Steam Locomotive Information

Here are the notes for Pickering Lumber Company No. 8, a Shay - 3 truck located in Merrill, OR. If you have additional information about this locomotive, and would like to share it, click the Add Note button.

Posted: Dec 18, 2021 @ 14:12:37 by Keiji Muramoto
According to Trains Magazine, Mr. Fred Kepner passed away at 74 back in October. Today (December 18th, 2021), his entire collection of steam locomotives has been sold to the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad in Garibaldi. Pickering Lumber Co. Three-Truck Shay No. 8, along with the following three steam engines, will be retained at the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad: -Sierra Railway 2-6-6-2 No. 38 -Oregon-American Lumber Co. 2-6-2T No. 104 -Oregon-American Lumber Co. 2-6-2 No. 105 Everything else is up for sale.

Posted: Oct 9, 2018 @ 06:10:09 by
The previous comment below is false, no record about it is at cass.

Posted: Sep 14, 2007 @ 01:09:56 by Matt Wilson
According to an article in "The Log Train", the Mountain State Railroad and Logging Historical Association's newsletter, this locomotive (or rather its remains) has been purchased by the Cass Scenic Railroad in WV, and will be used for parts for CSRR #11 (aka Feather River #3).

Posted: May 25, 2005 @ 19:05:57 by Ed Kelley
Locomotive has been (for some time) in the collection of Fred Kepner and relocated to one of his properties in Klamath I believe.


Pickering Lumber Company Shay - 3 truck No. 8 Merrill, Oregon, United States	Location: Private (Fred Kepner) Status: Stored