Late coming into this thread...I just found it this morning. The flanger is standard gauged, and it is former McCloud River #1773, built in the...
Nice video...thank you for sharing it...but that isn't on the Coast Line, that is on the Santa Cruz branch. Jeff Moore Elko, NV
Boxcab E50 wrote "What are they using for power now?" Answer: Nothing. The WVR unit was brought down specifically for work train service, and...
Word is that the St. Louis museum shopped the unit around to several west coast museums before cutting it up. Friction bearing trucks,...
Back to tank cars...to my knowledge the only tank cars less than 8,000 gallons that have been offered in HO scale are the MDC 26' tank cars...
Here are a couple links to some pictures. Along the line: McCloud Servicing Facilities Scroll down to the bottom pictures...section base for...
Yes, you are correct that Grand Canyon uses streamliners now, but those streamliners are a relatively recent addition to their roster. At startup...
I'd suggest getting in touch with the Yreka Western or Grand Canyon railroads, as both operations have identical cars. Grand Canyon did extensive...
In all seriousness...the spelling of McCloud has been the subject of some debate over the years. McCloud (the river, and then the town) is named...
Boxcab's right, except in that they started up in 1986 (not the 1970's). The railroad principly operated a portion of the old NP Stampede Pass...
I can't really add anything to the discussion other than UP donated the GP-30 that forced the number change, #844, to the Nevada State Railroad...
Scott- None of my immediately available resources specify colors for these cars. However, I can direct you to model railroad manufacturer...
This sounds like the old GN hopper that is in the Medford Railroad Park...correct? If so, does it look like any cars on this website?...
Greetings- I've been trying to run down some information on the Oroville Dam Construction Railroad that I've been unable to locate so far...
MRL- I think you have a few railroads mixed up here. First off, yes, the Willamette Valley GP35's are ex-SP. 2502- ex SP 6360 2503- ex...
To add another perspective on this discussion...one place that used a lot of water cars was logging railroads. In the steam days railroads were...
Yes, Bartle tank is still standing. I don't know how much longer it can remain upright, though. Bartle still had a foot or so of snow on the...
Comparrison photography of Cayton, California, on the McCloud Railway Company...one photo from June 2006, the other from yesterday morning....
Greetings- While sorting through some materials tonight, I ran across the attached photo of McCloud Railway #18 on its last run, a short trip...
MR's Aprils Fools joke here seems to involve pulling their rag from the two local stores that (used to) sell them. Appears as though I may have...
