PHOTOS BY GREG KOMAR
Coon Creek Lumber Last visit to An On3 logging line set in the Cascades/William C. Schaumburg; with photos by Greg Komar M
odel railroads are built for rea- sons, often more than one, and even though they can be divid-
ed into general categories, the reasons are still personal. As the accompanying photos by Greg Komar show, Lou Ul- lian’s On3 Coon Creek Lumber Compa- ny was a builder’s layout. Lou was an outstanding modeler, but there was more to the railroad than that. The Coon Creek Lumber Company was a vi- sual history of logging in steam days and a way of taking what Lou learned and sharing it with others.
Pulling a string of loaded log bunks, Shay No. 9 is crawling across one of the big tres- tles on the On3 Coon Creek Lumber Compa- ny (above). Set in the Cascades, a company town is next to the engine shed, where Cli- max No. 13 is being readied for its next run.
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