Loggers used steam engines called donkey engines or steam donkeys to load logs onto railroad cars. Loops of cable from a pair of donkey engines pulled the logs up an incline and onto the car. The car had stops on the far side to keep the logs from rolling off.
<p>This photo shows a pile of logs at an incline, ready for loading onto a railroad car. It was taken in western Washington state around 1916.
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<ul><li>Subjects (LCTGM): Lumber industry; Logs; Railroads</li></ul>
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Webster &amp; Stevens</div>
circa 1916 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1916-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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