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SOUTH CAROLINA LOGGING LOCOMOTIVES

During the 1800s and early 1900s, many South Carolina logging and timber companies had their own steam-powered railroad operations. In some cases, temporary tracks were laid deep into swamps and timber was hauled out by small work engines.

Forestry Commission Staff Forester Bill Lawrence (retired) obtained this pictorial archive of South Carolina logging company engines in 1987. The photos are from the collection of Mr. John B. Allen, a noted railroad collector from Owensboro, Kentucky.

Descriptions, nomenclature, and ownership history of each engine was transcribed directly from Mr. Allen’s handwritten notes on the back of each photo.