The woods landing with log flats being loaded for their trip to the mill.
William Dessert photo August, 1943
The Real Santa Cruz Lumber Co. - con'd
With the passing of the railroad, an era came to an end. It was the last of its kind in the western United States - an isolated logging railroad of a kind once so common was now history. Just before the sawmill was closed in 1972, a short film, about twenty minutes in length, was made by the company. Entitled End of an Era, the film documents logging operations of the last of the remaining old growth redwoods during that time. This film is available to borrow through the Santa Cruz County Public Library. Unfortunately, no historical footage of the former railroad operations is shown, nor is the railroad even mentioned.
The woods landing with log flats
being loaded for their trip to the mill.
William Dessert photo August, 1943
Loading logs in the woods with a
pair of steam donkeys and a spar tree.
Company photo in the early 20's
Action view of a log train headed to
the mill.
Jack Gibson photo 1947
No. 2 pushing a train of two loaded
flats in the woods.
Company photo in the early 1930's