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Foothill Rails--CPLT Maps and Photos
Camino Placerville
& Lake Tahoe

Maps

Placerville Street Map
Camino Street Map
Camino Sanborn Map
Camino 7.5min Topo Map

Photos

Locomotives

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1. #1 at Placerville,CA. (Marc Reusser Collection)
2. #2 at Camino. (Marc Reusser Collection)
3. #2 at Placerville in the 50's. (John Barnhill Collection)
4. #2 on display at Traveltown,Los Angeles,CA.
5. #101 Camino,CA 6-27-1972 (John Barnhill Collection)
6. 1967 Maintenance Report for 44Tonner #101 (John Rosser Collection)

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8. #102 at Placerville 1972. Note, she is wearing the hoods from #101 and has yet to be repainted.(Jim Shaw/John Barnhill Collection)
9. #102 6-27-72. (John Barnhill Collection)
10. #102 Camino,CA 5-1-81. Now wearing the hoods off #101. (John Barnhill Collection)
11. #102 (Andy Thomas image)
12. #102 as Napa Valley Wine Train #50 Napa,CA 8-27-88 (John Barnhill Collection)
13. #102 in use at Sims Metals Richmond,CA 12-06-08

Rolling Stock

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1. Single carload freight train somewhere near featuring caboose #2. Camino,CA 10-3-49 (Al Phelps image/John Barnhill Collection)
2. Caboose #2 on display at El Dorado Co. Museum,Placerville,CA 9-01. This is the second CPLT caboose in spite of what the signage states.
3. Caboose #2 restored and used on the El Dorado Western.
4. Speeder #2 rests as a yard decoration in Camino,CA. Dec. 26, 2010.
5. Speeder #4 on display at El Dorado Co Museum,Placerville,CA 9-01.

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6. #7703 in Eugene,OR, Aug. 19, 1977. (Steven Vincent image)
7. Boxcar #7716 at Framingham,MA 7-14-78 (John Barnhill Collection)
8. Boxcar #7741 in Memphis,TN in 1979. (John Barnhill Collection)
9. #7814 in Colton,CA, Dec. 27, 1979. (Steven Vincent image)
10. #7836 at McCloud,CA. 05-10-85. (John Barnhill Collection)
11. CPLT #7844 at W.Colton,CA. 3-15-80 (Craig Walker image)

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12. #7896 in Salt Lake City,UT July 24, 1980. (Steven Vincent image)
13. McCloud River #7183 McCloud,CA 9-3-05
14. McCloud River #7185 Bear Flat,CA 9-3-05
15. McCloud River #7222 Mt Shasta City,CA 8-18-07
16. McCloud River #7223 Bear Flat,CA 9-3-05
17. McCloud River #8727 McCloud,CA 9-3-05

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18. Yadkin RR #9720 (unknown source)
19. Bangor & Aroostook #9785 (unknown source)
20. McCloud River #???? McCloud,CA 8-14-05 (Jeff Moore image)
21. #???? Cayton,CA May 2003 (Jeff Moore image)

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22.-24. Three ex CPLT boxcars are used as storage in Burney,CA 10-08 (Andrew Brandon images)

Along The Line

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1.-2. West and east Google street views at Locust Ave, Placerville,CA. The SP and CPLT interchanged trains here in what was a small yard.
3. Original Placerville,CA station foundation at Mosquito Rd. The depot was served by both the SP and CPLT. Now a dirt parking lot, with no remains left.

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4. Partial 1955 fire insurance map of Placerville showing area of Broadway between Clay St and Mosquito Rd. (courtesy Dave Squire).
5. A closeup Google satellite view of the depot area.

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6.-7. These two views are just east of the depot site along the right of way. Both look east.
8. Aerial view of Smith Flat,CA marked with the locations of the following images.
9. Looking back west down the right of way towards Placerville at Jacquier Road.
10.-11. This section was bypassed by the El Dorado Trail paved bike path.

   
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