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#1070 was built by the American Locomotive Works In
Manchester, NH in February of 1907 for The Northern Pacific Railway and
was sent to the Idaho Division for service at Spokane, WA. Around
1925, 1070 was moved to the Tacoma Division. In May, 1950,
#1070 was converted from burning coal to burning oil. Around
March, 1958, the engine was leased by the NP to The Simpson Lumber
Co. in Mc Cleary, WA and then was sold to them around May, 1958.
In 1959, The Northwestern Glass Co. in Seattle bought #1070 and
stored it until Frank Culp and his brother, Bob, could afford to buy it.
In 1963, Frank and Bob Culp bought #1070 from the Glass Co. and began
restoration. It was moved to The Puget Sound Railway Historical
Association (P.S.R.H.A) in Snoqualmie, WA and stored there until
1972 when Frank and Bob bought a ex-NP branch line from the Burlington
Northern that they renamed to The Lake Whatcom Railway.
The 1070 is not currently running but can be viewed in
its storage shed.
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1070, Frank, Bob and their friends at Simpson Lumber Co. in McCleary,
WA 1959
Note: Frank is standing on the front lower step of the
locomotive in a dark outfit. |
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1070 at the
Port of Grays Harbor in Aberdeen, WA 1956
Note: Mount Rainier Scenic Railway's Porter #5 in the background. |
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Leaving Wickersham, WA heading north along SR 9, Dec 1991 |
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1070
Christmas Train |
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Filming the
1983 Movie The Grey Fox starring Richard Farnsworth |
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Filming the
1983 Movie The Grey Fox. |
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Stopping to let the passengers ride the 100 year old Handcar. |
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1985
Christmas Train climbing Wickersham hill in the snow. (photo by
Dennis Handel) |
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1070 headed
east to Wickersham through the tunnel with WA State Highway 9 crossing
overhead during the summer of 1997. (photo by Ryan Handel) |
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In
April, 1988 Burlington Northern Railway had a track washout south of
Wickersham, WA due to flooding. They hired 1070 to haul their cars back to Acme, WA. (photo by John Haakonson) |
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