THE OFFICIAL WEBPAGE

OF ROBERT D. WEST

This gallery shows photographs taken over the history of the Logan & San Miguel Railroad. More photographs will be added in the future. Also, please take a look at the following video collections of historical film segments commissioned by the railroad.

Pictures from the 1940s & 1950s

Union Pacific FEF-3 #844 brings a southbound all Pullman passenger train into Logan in her pre-excursion days in 1945.  This scheduled train ran overnight  from Portland to Los Angeles, running with Union Pacific locomotives, head-end cars and dining cars between Portland and Logan, where it exchanged them for Southern Pacific equipment.  The Pullman cars made the entire trip.

Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 #4006 in general freight service at Upper Belknap in 1946.  For a time the L&SM tested Big Boys to see if they would be worth the investment in the extensive new facilities that would be required for them.  (They never stayed long enough to need to be shopped during the tests, and wyes were available at each end of the line, though they were inconvenient)  The L&SM's postwar profits never quite reached the levels they had hoped for during the war, so Big Boys turned out to be unnecessary.

The first American Freedom Train rests in the Logan Yard in the early morning hours of April 3, 1948.  The train was to be exhibited in Eugene that day, but organizers wanted the arrival to be a "big show," so the train waited in Logan till after sunrise before continuing on from Portland.  Because it had arrived in Logan after dark the night before, few people ever knew it was there.

Union Pacific TR5 set #1874 helps a northbound freight up the 2% San Miguel Loop in 1952.  These locomotives were purchased by UP for helper service, but they didn't remain in that service very long, as even the L&SM could eventually assign enough motive power for its grades.

Union Pacific PA's lead the northbound #7, the City of Logan at Upper Belknap in 1955.  This streamliner replaced the previous Pullman train, and was also scheduled better.  Southern Pacific through cars were common in this train.

Union Pacific F7A #1467 leads a southbound freight into Logan in 1958.  The L&SM would purchase #1467 from the UP in 1964.

A set of Alcos led by UP #1623 heads through Belknap with a northbound freight in 1959.  #1623 would also become L&SM property in 1964.

An A-B-A set of Union Pacific F3s, led by #1403, cross the San Miguel River in 1959.

The same group of F3s are at rest in the engine terminal of the Logan Yard in 1959.

Pictures from the 1960s

Union Pacific GP20 #474 leads a northbound freight toward Linn in 1964.

Union Pacific GP7 #119 leads the local passenger train into San Miguel in 1964.  

The local makes its station stop in San Miguel.

Union Pacific GP30s led by #731 lead a northbound freight past the stores of downtown Logan in 1965.

Spokane Portland & Seattle RS3 #67 in Logan Siding, being passed by Union Pacific PA1 #602 in 1965.

UP Baldwin DS 4-4-10 #1207 has just been purchased by the L&SM and has been immediately put to work in 1966, without even being given her new number of 51.

Union Pacific H10-44 #1303 working in Logan Yard in 1967.

H10-44 #1303 in the Logan engine terminal taking a break from its yard switching duties.

Union Pacific GP9 #100 in the Logan engine terminal.

Union Pacific RS2 #1393 in the Logan Engine Terminal in 1967. Union Pacific GP7 #100 is on the adjacent track.

Union Pacific RS2 #1293 in the Logan engine terminal on another day in 1967, alongside GP9 #321.

Union Pacific GP7 #119 in the Logan engine terminal in 1967.

Union Pacific AS-616 #1265 in the Logan engine terminal next to the roundhouse in 1967.

Steam locomotives in the Logan roundhouse near the end of steam on the L&SM in 1967.

Union Pacific (OWR&N) 2-8-0 #721 was on long-term loan to the Logan & San Miguel Railroad when Union Pacific retired the rest of its steam fleet and was forgotten, allowing it to remain in occasional operation into the late 1960s. It is shown here in the Logan Yard and on the Logan turntable.

UP AS-616 #1265 after being purchased by the L&SM, already hard at work at the end of the Logan yard lead in 1968.

UP H10-44 #1303 moves cars in the Logan yard after being purchased by the L&SM in 1968.  The L&SM wasn't very quick at repainting locomotives in the 1960s, despite their striking paint scheme.

UP GP9 #321 handles local switching chores in Logan in 1969.  It was common in the late 1960s to see UP locomotives doing L&SM jobs.  This, combined with the many former UP locomotives still in UP colors, led many locals to think that the UP had bought the L&SM.

Weyerhaeuser Timber 0-6-0T #9 with a short log train near Belknap in 1969.  While it was common to see Weyerhaeuser log trains on the L&SM north of Linn, usually headed up by a logging 2-6-6-2, movements south of Linn were rare.  Little #9 was usually regulated to moving log cars around the mill at Linn, but she occasionally found herself out on the line if a small load had to be moved, as she could make faster speeds than the Shays and Heislers that would otherwise get the job.

A 1960s visitor to the L&SM was Southern Pacific black widow FP7 #6458, pictured here posing in the Logan Yard. In the last picture its joined by red & gray GP #3310.

Another visitor to the L&SM was Cotton Belt GP #3310, pictured here in the Logan Yard.

Cotton Belt GP #3310 is shown with a freight train at Upper Belknap, emerging from Tunnel #2, and behind the Logan roundhouse.

The following series of photographs shows the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company's 2-Truck Shay #3 pulling log cars through San Miguel to the Logan Yard, where it is seen alongside Weyerhaeuser 0-6-0T #9.

Shay #3 crossing the San Miguel River & passing the farm with its log train.

Shay #3 passing through San Miguel with the log train.

Shay #3 emerging from Tunnel #1 with the log train & passing through Geer Landing towards Belknap.

Shay #3 in the Logan Yard after arriving with the log train.

Shay #3 in the Logan Yard with 0-6-0T #9.

Shay #3 in the Logan engine terminal.

Here is Shay #3 in the Logan Yard with a trio of empty log cars.

More views of the short empty log train in the Logan Yard, showing the three short log cars and the red bobber caboose.

L&SM Pacific #462 arriving in Logan with the daily local passenger train in 1969.

The following series of photographs shows Logan & San Miguel 4-6-2 Pacific #462 pulling a passenger train through San Miguel and into Logan, terminating in the Logan Yard.

L&SM Pacific #462 crossing the San Miguel River with the passenger train.

Pacific #462 emerging from Tunnel #2, passing through San Miguel towards Belknap with the passenger train.

Pacific #462 bringing the passenger train into the Logan depot.

Pacific #462 in the Logan Yard with the passenger cars and on the Logan turntable.

This pair of unpainted secondhand Alco RS3s are destined to become L&SM locomotives.

This Alco S2 is another secondhand locomotive destined to be painted in L&SM colors.

This Alco RS11 was a wreck-damaged unit that was traded back to Alco by its original owner. It was rebuilt by Alco and sold to the L&SM.

An A-B-A set of Great Northern F7s, led by #316A, head up a northbound through freight through Upper Belknap in 1969.  The GN would occasionally send trains to and from the Inside Gateway connection with the Western Pacific over the L&SM instead of taking the longer route to Portland via the SP&S's Oregon Trunk Line.

A southbound Union Pacific ore train at Upper Belknap, led by SD45 #3613 in 1969.  Ore trains weren't common on the L&SM, but they did make appearances.

Southern Pacific F7A #6352 departs Logan with SP's local passenger train to Eugene in 1969.  This service ceased with Amtrak's creation in 1971.  The City of Logan lasted a few more years, but was eventually cut as well.

Spokane, Portland and Seattle RS3 #67 and Union Pacific GP9 #321 rest in the Logan diesel servicing area in 1969.  The SP&S ran a daily local freight from Bend to Logan and return, as well as occasional though trains to and from Portland.

SP&S #67 takes a through freight north out of Logan in 1969.

The northbound City of Logan arrives in San Miguel in 1969, led by Union Pacific E8A #926.

A Southern Pacific sleeper brings up the rear of the City of Logan.

SP&S RS3 #67 is in the Logan siding with a freight train while Union Pacific E8 #926 passes on the main line with the City of Logan.

SP&S #67 in the Logan siding heading the other way with another train on another day.

SP&S wide vision caboose #901 on the end of #67's train.

Union Pacific GP20 #474 in the Logan Yard.

Union Pacific GP20s #486 & #474 in the siding at Upper Belknap, waiting for another train to pass.

At the other end of the siding, the end of the other train passes the end of the GP20s' train. One of the cars is Great Northern boxcar #138366.

GP20s #486 & #474 at Upper Belknap on another day with another train.

The following series of photographs show the passage of three trains through the towns of Logan and San Miguel and the surrounding vicinity in 1969.

First, a freight train powered by Union Pacific GP35 #762 & GP9 #321 crosses the San Miguel River.

GP35 #762 emerges from Tunnel #2 and leads the freight train through San Miguel, past the depot and into Tunnel #1. Union Pacific Caboose #25502 brings up the rear.

The freight train emerges from Tunnel #1 at Geer Landing and proceeds through the cut to Belknap.

Spokane, Portland & Seattle RS3 #67 waits in the siding at North Logan for #762's train to arrive and pass by.

At the other end of the siding, the Union Pacific freight train passes SP&S Caboose #901.

Union Pacific GP35 #762 pulls its train past the Logan depot.

The freight train curves around the Logan roundhouse and Hillside Lumber & Millwork Company as it approaches the Logan Yard.

GP35 #762 and its train are in the siding at the Logan Yard, waiting for Union Pacific E8 #926 to pass with the City of Logan.

The City of Logan passes #762's train in the Logan Yard. 10-6 Pullman Pacific Northwest brings up the end of the City of Logan.

With the City of Logan gone, the freight train continues south, and caboose #25502 passes McGladrey Publishing as it departs Logan.

E8A #926 approaches the Logan depot and comes to rest for the City of Logan's station stop.

SP&S #67 is still waiting at North Logan, until the high-priority City of Logan has had the chance to get ahead of it.

E8A #926 leads the City of Logan through Belknap and Geer Landing on its way to San Miguel.

The City of Logan emerges from Tunnel #1 and passes the depot at San Miguel.

The City of Logan passes the farm at the north portal of Tunnel #2 and crosses the San Miguel River.

E8A #926 and the City of Logan meet another freight train at Upper Belknap.

The following series of photographs shows Logan & San Miguel 4-6-2 Pacific #462 with its Vanderbilt tender, pulling a passenger train through San Miguel and into Logan, terminating in the Logan Yard.

At Upper Belknap Logan & San Miguel 4-6-2 Pacific #462 passes a freight train pulled by Union Pacific GP35 #762.

After rounding the loop at San Miguel and passing through Tunnels #2 & #1, Logan & San Miguel 4-6-2 Pacific #462 passes by Union Pacific GP35 #762, still waiting at Upper Belknap, with its passenger train between Geer Landing and Belknap.

Logan & San Miguel 4-6-2 Pacific #462 and its train are passing the North Logan siding, with the businesses of North Logan in the background.

Logan & San Miguel 4-6-2 Pacific #462 pulls into the Logan depot with its passenger train.

Logan & San Miguel 4-6-2 Pacific #462 is in the Logan Yard, leaving its passenger cars on a yard track before heading to the engine terminal.

Logan & San Miguel 4-6-2 Pacific #462 takes a spin on the Logan turntable before pulling into the roundhouse.

Pictures of the Logan Area

In 1969, the Logan & San Miguel commissioned a series of photographs of locations around Logan, San Miguel and the surrounding areas, for use in promoting the area to lure new businesses to the area and increase on-line rail traffic. Here are some of the

photographs from this collection.

These aerial photos show the Logan/San Miguel area.

This aerial view of downtown Logan in 1969 shows the yard and engine terminal with turntable and roundhouse, as well as the downtown area, depot, and industries.

Logan Yard

The main Logan Yard Tower is located at the opposite end of the yard from the engine terminal. A signal bridge governs the entrance to this end of the yard.

A pair of Union Pacific cabooses wait on the caboose track in the Logan Yard until they are needed.

Logan Engine Terminal

The diesel servicing facility in the Logan Yard. A two-stall enginehouse once stood on this spot, but was destroyed in a fire years earlier. Before the railroad rebuilt it, diesel locomotives began to dominate the railroad landscape, and a modern diesel fueling facility took the enginehouse's place.

Industries in Logan

The Logan Grain Co-Operative elevator was built in the 1960s and is now the L&SM's biggest customer in Logan during the harvest.

The Robison Hardwood Furniture factory is the largest employer in Logan, other than the railroad that serves it. Woodchips from the factory are loaded into woodchip cars to be taken to Santiam where they will be turned into paper and the Santiam Paper mill.

This view shows workers on the loading dock of the Things, Inc. factory, a customer on the L&SM in Logan. Things, Inc. is a smaller industry, but it does have its own siding.

The Hillside Lumber & Millwork Company in Logan doesn't have a siding of its own It receives shipments at the team track at the Logan depot.

The McGladrey Publishing Company in Logan, publisher of the East Lane County Herald, is another customer that doesn't have its own siding.

Logan Depot

The Logan Depot serves as the railroad's local base of operations. In addition to handling passengers, local freight agents also work in the depot, using the offices upstairs.

Downtown Logan

These views look down Main Street in downtown Logan from near the Logan Depot. The Logan Yard and the Logan Grain Co-op Elevator are visible in the background.

The Logan Police Station in Downtown Logan. The Logan Yard and the Robison Hardwood Furniture factory are visible in the background.

Logan's main business district, including Jessica's Salon, the Equitable Trust Bank, Eric's & Eric's Soccer School, Sears, Amy's Book Store & Scott's Electronics Repair in the Gemini Building, Smith Drugs and the Logan Volunteer Fire Department.

This view is at the north end of Logan, looking down the road with the McGladrey Publishing Company in the background.

North Logan

Logan Oil is a Shell Oil distributor located in North Logan. It is the only Logan & San Miguel customer with a siding in North Logan.

Belknap

Belknap is a site along the line  between Logan and San Miguel where maintenance equipment and supplies are stored. Maintenance-of-way crews often work out of Belknap by speeder.

Geer Landing

Geer Landing was once a major point on the San Miguel River, as it was the furthest point up the river that boats could navigate. Just beyond Geer Landing is the falls at San Miguel. After the railroad was built, it fell out of use. Geer Landing was rebuilt after World War II as a marina, but has since closed, and was taken over by locals as a summer swimming spot.

San Miguel

This aerial view shows the entire town of San Miguel, which is primarily a residential community. It was once a farming community, founded by Mexican farmers from California. While agriculture is still prominent in the area, San Miguel has largely become a suburb to Logan.

These views are looking down the main road through San Miguel from near the depot.

These views show passengers waiting at the ornate San Miguel depot.

The San Miguel Schoolhouse is located next to the main line, across from the San Miguel Depot. Children are at play in the yard behind the school.

This farm is located near San Miguel between the North Portal of Tunnel #2 and the bridge over the San Miguel River.

Pictures from the 1970s

Brand new Union Pacific SD40-2 #3123, UP's first, on display in Logan with one of UP's latest cabooses in 1972.

UP #3123, sometime later in the year, leading a southbound freight out of Tunnel #2 on San Miguel Loop.

UP U30C #2913 on the point of a southbound freight in San Miguel in 1976.

Union Pacific Track Geometry Car EC1 inspects the L&SM main line at Upper Belknap in 1978.

These additional photographs show the EC1 in the Logan Yard and at the San Miguel depot.

The following series of photographs shows Amtrak's City of Logan passing through the towns of Logan and San Miguel in the 1970s.

The City of Logan crossing the San Miguel River, led by E8A #278. Dome Lounge #9354 and Observation Car #3339.

Amtrak E8A #278 emerging from Tunnel #2 with the City of Logan and approaching San Miguel, where Observation Car #3339 is shown.

Amtrak E8A #278 approaching and passing the Logan Depot with the City of Logan.

Amtrak Passenger Cars at the Logan Depot: Dome Car #9354, 10-6 Sleeping Car #2640 Pacific View and Observation Car #3339.