Chiloquin in Klamath County, Oregon — The American West (Northwest)

Weyerhaeuser Snow Dozier WX031

Photographed by Michael P Von der Porten, June 23, 2024

1. Weyerhaeuser Snow Dozier WX031 Marker

Inscription.
One of three built circa 1941 by Weyerhaeuser employees at the Klamath Falls Oregon shops. This dozier was built on a second hand 40 foot flatcar following a Great Northern Railway design.

Weyerhaeuser logging railroads were a 12 month operation with this dozier seeing service on Illy Mountain east of Sprague River, Oregon.

The wings and nose plows are operated by compressed air through a system of cylinders, pulleys and cables. The compressed air was provided by a following locomotive.

A crew of at least two employees were required to operate the dozier, one on each side of the cab in front of the dozier where they had a good view of the track ahead. Wings and nose plow were operated on the safest manner from this vantage point.

Before radios, whistle signals were used to communicate with the Locomotive Engineer that was shoving the dozier.
1 blast, stop
2 blast, forward
3 blast, back up

Dedicated April 15, 6028/2023
Umpqua Joe Chapter 1859
E Clampus Vitus

Special Thanks to Train Mountain Railroad Museum

Erected 2023 by E Clampus Vitus Umpqua Joe Chapter 1859.

Topics and series. This

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.

Location. 42° 33.458′ N, 121° 53.205′ W. Marker is in Chiloquin, Oregon, in Klamath County. It can be reached from Unnamed road south of South Chiloquin Road, on the left when traveling south. The marker is just inside the main gate for Train Mountain Railroad. Check www.trainmtn.org for visiting hours and for rail tours. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 36941 S Chiloquin Rd, Chiloquin OR 97624, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the High Desert

and in Southern Oregon.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Cascade Range,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Madera Wineries and Distilleries

Weyerhaeuser Snow Dozier WX031 and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael P Von der Porten, June 23, 2024

2. Weyerhaeuser Snow Dozier WX031 and Marker

(about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Klamath Tribes (approx. 1.3 miles away); UMC Indian Mission (approx. 3.3 miles away); Williamson River (approx. 5.8 miles away); Collier Memorial Logging Museum (approx. 5.9 miles away); Stout Abner (approx. 5.9 miles away); Klamath Fish Hatchery (approx. 7.1 miles away); The First Sawmill (approx. 10.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chiloquin.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2024, by Michael P Von der Porten of Santa Rosa, California. This page has been viewed 242 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 23, 2024, by Michael P Von der Porten of Santa Rosa, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.