Saginaw Timber Company No. 2, Wisconsin, North Freedom, Mid Continent Railway Museum (3,505)
The locomotive, with a 2-8-2 wheel arrangement, was built by the Baldwin Company in 1912 for the Saginaw Timber Company in Washington state. The locomotive went to several logging companies, including Polson Brothers before going to Cadillac & Lake City in Michigan in 1962. It went to private ownership and was loaned to the Mid Continent Railway Museum in 1982. The photograph was taken in 1995. In 1999, the locomotive was renamed Polson Brothers No. 2 for it years in service to that company--1928-1948. In 2000, the locomotive made its last run before going into shop for repair and inspection. The locomotive was scheduled to be reassembled in 2015 and ready for service. However, in 2016 legal entanglements between the owner and the museum over the locomotive's restoration lead an arbitrator to award the owner $200,000 to be paid by the museum. In addition, the museum had to pay the cost of moving the locomotive to a destination of the owner's choosing./
Saginaw Timber Company No. 2, Wisconsin, North Freedom, Mid Continent Railway Museum (3,505)
The locomotive, with a 2-8-2 wheel arrangement, was built by the Baldwin Company in 1912 for the Saginaw Timber Company in Washington state. The locomotive went to several logging companies, including Polson Brothers before going to Cadillac & Lake City in Michigan in 1962. It went to private ownership and was loaned to the Mid Continent Railway Museum in 1982. The photograph was taken in 1995. In 1999, the locomotive was renamed Polson Brothers No. 2 for it years in service to that company--1928-1948. In 2000, the locomotive made its last run before going into shop for repair and inspection. The locomotive was scheduled to be reassembled in 2015 and ready for service. However, in 2016 legal entanglements between the owner and the museum over the locomotive's restoration lead an arbitrator to award the owner $200,000 to be paid by the museum. In addition, the museum had to pay the cost of moving the locomotive to a destination of the owner's choosing./