Polson Logging Co. old locomotives at Polson's Railroad Camp — circa 1910 — #26896_1
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Photograph Copyright Anderson & Middleton Company
United States — Washington (State) — Hoquiam
Harry Carl ?
Photo by H G Nelson, No. 4-1. Careful examination of the original photograph shows that locomotives include #43, #10, #11, #12, #32 and others.
Thanks to Jack Boykin, who notes that: "The presence of locomotives 4-6-0 #10 and 2-8-0 #99 date this image near to 1910. The shop area, near Hoquiam, does not contain a "roundhouse."
And thanks to Steve Leeson, who notes: "This is Polson's Railroad Camp. The locomotives are as follows: Left Front: "The Minnetonka" or Northern Pacific's #1 that was sold to Polson's and bought back years later. Behind her is the 45 which was on display in Hoquiam for many years. Second Right: #10 , Third Right: #99, Fourth Right: Shay, probably #55, Fifth Right in background is #11 and sister #12, both Climax, and Far Right: Shay #33 Note: all are woodburners and had not been converted to oil yet".
See image #L400333_1 for a slightly different photograph of this location, made on the same day. And see # L400593_1 for Polson #10 in action.
Thanks to Sam Talley who adds: Thanks to Sam Talley who notes: "The Minnetonka was built by Smith and Porter, Pittsburgh, in 1869 and sold for $6700 to the North Pacific Railroad in 1870 to be used to help build the transcontinental railroad. In 1886 the wood-burning locomotive was sold to the Polson Logging Company, Hoquiam for pulling log trains. They named her "Old Betsy". In 1920 the locomotive was found in the woods rusting away like a discarded bunch of scrap. In 1933 Northern Pacific purchased and restored it for display at various civic functions. When BNSF took over, "Old Betsy" was placed on permanent loan to the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota. Today it is on public display looking like a brand new Minnetonka, named after Minnetonka, Minnesota."
