Steam Locomotive Information

Here are the notes for Oregon-American Lumber Co. No. 105, a 2-6-2 located in Merrill, OR. If you have additional information about this locomotive, and would like to share it, click the Add Note button.

Posted: Sep 20, 2022 @ 11:09:43 by Matthew Gardner
This locomotive has been trucked out of this location, and been relocated to where the new museum will be located.

Posted: Dec 18, 2021 @ 15:12:25 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. Oregon-American Lumber Co. 2-6-2 No. 105, along with the following three steam engines, will be retained at the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad: -Pickering Lumber Co. Three-Truck Shay No. 8 -Sierra Railway 2-6-6-2 No. 38 -Oregon-American Lumber Co. 2-6-2T No. 104 Everything else is up for sale.

Posted: Jan 15, 2007 @ 24:01:51 by Jereniah Edward Lietke (Ron Lietke)
My son, Jeremiah, age 8, added this: The tender was used for a movie called the Ring Of Fire.The movie was filmed in the 1960s.They used it for a steam engine in the movie.The steam engine was Georgia Pacific #9 a 2-6-2T.They coupled it up to that steam engine.In the movie when they were on the tresle they took the tender off the engine,took a rope,tied the rope to a Cat, and slowly took it off the tresle which would be blown up.The tender is back with the engine today.The Georgia Pacific #9 is up side down in the river and abandoned in the woods.You can order the movie in video or DVD.You can find this information and more information at www.brian894x4.com/RingofFire.html.

Posted: May 15, 2003 @ 19:05:17 by Jim Abney
Operated as the VSP&SSRR 105 Banks to Vernonia, Oregon from 1964 through 1969 by the volunteer-run Vernonia (not Veronia), South Park & Sunset Steam Railroad using Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway crews on the SP&S Vernonia branch.

Posted: Jan 12, 2003 @ 17:01:58 by Michael Ledingham
This locomotive was also used in the following tourist service (I apologize for the lack of more specific dates): Veronia South Park & Sunset Steam RR, 19??-19??. Displayed at Oregon Pacific & RR, 19??-197?, was there in 1972. Virginia & Truckee RR (tourist), 197?-19??, was there in 1977


Oregon-American Lumber Co. 2-6-2 No. 105 Merrill, Oregon, United States	Location: Private (Fred Kepner) Status: Stored