Bloedel, Stewart & Welch No. 4

Bloedel, Stewart & Welch No 4,Mikado,logging,Vancouver Island,steam,Chemainus,2-8-2T sidetank

Bloedel, Stewart & Welch No. 4  was built in 1925 for Bloedel, Stewart, & Welch Limited, the forest company that would become MacMillan-Bloedel Ltd. The locomotive is a 2-8-2T “Mikado” sidetank locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1925 for logging operations on Vancouver Island.

Bloedel, Stewart & Welch No 4,Mikado,logging,Vancouver Island,steam,Chemainus,2-8-2T sidetank

No 4. was renamed as MacMillan Bloedel No. 1066, and remained in use at the Chemainus mill until the 1960s. It was subsequently relocated to Qualicum Beach where it is currently on display at the Qualicum Beach Historical and Museum Society.

Bloedel, Stewart & Welch No 4,Mikado,logging,Vancouver Island,steam,Chemainus,2-8-2T sidetank

Bloedel, Stewart & Welch No 4,Mikado,logging,Vancouver Island,steam,Chemainus,2-8-2T sidetank

Bloedel, Stewart & Welch No 4,Mikado,logging,Vancouver Island,steam,Chemainus,2-8-2T sidetank

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