Oil burning Mikado type (2-8-2) locomotive #1 was built in 1922 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, PA, for the Pacific Spruce Corp., in Toledo, OR. It was transferred successively to the Manary Logging Co., and the C. D. Johnson Lumber Co., both subsidiaries of Pacific Spruce, and became Georgia-Pacific #1 in 1953 when that company was merged with the Georgia-Pacific Plywood Co.
The locomotive worked all its life on the Alsea Southern Railroad, a 23.4 mile line servicing timber stands in the South Yaquina District. It was challenging work: the ruling grade heading up to the timber stands was 4%.
The engine wheelbase is 27' 7", the driver wheelbase 12'.The locomotive weighs 144,000 lbs, 118,000 lbs on its 44” drivers, and is equipped with Walschaert valve gear and 18” x 24” cylinders. The grate 25.5 sq ft, the firebox 141 sq ft. Total heating surface is 1,904 sq ft, including 328 sq ft superheating. is and operating at a boiler pressure of 185 psi, it delivered 27,800 lbs tractive effort.
The tender weighs 102,500 lbs fully loaded with a capacity of 4,500 gallons of water and 2,000 gallons of oil.
In 1960, #1 was donated to the City of Toledo, OR, who then donated it to the Western Washington Forest Industries Museum in 1982. At some point, the City took back ownership.
The locomotive is on display in Waterfront Park on NW A St.
