Pickering Lumber Co. 12

Pickering Lumber Co. 12
Pickering Lumber Co. 12 with SteamExpo 86 in Vancouver in May 1986
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Lima Locomotive Works Serial number 789 Build date October 14, 1903 Total produced 1 Rebuild date 1984
Specifications Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Driver dia. 35 in (0.889 m) Boiler pressure 180 psi (1.24 MPa) Cylinder size 14.5 in × 12 in (370 mm × 300 mm)
Performance figures Tractive effort 29,100 lbf (129.44 kN)
Career Numbers SERA 12 SL Co. 12 PL Co. 12 Restored 1984 Disposition Stored

Pickering Lumber Co. No. 12 is a 3-truck shay built on October 14, 1903, as Sierra Railway No.12 in Jamestown, California. In 1912, the locomotive was known as "Standard Lumber Co. No. 12" in Standard, California. In May 1966, the engine was then renamed to "Pickering Lumber Co. No. 12". Later, Standard, California, Sold her to Connell Bros. Trucking Co., in Stockton, California for potential resale to Cuba, and was acquired by the PLA. In 1985, the engine was in service at the Castro Point Railway.

Pickering Lumber Co. 12 at SteamExpo 86 in May 1986.

In May 1986, the engine participated at SteamExpo 86 in Vancouver, British Columbia along with V&T 22 Inyo, CP 374, CP 3, ERM&L Co. 1 Falk, Dunrobin (2nd), GW 51, AP 2, CN 1392, UP 4466, HL Co. Ltd. 1, MB 1077, QRR 2, Tom Thumb (1927 Replica), Best Friend of Charleston (1928 Replica), MRSR 91, John Bull (1939 Replica), CP 2860, CP 1201, CN 6060, John Molson (1970 Replica), and Stephenson's Rocket (1979 Replica). On January 8, 2005, the engine was moved to the Niles Canyon Railway. As of 2024 the locomotive is stored at Brightside, California, and it is unknown if the locomotive will ever be restored to operating condition ever again.