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Baldwin Steam Engine #11 Pulls Empty Flat Cars

Black and white photograph of a steam engine, smoke and steam billowing from its chimney and steam from its whistle, pulling a line of empty flat cars. The waters of Ladysmith Harbour, with pile-driven stakes demarking booming grounds, form the backdrop.

Source: Ladysmith Archives. Photograph by Elwood White. Also published in Turner, R. “Logging by Rail – The British Columbia Story” page 306, published by Sono Nis Press.

This 1923 Baldwin Mikado style 2-8-2 rod type engine was brought to Ladysmith about 1944 to haul loaded log cars from the newly opened logging grounds at Nanaimo Lakes to the Log Dump at Ladysmith Harbour. The booming grounds associated with the log dump can be seen in the background. Today this steam engine is on static display in Ladysmith.