NWR #200
Irish Expatriate
It has been a while since I've posted here and a very long while since I did any major modeling work. My new layout which is in the works right now is the Cowlitz, Chehalis & Cascade Railway. This was an actual railroad that operated from the early 1900s until May 9, 1955. It's main purpose was to haul logs out of an area known as Winston Creek, South of the present day Mayfield dam in Southwest Washington.
I am going to play god and have the railroad resurected. THE NEW HISTORY: In the early 1950s, the Longbell Lumber Company was taken over by timber giant Weyerhaeuser. The new owners quickly brought the CC&C up to the standards of it's other logging railroad operations in Washington by ordering FM H 10-44s. As on Weyerhaeuser's other line, the Chehalis Western, did in the 1970s, the CC&C purchased two ex-NKP GP-7s rebuilt by Morris Knudson. These replaced the aging FMs.
The expansion of Weyerhaeuser's Longbell Mill in Onalaska, the midpoint of the railroad, in the late 1970s brought increased traffic and an increasing need to aquire new power. The CC&C opted to purchase two brand new EMD GP 38-2. Chehalis Western opted to do the same, accept they purchased a set of four.
With the eruption of Mt. St. Helens in 1981, the Weyehaeuser Woods Line running from Longview into the vast timber regions surrounding the mountain's flanks was faced with a surplus of locomotives. With a nearly all switcher fleet, the Woods line sent an SW-9, #305 (which it aquired new in 1953,) to the CC&C. The new locomotive would be pressed into switching the Chehalis Yard and the interchange with the Burlington Northern.
Today, the CC&C is still a profitable line for the timber giant and will continue to be for quite some time. All five locomotives are still hard at work. Occasionally locomotives are sent to Western Junction, the center of operations and maintenance for the CW, or to CEECO (Coast Engine and Equipment Company) to get major work done. This results in leased foreign power from BNSF or UP.
The CC&C, though a subsidiary of Weyerhaeuser Corporation, is a common carrier and hauls general freight as well. South of the Cowlitz River Trestle, (a newer steel span which replaced the original wood span) there is a large quarry that ships by rail. Near Onalaska, there is a distributor of commercial corn sweetener which revecives 2-3 tank cars in a two day period. The expansive mill complex in Onalaska receives logs from the Winston Creek reload and ships out milled lumber on centerbeams and bulkheads, in box cars, and also exports wood chips to Weyerhaeuser's paper mill in Longview, via BNSF. A small industrial park exists in Chehalis which has two main shippers. One is a Fred Meyer Merchandise transfer Wharehouse and the second is National Frozen Foods. A Washington State National Guard Armory is located between Chehalis and Onalska and occasionaly ships vehicles and equipment utilizing DODX 60' flat cars.
A typical day begins with the "LOGGER" leaving Chehalis in the morning with empties to the reload at Winston Creek. At the reload, the MTs are exchanged for loads and are then taken to the mill. Here, loads are exchanged for MTs and are then taken up Winston Creek. The MTs brought up in the morning are now loaded and are taken down to the mill where they are exchanged with the loads brought down earlier in the day which are now MT. These are taken to Chehalis where the crew ties down their train and spots their power at the barn, a newer corugated structure. The mill switcher leaves about midday to switch the Onalaska mill complex. Basically empties are exchanged for loads. The mill switcher will also switch the Corn syrup distributor and quarry should they need work. The Chehalis switcher works the industrial park and spots cars at the BNSF interchange. Special trains are run for the Army National Guard on an as needed basis.
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Well that is a break down on every little detail of the CC&C. Sorry to put you through it but I needed to get this out and "published" so I can attempt to commit to this project. Currently my paint schemes of locomotives will reflect Weyerhaeuser practices of solid yellow with a black roof. I am still working on a logo for my route. The one I have attached is based on some old CCC letterhead paper with the C's interlooping. Tell me what you think!
For power I plan on using 2 PROTO 2000 GP-7s, 2 PROTO 2000 GP 38-2s, and a PROTO 2000 SW-9. All will be painted and detailed following Weyerhaueser Practices. I'd also like to get an Atlas WV caboose or two and paint up CCC.
Here are some links for more information on Weyerhaeuser logging lines and photos of lokies:
http://www.trainweb.org/cwwr/longview/index.html
http://www.trainweb.org/cwwr/cw-roster.html
http://www.railroadforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5614&highlight=Longview+woods+line
I am going to play god and have the railroad resurected. THE NEW HISTORY: In the early 1950s, the Longbell Lumber Company was taken over by timber giant Weyerhaeuser. The new owners quickly brought the CC&C up to the standards of it's other logging railroad operations in Washington by ordering FM H 10-44s. As on Weyerhaeuser's other line, the Chehalis Western, did in the 1970s, the CC&C purchased two ex-NKP GP-7s rebuilt by Morris Knudson. These replaced the aging FMs.
The expansion of Weyerhaeuser's Longbell Mill in Onalaska, the midpoint of the railroad, in the late 1970s brought increased traffic and an increasing need to aquire new power. The CC&C opted to purchase two brand new EMD GP 38-2. Chehalis Western opted to do the same, accept they purchased a set of four.
With the eruption of Mt. St. Helens in 1981, the Weyehaeuser Woods Line running from Longview into the vast timber regions surrounding the mountain's flanks was faced with a surplus of locomotives. With a nearly all switcher fleet, the Woods line sent an SW-9, #305 (which it aquired new in 1953,) to the CC&C. The new locomotive would be pressed into switching the Chehalis Yard and the interchange with the Burlington Northern.
Today, the CC&C is still a profitable line for the timber giant and will continue to be for quite some time. All five locomotives are still hard at work. Occasionally locomotives are sent to Western Junction, the center of operations and maintenance for the CW, or to CEECO (Coast Engine and Equipment Company) to get major work done. This results in leased foreign power from BNSF or UP.
The CC&C, though a subsidiary of Weyerhaeuser Corporation, is a common carrier and hauls general freight as well. South of the Cowlitz River Trestle, (a newer steel span which replaced the original wood span) there is a large quarry that ships by rail. Near Onalaska, there is a distributor of commercial corn sweetener which revecives 2-3 tank cars in a two day period. The expansive mill complex in Onalaska receives logs from the Winston Creek reload and ships out milled lumber on centerbeams and bulkheads, in box cars, and also exports wood chips to Weyerhaeuser's paper mill in Longview, via BNSF. A small industrial park exists in Chehalis which has two main shippers. One is a Fred Meyer Merchandise transfer Wharehouse and the second is National Frozen Foods. A Washington State National Guard Armory is located between Chehalis and Onalska and occasionaly ships vehicles and equipment utilizing DODX 60' flat cars.
A typical day begins with the "LOGGER" leaving Chehalis in the morning with empties to the reload at Winston Creek. At the reload, the MTs are exchanged for loads and are then taken to the mill. Here, loads are exchanged for MTs and are then taken up Winston Creek. The MTs brought up in the morning are now loaded and are taken down to the mill where they are exchanged with the loads brought down earlier in the day which are now MT. These are taken to Chehalis where the crew ties down their train and spots their power at the barn, a newer corugated structure. The mill switcher leaves about midday to switch the Onalaska mill complex. Basically empties are exchanged for loads. The mill switcher will also switch the Corn syrup distributor and quarry should they need work. The Chehalis switcher works the industrial park and spots cars at the BNSF interchange. Special trains are run for the Army National Guard on an as needed basis.
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Well that is a break down on every little detail of the CC&C. Sorry to put you through it but I needed to get this out and "published" so I can attempt to commit to this project. Currently my paint schemes of locomotives will reflect Weyerhaeuser practices of solid yellow with a black roof. I am still working on a logo for my route. The one I have attached is based on some old CCC letterhead paper with the C's interlooping. Tell me what you think!
For power I plan on using 2 PROTO 2000 GP-7s, 2 PROTO 2000 GP 38-2s, and a PROTO 2000 SW-9. All will be painted and detailed following Weyerhaueser Practices. I'd also like to get an Atlas WV caboose or two and paint up CCC.
Here are some links for more information on Weyerhaeuser logging lines and photos of lokies:
http://www.trainweb.org/cwwr/longview/index.html
http://www.trainweb.org/cwwr/cw-roster.html
http://www.railroadforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5614&highlight=Longview+woods+line
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