Elk River Mill & Lumber Co. 0-4-0T No. 1 'Falk'
Eureka, CA, United States 		Location: Humboldt Logging Museum
Status: Operational
Posted: Jan 20, 2025 @ 21:01:01 by CP
The "Falk" is still operational as of 2025 but is undergoing some boiler tube work and inspections so not likely to be running in 2025. It is owned by Timber Heritage Association and is stored in a barn along an operational display track at Fort Humboldt State Park in Eureka.
Posted: Apr 23, 2020 @ 13:04:56 by luke
named Falk
Posted: Apr 4, 2005 @ 13:04:45 by Chris Little
This engine is steamed only during 1 day during the month and the goes with the Gypsy the other locomotive that runs. Plus these engines only pull only one roofless car that surprisingly fits a lot of people in it and these  which ever one their running pulls it.
Posted: Nov 11, 2002 @ 01:11:15 by Harry A. Marnell
No. 1 Falk, Elk River Mill & Lumber Co., 9-ton 0-4-0, Marshutz & Cantrell, 1884.
This "gypsy" type locomotive was purchased by Noah Falk in San Francisco and shipped by vessel to Arcata, CA. It was first used at the Dolly Varden Mill in north Arcata until the mill was closed in 1885. In 1886 it was moved to Falk, California, for use on the Elk River Mill & Lumber Co. railroad. Logs were hauled from the woods to the mill. When the railroad was extended five miles up a narrow, winding canyon, a larger locomotive was purchased in 1903. The Falk was relegated to switching duties at the mill. In 1927 it was retired. The locomotive was given to the city of Eureka, California, for use in a 1936 Fourth of July parade operating on street car tracks. It was then displayed at Fort Humboldt and given to the State of California when the military fort became a state park. Restored by NCLIA volunteer labor and State Parks funding in 1986, it operates monthly during the summer at Fort Humboldt State Historic Park Logging Exhibit. Owned by California State Parks.