sections it looked so badly warped and out of alignment, it was a wonder any trains could have used it at all. In other videos on the same subject I have noted that most trains rocked and rolled all over the place, it was a wonder they all stayed upright.

@kenkramer6529 9 лет назад

Nice that you were there to document this, Joel.

@troysimpson9550 5 лет назад

AS a Simpson I approve of this railroad and its Great color scheme!

@MikeG42 2 года назад

This is a great video. I love this cab ride ! 😁

@cartersol38 8 лет назад

I went back a year later and took a look at this section and there was brush and an assortment of young Douglas Firs growing up in the right of way and between the rails. The ties were also in bad shape.

@MisterEspee 8 лет назад

Great Video!! If I'm remembering right Simpson had the last logging railroad in Washington

@woodystubb686 6 лет назад

Iv worked on this railroad for a short time, glad I was a part of this history

@dave3216 8 лет назад

I thoroughly enjoyed watching your video. Very well done. I'm looking forward to watching more of your stuff. Thanks

@bearbon2 8 лет назад

Nice enjoyable video. It felt like I was actually riding along like my old days as a switchman. Kinda sad though seeing how the operation was shutting down. I can visualize those yards full of logs at one time.

@VancouverIsland1 9 лет назад

That rail line is good for a tour train rides now, Thanks for posting

@Trainlover1995 8 лет назад

+Cars show Island For sure. If they can find a steam locomotive and a few passenger cars (they could, of course, also convert a few flat cars), they have the makings of a successful tourist operation.

@westernwashingtonrailprodu6339 5 лет назад

They're actually using the locomotives depicted in the video as power for the excursions on newly-rebuilt track.

@patricknoveski6409 4 года назад

@@westernwashingtonrailprodu6339 so they still use. It? Tourists?

@richardwilson3400 Год назад

What is fec 404 doing in Washington state? The blue locomotive is fec 404 as a kid growing up into adult hood in southeast Florida and being a railfan you could say that I grew up with that locomotive.

@RailroadScannerMan15 8 лет назад

that was the best part of the video. the manually operated turntable.

@frostgfx 7 лет назад

6:20... Eng needs a new watch band... Great video and so sad to see another historic part of the logging/lumber industry fade away. They had a lot of rolling stock so wonder what will happen with that... sell it off or scrap it all? What were those cut little ballast cars used for??? Seem rather small for US railway track work...?

@alansklenar2848 7 лет назад

It's a very rare sight to see SW1200's with dynamic brakes

@SWITCHMASHER 2 года назад

Did business drop off that much that caused it to shut down or did management, due to lack of maintenance close it. Any chance it could be restarted.

@cab710 8 лет назад

that was a great video, love to see all

@FaFromCastle Год назад

Guys the railroad returned

@randydandy7571 8 лет назад

I saw this in a magazine. Cool video

@rjl110919581 5 лет назад

THANK YOU FOR SHARE DETAIL VIDEO REAL OPERATION ON SMALL RAILROAD SAD SEE CLOSED DOWN OPERATION

@orgcoast 8 лет назад

Joel: What happens to all the centerbeam cars when a shortline like this is no more? PS---A very good video.

@MasCoRailbuff 8 лет назад

+orgcoast oregon All of those centerbeams (except for the gray ones) were filled with product from the mill and shipped out on the class one railroad. The gray ones are owned by Simpson, custom-sized cars and were exclusively used to haul rough cut lumber between the two mills. They are still in storage with the log car fleet at the waterfront in Shelton. Eventually those might be auctioned off or sold or some kept for preservation purposes.

@BDawgOfficial 8 лет назад

What kind of horn is on the engine leading the ballast cars? (I don't know if it was 1201 or 1202.)

@YardLimit 9 лет назад

Nice video. You have a new subscriber!

@eottoe2001 6 лет назад

Watching this again, this is a sad video.

@LRF152 4 года назад

25:40 sounds like an old BC rail horn?

@MattsTrainArchive 3 года назад

Yes, it is a Nathan K5H, which is what BCR used a many of their locomotives,

@RailroadScannerMan15 8 лет назад

interesting cars at 4:38. are those used for specific aggregates?

@MasCoRailbuff 8 лет назад

Used for spreading ballast.

@RailroadScannerMan15 8 лет назад

Thanks for confirmation Joel. Mike

@Maine_Railfan 7 лет назад

Seems odd they would shut down since lumber is in high demand.

@alexandergrube6437 4 года назад

the logging mills probably ran dry

@b.g.bbeezo100 Год назад

They probably have a pre set amount of acres they can cut down

@thomasabramson100 5 лет назад

Why did they go out of business?????

@dumdum7786 5 лет назад

Is there a chance that this railroad will ever reopen?

@MasCoRailbuff 5 лет назад

go to Simpsonrailroad.org for recent updates

@johndoe-zk1yu 8 лет назад

was this due to foreign trade or just the economy?

@richardcline1337 6 лет назад

Probably a bit of both. We seem to be stupidly sending all of our industry out of country and slowly but surely killing off everything that once made this the greatest country on earth. Now we are at the complete mercy of other countries and that is just WRONG! We have the work force and equipment just sitting idle. WHY not use it?

@chuckyko 5 лет назад

I think people miss the point of why lumber railroads go out of business. For one, trucks are much more efficient, and two, some lumber companies just aren't big enough for the associated railroad to make money.