A West Central Mk-1 Light Mikado heads up a mainline freight train near the bridge over the Green River
near Little Falls. These were USRA design engines and were used until the end of steam on the West Central
in 1960. The #2306 engine in the picture was preserved in a roundhouse and has been restored for excursions.
The model is a Powerhouse and was painted by Dennis Hamilton.
A West Central Mk-2 Heavy Mikado locomotive is being turned on the big turntable at the Ogden
engine facilities. The big USRA Heavy Mikados were used on the West Central mainlines but weight
restrictions kept them off almost all of the branchlines and some secondary lines. The locomotive is by
Rivarossi and painted by Dennis Hamilton. The big roundhouse was constructed by former member
Jon Poff. The turntable was constructed by Jim Hunter, Tom Hicks, and the late Wally Schuster.
Turntable operation improved by the late Ralph Edwards.
A Shay on the Branchline. This geared steam locomotive descends the grade on the wooden trestle over Redwood
Gulch. A variety of Shay, Heisler, Climax, and even Mallet logging locomotives have navigated the steep grades
of the West Central Branchline to Summit.
A Santa Fe 2-10-2 is seen on the West Central as it passes through Summit. A very nice looking brass model.
A West Central heavy Mikado crosses the Little Falls Bridge with
its train sometime in the early 50s.
Broadway Limited engine with sound, painted by Dennis Hamilton.
Another shot of #2424 as it comes out of the tunnel near Port
Arthur on the second division line from Plainview.