Friday, August 12, 2022

Comox Log & Lumber co. 2-8-2 steam loco, Vancouver Island, BC

 A postcard published in the 1980s stated "The locomotive was built in 1923 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works [Eddystone, PA.] (Ser# 67409), purchased by Comox Logging in 1937 and used in continuous service until 1961, hauling logs between Nanaimo Lakes (about 12 miles or so west of Nanaimo) and Ladysmith. Following retirement in 1962, it was overhauled and put on display in Ladysmith. Currently, the loco is sitting in derelict condition around 616 Oyster Bay Drive, in Ladysmith."

1 comment:

Graham Clayton said...

It seems like the locomotive is still in the same location, but appears to have been cosmetically restored.