Weyerhaeuser Timber Company #120

Specifications:

Wheel Arrangement: 2-6-6-2

Tank or tender type: Rectangular tender

Build date: 1936

Serial number: 61904

Driver diameter: 51 in.

Boiler pressure: 225 psi

Cylinder dimensions: 20 & 31x28 in

Grate area: 57 sq ft

Tractive effort: 60,000 lbs

Weight: 296,000 lbs

Fuel: 2,500 gal oil

Water capacity: 7,000 gal

Service History:

1936 - 1941: Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. #120. Vail, WA.

1941 – 1949: Chehalis Western Railroad #120. Curtis (Camp McDonald), WA.

1949 – 1954: Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. #120. Longview, WA

1954: Columbia & Cowlitz #120. Longview, WA. (still lettered for Weyerhaeuser)

1954 – 1968: Rayonier #120. Railroad Camp, WA. (last operated in 1961)

Disposition after logging service:

Scrapped at Aberdeen, WA - 1969

Notes:

Unknown date (after going to Longview?): Brakeman's shelter (doghouse) added to tender.

1963: Rayonier converted #120's tender into a water/fire car. The tank was shortened and narrowed for this purpose. When Rayonier later abandoned their rail operations, the tender was scrapped.

1981: Pacific Fast Mail of Edmonds, WA imported 150 HO scale brass models of #120 as operated by Rayonier.

Summary:

Built in 1936, the last of three 51" driver 2-6-6-2 Logging Mallets, #120 went to work for Weyerhaeuser at their Vail operation. Later, #120 worked for the Chehalis Western Railroad before going to Weyerhaeuser's Longview operation in 1949. In 1954, Rayonier Incorporated purchased #120 for use on their Grays Harbor line. #120 remained in service at Rayonier until 1961 when the firebox crown sheet was damaged because of low water in the boiler. After this, #120 spent the next several years on a siding at Railroad Camp, minus its tender which was converted to a water car. In 1969 #120 was taken to nearby Aberdeen, WA and scrapped.