The "Skookum" Steam Locomotive Returns

The "Skookum" is a very unique 2-4-4-2 articulated locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1909. It spent most of its working career in the Pacific Northwest pulling log trains for two different railroads. While working for its second owner, the Columbia River Belt Line Railway, it received the name Skookum, a Chinook word meaning brave or strong. In 1955, the locomotive was involved in a serious derailment. Wrecked in the woods, it was left abandoned for a year before a railroad enthusiast saved the locomotive and removed it from the wreck sight. Fast forward several decades and two owners later, Skookum was moved to the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad in Garibaldi, Oregon for a complete restoration to working condition. Now, 15 years later, the Skookum is once again ready to roll. In this video, we will see the Skookum running in March of 2019 on a recreated empty log train. Watch Skookum rolling along the scenic Oregon Pacific Ocean coastline and through the forests of the coastal mountains. We'll also see the McCloud River Railway locomotive 25 pulling trains in October of 2018. All aboard!

Videos were recorded as part of a Trains Magazine photo event. Static videos of Skookum and videos of McCloud 25 were filmed as part of a Lerro Productions photo event.

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