Shevlin-Hixon Co. Baldwin 2-8-2

In 1916, the Shevlin-Hixon Lumber Co. built one of the world's largest sawmills in Bend, Oregon. It was connected to a standard gauge rail network with 60 pounds per yard rails, five percent grades and 25-degree curves, what corresponds to a radius of 70 meters. The most significant part of their locomotive roster were five Mikados built by Baldwin between 1916 and 1924. All burned oil for better fire protection while working in the forest.

The first one was No. 2 with drivers of 44 inches and cylinders of 18 by 24 inches. No. 4, built three years later, had a boiler that was around 50 percent larger. Also the drivers were larger at 48 inches, while the cylinders measured 20.5 by 28 inches. Numbers 5 and 6, built in 1922, had basically the same smaller dimensions as No. 2, but were superheated. No. 8, the last one, again had basically the same larger dimensions as No. 4, but was also superheated. 

Also the first two were fitted with superheaters and piston valves in the thirties. At the same time, Shevlin-Hixon obtained trackage rights for 60 miles of the Great Northern main line. Now the tenders were enlarged of replaced by bigger ones to provide sufficient range. After the company had been bought by Brooks-Scanlon in 1950, the sawmill was closed and all locomotives scrapped.