Sugar Pine Lumber Company No.4

Sugar Pine Lumber Company No.4, (SPL No.4) Later known as PALCO 37, W&C 37, and WWRR 37, is a 2-8-2T Mikado built by the American Locomotive Works in 1925. After the Sugar Pine Lumber Company went bankrupt in 1933, it wound later be purchased by Pacific Lumber Company and renumbered to No. 37. The engine was briefly purchased to railfan Frank Bayliss before starting its heritage railroad career on the Wawa & Concord Ville Railroad in 1966.[1] The engine saw service on the Wilmington & Western Railroad before being retired in 1990. In 2003 the Timber Heritage Association purchased the locomotive and since 2010 the engine has been awaiting restoration to operational condition at the Strasburg Railroad.[2]In recent months, the Timber Heritage Association sold the engine to the Age Of Steam Roundhouse where she will find a new permanent home.[3]

Suger Pine Lumber Company No.4
SPL No.4 in 2021.
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Sugar Pine Lumber Company Builder American Locomotive Company Serial number 66033 Build date 1925
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-8-2T Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Loco weight 197,500 lb
Career Operators Sugar Pine Lumber Company Pacific Lumber Company Wawa and Concordville Railroad Wilmington & Western Railroad Delivered 1925 Retired 1990 Restored 1966 Current owner Timber Heritage Association Disposition Stored, awaiting restoration