Hammond Lumber Co. 2-8-2T No. 17
Mineral, WA, United States 		Location: Mt. Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum
Status: Stored
Posted: Jan 11, 2024 @ 21:01:37 by Isaac R.
Mt. Rainer is back in service, 70 is back in service, 5 is under evaluation, and 17 is awaiting restoration. All the others are currently still in Storage, but these 3 can be changed!
Posted: May 18, 2020 @ 21:05:14 by Brian P.
Mt. Rainier was just shut down. Their locomotives should be changed to "stored".
Posted: Jan 16, 2017 @ 13:01:35 by Brian Wise
Hammond Lumber Co. #17 continues in regular service.
Posted: Dec 27, 2013 @ 01:12:43 by Efstathios Pappas
Hammond 17 is back in service after an almost total boiler and running gear rebuild.
Posted: Dec 23, 2011 @ 19:12:52 by Ryan Marrs
#17 is currently down for its FRA mandated 15 year rebuild. No official date for return to service has been set at this time, but work is progressing nicely.
Posted: Aug 24, 2009 @ 16:08:32 by Brian Wise
The #17 will be finishing out the 2009 season, then going out of service in January, 2010 for her 1472 day (15 year) FRA rebuild.
Posted: May 17, 2006 @ 12:05:53 by Christian S.
But at least she's being maintained in excellent working order, she has a good home, and she is being cared for. That is all that really counts.
Posted: Dec 17, 2005 @ 20:12:41 by foamer
Currently has tender from mrsr's #5 attached, also has received an cheesy "railfan" paint job, multi/color and incorrect smokebox paint job, starting to look rather tacky and unprofessional....
Posted: May 11, 2003 @ 14:05:49 by Paul

The original owner was Crossett Western of Wauna Oregon.  She was purchased by Hammond along with 2-8-2T 16 now ing Battle Ground, WA.  In the summer  of 1945, a forest fire broke out along the Hammond ROW.  17 was stranded since all the bridges burned in the fire.  Hammond didn't want to rebuild bridges just to rescue and scrap 17.  GP bought the land (which the loco went with) in 1956.  Gus Peterson owned and operated the engine infrequently until about 1976.  Her restoration was completed in 1994 and she showed off at MRSR's fall foliage trip.

 

Posted: Jan 16, 2003 @ 13:01:11 by Michael Ledingham
This locomotive was never owned by Hillcrest Lumber Co.