The Willamette Locomotive

The geared locomotive is important in the history of logging. It mechanized the transport of logs from forest to mill. The Willamette is but a footnote with only 33 ever built. Its impact belies the small number; it brought innovations later copied by the big players: Shay and Heisler. A useful & worthy contribution to the history of rail and logging. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.