Railroad photo of the day
Polson Logging Company #2 leads a southbound Holiday Express past Oaks Park this afternoon. I was at the top of the bluff (about a third of a mile away) and despite its best efforts the lens just couldn’t keep the image stable.
Polson #2 is underpowered for the number of passenger cars the Holiday Express usually operates. The ORHF is working on restoring Mount Emily Shay #1 now, so maybe it will be the power for next year’s Holiday Express (and if there’s anything a three-truck Shay is good for, it’s pulling ridiculously heavy trains up steep ramps) and the ORHF won’t have to put a diesel helper onto the train for that steep ramp up to Spokane St.