Monday, July 20, 2026

Northwestern Pacific 251 At Coulee City

Courtesy of the PNRA, George Frost collection. Thanks to Aaron Schwarz for digging this out.

1935

Serial number 909

Constructed on 09-21-04 3 truck Shay 75 tons 13½x15

California Northwestern Ry Co. #32 San Francisco, CA; For:

Northwestern Redwood Co. (California & Northwestern Ry) #1, Willits, CA

Northwestern Pacific RR Co. #32>251 Willits, CA

Hutchinson Lumber Co. (leased) Feather Falls, CA 05-01-22)

Portland, Eugene & Eastern RR #251 (leased) Eugene, OR

For sale: Repaired to make more salable at Tiburon, CA 09-26-25

Mason-Walsh-Atkinson-Kier Co. #251>802 Grand Coulee Dam, WA 04-24-35

Consolidated Builders, Inc. #802 Grand Coulee Dam, WA 03-14-38

M. Bloch & Co. Mason City, WA for scrap 01-12-45

Scrapped 01-45

I suspect this is a photo of the freshly delivered 251 by the Northern Pacific at Coulee City, and it will soon be forwarded to to the dam shortly.



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