Whats New?
These are the latest updates or changes to this site.
This site is updated whenever I can (at no regular interval).
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Aug. 31, 2024Nevada County Narrow Gauge:
Massive updates to the Along The Line and The Original Alignment pages.
Extra Board:
The Feather River Ry page got a new "Memories" section thanks to Tony Ciaffoni.
Updated the disposition of Slidel Brick #5 on the Georgetown page.
Shortline Rosters
Updated the disposition of Pickering Lumber #8:2.
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July 21, 2024Amador Central:
Added a new listing to the References page.
Diamond & Caldor:
Added two new listings to the References page.
Michigan-California Lumber:
Added new listing to the Model Products page.
Mountain Quarries RR:
Added scans of two references to the References page and four Newspaper Clippings to the Maps and Photos page.
Nevada County Narrow Gauge:
Added many new items to the References and Model Products pages.
Extra Board:
Another huge update with many new images to the Feather River Ry page.
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June 24, 2024Michigan-California Lumber:
Added a new image to the Remnants: American River Land & Lumber Co page and a new reference including image.
Extra Board:
Rebuilt a portion of the Feather River Ry page including many new maps, photos, and lidar images. More to come.
Added new items to the Auburn, El Dorado Western, Rocklin, and More pages.
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June 09, 2024Amador Central:
Added two new boxcar images thanks to Steven Vincent and Craig Walker.
Camino,Placerville & Lake Tahoe:
Added three new boxcar images thanks to Steven Vincent.
Rearranged and added a few new images to the Maps And Photos page.
El Dorado Lime & Mineral Co:
Added two new lidar images.
Extra Board:
The Placerville Branch page has recieved another huge update with many new images.
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May 19, 2024Sacramento Placer & Nevada:
Added a new image to the Maps and Photos page.
Extra Board:
Practically rebuilt the Placerville Branch page. Added many new photos, satellite views, street views, and lidar images.
Added many new images to the El Dorado Western RR page.
Also made updates to the Oroville and Other pages.
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March 21, 2024Nevada County Narrow Gauge:
Added two new sections to the 'Along The Line' page and updated a third section with tons of new images.
Extra Board: and Shortline Rosters:
Moved several rosters from the roster pages to their respective Extra Board pages to consolidate things.
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Feb. 11, 2024Nevada County Narrow Gauge:
Major update to the Along The Line page with several new photos and lidar images.
Added an all new page for the original alignment across the Bear River canyon.
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Jan. 01, 2024Sacramento Placer & Nevada:
Complete makeover of the Maps and Photos page with many new images, corrections, and re-arrangement.
Extra Board:
Added a few new images and updates to the Folsom and PSV:2 pages.
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Dec. 09, 2023Amador Central:
Completed update of the Maps and Photos page with many new images, new info, and re-arrangement.
Extra Board:
Reworked the entire Bagby page. Many new images added and page entirely re-arranged.
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Nov. 13, 2023Amador Central:
Updated the Maps and Photos page with new images and re-arrangement.
Michigan-California Lumber:
Added new image of the bobbi cars at the NCNGTM in Nevada City,CA. Changed the Equipment Supplement from .doc to .pdf.
Extra Board:
Added new images or info to the Auburn, Colfax, Grass Valley/Nevada City, Swayne, and West Side pages.
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Sept. 30, 2023Extra Board:
The AM Leach Lumber page has been so completely redone and updated, it is practically all new.
Also added an all new page for the Pardee Dam construction railroad.
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Aug. 07, 2023
Another large update featuring numerous new images, Google aerial and street views, maps, models, memories, and more.
The pages included are Mountain Quarries, Michigan-Calfornia Lumber, NCNG, and several on the Extra Board.
Much thanks to Lee Rogers, Cork Quance, Dave Squire, Kathy Gregg, Mike Gannon, and Ken Strawn!!
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Aug. 20, 2022Nevada County Narrow Gauge:
Major update to the Along The Line page with dozens of new images.
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June 18, 2022Amador Central:
Added several Ho and N scale Athearn listings to Model Products page.
Camino,Placerville & Lake Tahoe:
Added several Ho and N scale Atlas listings to Model Products page.
Diamond & Caldor:
Updated the main page history brief, the Survivors page, and the Self Guided Tour page.
Michigan-California Lumber:
Added new images to the Maps And Photos page.
Mountain Quarries RR:
Added new images to the Modeling page.
Nevada County Narrow Gauge:
Added many new images to the Maps And Photos page.
Extra Board:
Added several updates to the AM Leach Lumber, Grass Valley/Nevada City, Towle Brothers, and West Side Lumber pages.
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Feb. 24, 2021Amador Central:
Added several Youtube video links to the References page.
Camino,Placerville & Lake Tahoe:
Added new listings to the Model Products page.
Diamond & Caldor:
Added a new Youtube video promo link to the Self Guided Tour page.
Michigan-California Lumber:
Added new Google Earth images to the Remnants: American River Land & Lumber Co and the King Fire pages.
Nevada County Narrow Gauge:
Added many new images to the Maps & Photos page and a new Youtube link to the References page.
Extra Board:
Added new info or images to the Colfax, Folsom, Nevada City/Grass Valley, Penryn, and San Joaquin & Sierra Nevada pages.
Made many other rewrites, corrections and changes throughout the site.
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Feb. 11, 2020Camino,Placerville & Lake Tahoe:
Made a minor update to the Camino Mill page.
Michigan-California Lumber:
Added several new images to the Pino Grande Tour page and made a minor update to the Camino Mill page.
Extra Board:
Made an update to the Oroville page.
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Jan. 05, 2020
It's been a long time coming but I have finally posted a new update to Foothill Rails. Lots of little bits and corrections. Happy New Year!!
Amador Central:
Added new reference and new decals to respective pages.
Camino,Placerville & Lake Tahoe:
Added new reference, new decals, and new model boxcar to respective pages.
Diamond & Caldor:
Added a new reference.
El Dorado Lime & Mineral Co:
Updated locomotive roster.
Mountain Quarries RR:
Added new reference.
Nevada County Narrow Gauge:
Added new references.
Extra Board:
Lots of new images and tidbits on the Auburn, Butte Co RR, Folsom, PSV:2, Rocklin, West Side Lmbr, and More pages.
Shortline Rosters
Added new image of ADN 102 to Hammond Lmbr roster. Fixed a bunch of broken links and made many minor corrections/changes.
Shortline Media:
Added four new books to the list.
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Sept. 04, 2016
I am currently undergoing a project to move many of the shortline rosters to my other site at CLASS III Shortlines.
As a result, many rosters will be "missing" and you'll find many broken links. All will be fixed in time. Thanks for your patience. John.
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May 20, 2016
Just a few small items in this update:
Extra Board:
Added image of West Side Lumber flats stored on Sumpter Vly Ry in McEwen,OR
Shortline Rosters
Added image of McGiffert #678 to McCloud roster.
Linked in images of WRIX #602 on California Northern roster.
Linked in images of TCRT #33 on Mare Island Rail Service roster.
Linked in image of Southern Pacific MP15DC on the NWP:3 roster.
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March 20, 2016
Nothing but a bunch of shortline roster stuff this time. All new images are thanks to Craig Walker, Steven Vincent, Jeff Black, and myself.
Shortline Rosters
Added pics of #s 101, 103, 113, and 1568 to California Northern roster.
Added pics of #s 60, 80, and Reading 607 to Central California Traction roster.
Added pics of #s 903, 910, and 912 to Caltrain roster.
Updated disp of #8 on Feather River roster.
Added pics of #s 36 and 39 to McCloud roster.
Added pics of #603, RPRX 2401, and VCY 4 to Modesto & Empire Traction roster.
Linked in pic of DRGW 5305 along with new pics of #s 3786, 3804, and 4327 to NWP:2/NCR roster.
Added pic of #712 to Sacramento Northern roster.
Added pics of #s 48, 50, 52, and ATSF 3062 to Sierra, Sierra Northern, and Yolo Shortline rosters where applicable.
Added pic of Port of Tacoma 704 to Yreka Western roster.
Added pic of PSRM 7485 to the Northern California Military Diesels roster.
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Jan. 01, 2016
Happy New Year from Foothill Rails. To start the year out, I've made the following updates:
Nevada County Narrow Gauge:
Finally put something in the 'Brief History' section of the main page. I'm sure it will change over time.
Shortline Rosters
Added new pics of 47, 133, and 136 to the Sierra Northern roster.
Added new pics of OGRE 97 to Oakland Terminal roster.
Added new pic of HBL 102 to Central California Traction roster.
Added new pic of caboose 13 to the NWP roster thanks to Cliff West Collection.
Linked in pic of SSW GP9 823 on SERA and YSLR rosters.
Updated disp of 6600 on NWP:2/NCRR roster.
Updated disp of 650 on Modoc Northern roster.
Linked in pic of AZCR 3004 on California Northern roster.
Updated disp of 70 on CCT and NWP:2/NCRR roster.
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Oct. 06, 2015Nevada County Narrow Gauge:
Updated the References page.
Added a new Model Products page.
Extra Board:
Added new photos to the Nevada City/Grass Valley and West Side Lumber pages.
Shortline Rosters
Updated the disposition of #9 on the AMC,McCloud, and Yreka Western rosters.
Updated the disposition of #103 on the Pickering roster.
Updated the dispositions of the Iron Mountain roster.
Updated the disposition of #8 on the Feather River roster.
Added a new image of #41 on the Central California Traction roster.
Added new image of covered hopper #5005 to Sacramento Northern roster.
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July 18, 2015Michigan-California Lumber:
Added new images to the 'Maps & Photos' page and linked in same to the 'Surviving Equipment' page.
Nevada County Narrow Gauge:
Made the NCNG an eigth 'featured railroad' by separating out all site content to form a separate section. Look for many upcoming updates.
Extra Board:
Added a 'new' separate page for 'Penryn' from previously posted material and a couple new images/maps.
Added a new image to the 'Rocklin' page.
Shortline Rosters
Updated the disposition of 3647 on the Modoc Northern roster.
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May 17, 2015Extra Board:
Added a new image from Peter Panos to the SJSN/Kentucky House Branch page.
Reworked and added many new images to the Georgetown page.
Shortline Rosters
Added new images of #s 85 and 424 to Richmond Pacific roster and updated disp of GMTX 128.
Added new images of #s 70, 71, and 73 on Napa Valley Wine Train roster.
Added new images of #s 44, 700, 1202, 1502, 1503, 1504, and caboose 100 to Central California Traction roster.
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April 13, 2015El Dorado Lime & Mineral Co:
Huge rework with tons of new info and images!
Extra Board:
Updated the Placerville Branch page to reflect changes made to above page.
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March 28, 2015Camino,Placerville & Lake Tahoe:
Fixed a misidentified photo of 44Ton CPLT 102 on photo page and roster.
Extra Board:
Added several new photos to the Colfax, Grass Valley/Nevada City, Swayne Lumber, and West Side Lumber pages.
Shortline Rosters
Added a photo from Jeff Black of Cargill 100 to NWP:2/North Coast roster.
Added a new image of LTRTC at NCNG to both rosters.
Added a new image of West Side #9 to WSL roster.
Updated disposition of #171 on NWP:2/North Coast and California Northern rosters.
Added new image of #4 to Feather River Lumber and Clover Valley Lumber rosters.
Fixed photo links for former Vancouver Wharves units on MET roster.
Added listings for new gensets to the CCT roster.
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Dec. 06, 2014Camino,Placerville & Lake Tahoe:
Rearranged 'Maps & Photos' page and updated caboose #2 images.
Added a couple new images to the 'Camino Mill' page.
Michigan-California Lumber:
Added a new image to the 'King Fire' page.
Added a couple new images to the 'Camino Mill' page.
Added new images to 'Along The Mainline' page.
Extra Board:
Added new pics of CPLT caboose restoration on 'El Dorado Western' page.
Updated images of the Apple Ridge RR on the 'More' page.
Shortline Rosters
Added new image of CWR 46 at PSRM and images of Foster Farms 5403 and 5406 to the California Western and Modesto & Empire Traction rosters.
Thanks to Bob Lehmuth for filling in the serial numbers of the gensets on the MET roster as well.
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Oct. 23, 2014Camino,Placerville & Lake Tahoe:
Linked in a YouTube video on the 'Camino Mill' page.
Michigan-California Lumber:
Added new page for the King Fire.
Linked in some YouTube videos on the 'References', 'Camino Mill', and 'Camino, Cable, & Northern' pages.
Extra Board:
Reworked a large portion of the 'Sierra Angels Camp Branch' page including many new photos. Also added a new map thanks to Matt Curnow.
Added a new image to the 'West Side Lumber' page.
Shortline Rosters
Thanks to Matt Batrynrodriguez for new images of ACE #s 3101 and 3103, and RPRX #2009 on the ACE and NWP:3 rosters.
Added new pics of Yosemite Lumber #4 at the Sierra Nevada Logging Museum to the Yosemite Lumber roster.
Added the serial numbers for the MPI built locomotives to the Caltrain roster.
Shortline Media
Added new video listing convering the NPC and SPC.
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Sept. 13, 2014
Once again, just a couple roster additions and corrections:
New pics of California Northern 1569 and Sierra Northern #s 133, 136
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June 14, 2014
Just a quick bunch of Shortline Rosters stuff this time:
Updated the disposition of California Northern 203.
Linked in a pic of OSL 70 on the Almanor RR roster.
Linked in a pic of LRY 700 on the Modoc Northern roster.
Completely updated the Mare Island Rail Service roster.
Updated the disposition of Caltrain #500.
Oh and I added a listing for the new State Belt book to the Shortline Media page.
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April 21, 2014Camino,Placerville & Lake Tahoe:
Updated the Camino Mill page with new images and info.
Updated caboose #2 restoration with new images.
Michigan-California Lumber:
Updated the Camino Mill page with new images and info.
Mountain Quarries RR:
Added a new page; A California Historical Landmark.
Extra Board:
Updated the CPLT caboose restoration with new images on the El Dorado Western page.
Added new images to the Grass Valley/Nevada City page.
Thanks to Hayden Seybold for adding a new image of Folsom Prison #1 to the Folsom page.
Added a new image to the Rocklin page.
Shortline Rosters:
Updated the disposition of #8 on the Clover Valley and Hobart Estates rosters.
Added new pics of #1570 and updated the disposition of SD9 #203 on the California Northern roster.
Added pics of #s 6, 104, 105, and 106 to the Diamond Match roster.
Added a new listing for genset #52 to the Sierra Northern roster.
Many other minor additions and corrections throughout the rosters.
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Feb. 02, 2014Mountain Quarries RR:
Updated the roster with new disposition of locomotive #202.
Added new image of 202 arriving at her new home thanks to Chris Baldo.
Extra Board:
Huge update and rework of Nevada City/Grass Valley page. Lots of new images!
Updated disposition of Folsom Prison #1 on the Folsom page.
Shortline Rosters:
Updated disposition of CWR 57 on California Western Roster.
Filled in some blanks on the Richmond Pacific roster.
Updated the California Northern roster with some links from my new CLASS III Shortlines site and other corrections.
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Dec. 01, 2013Sacramento, Placer & Nevada:
Made a small update on the Maps & Photos page.
Extra Board:
Made a small update on the Auburn page and added three new images to the Rocklin page.
Added aerial views to both the Towle Bros and PGE Drum RR pages.
Shortline Rosters:
Added new images of CCT #s 40 and 2101, and STE #10 to the appropriate rosters
Updated the California Northern roster dispositions.
Added rosters for both Albion Lumber and Oregon & Eureka railroads.
Extensive updates to the NWP and all related rosters including NS, NPC, CNW, SF & NW, SF & NP, ER & E, E & KR, PALCo, and Hammond.
Also several new blogs are written, added two new listings to the Shorline Media page, as well as several other minor changes, corrections, or updates.
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Oct. 28, 2013Extra Board:
Added a new page for the PG & E "Drum RR".
Added a new image to each of the AM Leach Lumber and More pages.
Shortline Rosters:
Added new images of Richmond Pacific #s 49 and 68.
Updated the dispositions of California Northern #s 104, 110, and 4098.
Added new brochure and ticket images to the California Western roster.
Also made several other minor corrections throughout the rosters.
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Sept. 08, 2013
Just a quickie update for the Shortline Rosters:
Added new images of #1570 to the California Northern and other appropriate rosters,
Added new images of #64, #66, motocar #M300, passenger car #698 and two side dump cars to the California Western roster.
Added a new image of Speeder #3 to the Pacific Lumber roster.
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Aug. 18, 2013Extra Board:
Added one new photo each to the Colfax, Grass Valley/Nevada City, and More pages.
Also did some minor reworking/fixes to several of the other pages.
Shortline Rosters:
Thanks to Bill Burton for a new image of Arcata & Mad River #101 at THA for the AMR roster.
Updated the dispositions for Oakland Terminal #97, CalTrain #500 and 501.
Added new pics of California Northern #113 and #1569, Sacramento Northern caboose #1636,
Napa Valley Wine Train #s 70 and 73, McCloud #18 on V & T to appropriate rosters.
Added a new roster for Mendocino Lumber Co.
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June 23, 2013Amador Central:
Added two new aerial shots of Ione and Martell.
Extra Board:
New images and updates to the Auburn, Butte Co RR, Feather River Ry, Georgetown, and Towle Bros. pages.
Thanks to Rachael Daly for two of the images on the Towle Bros page.
Thanks to SiYao Wang for a new image of Modoc Northern #7780 on the Utah Central for the MNRR roster.
Thanks to Rodney Sorensen for a new image of Railnet #1011 on the MNRR roster.
Added new images of TCRY #007 to the Mare Island Rail Service, San Francisco Bay, and Nor-Cal Military Unit rosters.
Updated the dispostion of #15 on the Camino Cable & Northern roster and page.
Updated the image of caboose #1 on the Petaluma & Santa Rosa roster.
Added two new images of NVR #62 to the Napa Valley Wine Train roster.
Also made several other updates, corrections and changes throughout rosters.
Added three new listings to the Shortline Media page as well.
April 22, 2013Michigan-California Lumber:
Updated the Model Products page.
Mountain Quarries RR:
Added a new "stick" map like those found in railroad books.
Extra Board:
Updated the Nevada City/Grass Valley, West Side Lumber, and More pages with new pics.
Shortline Rosters:
Added new images of #113 and updated the disposition of #103 on the California Northern roster.
Added new images of #2009 and BUGX #1322 on the NWP:3 roster and TCRY #s 33 and 106 on the Mare Island Rail Service roster.
Added new images of #s 52 and 70 on the Napa Valley Wine Train Roster.
Added new images of Pickering #12, CCT #30, RPRC #1195, SN #s 652 and 654 to proper rosters.
Added new rolling stock images to the CCT, Napa Valley RR, Petaluma & Santa Rosa, and Sacramento Northern rosters.
Updated the dispostion of #s 500 and 501 on the Caltrain roster.
and just for fun, added some travel brochures to the Napa Valley Wine Train, McCloud, Yreka Western, Yolo Shortline,
California Western, Nevada County Traction, and Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine rosters.
Also many more minor changes and corrections throughout the site.
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March 12, 2013Camino,Placerville & Lake Tahoe:
Updated the dispostion for 44Ton #102 on the roster.
Added a new pic of caboose #2 on the Maps & Photos page.
Extra Board:
Updated the Nevada City/Grass Valley, El Dorado Western, and More pages with new images.
Shortline Rosters:
Updated the dispositions for California Northern #113, Yreka Western #20, Caltrain #s 500 and 501, Modoc Northern #1011,
and LMLX #439 on all appropriate rosters. Added new units to the NWP:3 and Mare Island Rail Service rosters.
Also made alot of other minor changes including some link maintenance and a new listing on the Shortline Media page.
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Jan. 21, 2013
Welcome to the first update of the year 2013! Enjoy!
Amador Central:
Added some new images to the Maps & Photos page.
Shortline Rosters:
Added an image of CNW #4418 to the California Northern roster along with some updates.
Made many other corrections and changes throughout the rosters.
Extra Board:
Updated the Feather River Railway page with many new images.
Added a new page for the Swayne Lumber Company with several new images added to those from my Oroville page.
The Oroville page in turn has been reworked a bit as well.
Also added two new railcar bridge images to the More page.
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Nov. 29, 2012Shortline Rosters:
Huge reworking of this section!
Redid the main page with the top listings now including only those shortlines that are "featured" on this site or those currently operating.
The rest of them have been added back into the alphabetical listings following.
Added new rosters for Pacific Lumber & Wood and Big Lakes Box Co/RL Smith Lumber.
Split the Swayne Lumber, Butte & Plumas, and Truckee Lumber roster into separate listings along with making several additions and corrections.
This work spilled over into the HH & YV, WSL, WS & CV, RC & BT, and Michigan-California rosters.
Added new pics of GBL 15, WSL 12, and DRGW 50 at CRRM,Golden,CO to the Camino Cable & Northern, West Side, and Roaring Camp rosters thanks to Jeff Black.
Added new pics of #2000 and #2006 to the Modesto & Empire Traction roster.
Added a new roster for military diesel locomotives that served in Northern California.
Many other updates and corrections throughout the rosters.
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Nov. 06, 2012Camino,Placerville & Lake Tahoe:
Added a new N scale listing to the Model Products page.
Shortline Rosters:
Thanks to Chris Kinoshita for images of boxcar #6134 and GP15-1 #1433 on the McCloud and Sacramento Valley:2 rosters respectively.
Added new roster for the Santa Cruz & Monterey Bay Ry.
Updated info for #50 on Yolo Shortline roster.
Extra Board:
Updated the Nevada City/Grass Valley and West Side Lumber pages with new images.
Added a few new images to the More page.
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Oct. 09, 2012Mountain Quarries RR:
Added new page for the Anniversary Grand Finale and a couple new pics to the Anniversary Celebration page.
Shortline Rosters:
Updated the dispositon of #5305 to the Northwestern Pacific/North Coast roster.
Extra Board:
Added one new image to the Auburn page and several new images to the Rocklin page.
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Sept. 24, 2012Michigan-California Lumber:
Added a new reference on the Camino Cable & Northern page.
Shortline Rosters:
Updated the Richmond Pacific roster to reflect recent renumberings.
Added a pic of genset #133 to the Sierra Northern roster.
Extra Board:
Reworked the Rocklin page and added a whole new photo feature covering the quarry spurs including new maps. (more will be added in the future)
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Aug. 26, 2012Mountain Quarries RR:
Updated the 100 Anniversary Events Schedule with two new dates.
Shortline Rosters:
Thanks go to Ralph Back for new image of CFNR #104 on the Puget Sound & Pacific on the California Northern roster.
Also updated the information of Sierra Northern #133.
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July 07, 2012Mountain Quarries RR:
Added one new image to the 100 Yr Celebration pages.
Extra Board:
Thanks to an email from Philip Rose, I've rewrote/reworked the P & SV:2 page a bit.
Shortline Rosters:
Jeff Black has added a new image of WSL #9 under repair at the Georgetown Loop to the West Side Lumber roster.
Updated a couple dispositions of units on the Modesto & Empire Traction and Yreka Western rosters.
Finally fixed all the links within the rosters to any SP or SSW locomotives.
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June 16, 2012Mountain Quarries RR:
Added several new images to the 100 Yr Celebration pages.
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June 01, 2012Mountain Quarries RR:
Added new pages for #202 Comes Home and #202 Walk Around. Many new images are featured.
Shortline Rosters:
Added new images of #s 131, 132, and 136 to the Sierra Northern roster.
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April 21, 2012Mountain Quarries RR:
Updated the locomotive roster thanks to Dave Correa.
Added new images to the photo page.
Added new pages for the 100 Year Celebration of the Mountain Quarries RR.
Updated Anniversary events schedule.
Added two new listings to the References page.
Shortline Rosters:
Added new image of Georgetown Loop #60 to the Roaring Camp roster thanks to Jeff Black.
Also added images of boxcars #13656 and 13843 to the Modesto & Empire Traction roster.
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March 25, 2012Mountain Quarries RR:
Updated the Anniversary Events Schedule.
Added 1996 Repair Drawing to the No Hands Closeup page thanks to Neil Moore.
Extra Board:
Added new or updated images to the Auburn page.
Shortline Rosters:
Added pic of boxcar #13769 to the Modesto & Empire Traction roster.
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March 04, 2012Mountain Quarries RR:
Added Event Schedule for 100 Year Anniversary.
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Feb. 19, 2012Michigan-California Lumber:
Thanks to Kathie Carden for three new images added to the Photo page and Camino Mill page.
Mountain Quarries RR:
Added a new image of #202 to the photo page thanks to Ken Yeo.
Shortline Rosters:
Thanks to SiYao Wang for images of Caltrain #500, 501 for the Caltrain roster and Delaware Lackawanna #324 for the California Western roster.
Added new images of ACE #3104, 3105, MET #2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 and RPRX 5403, 5405 to the ACE and MET rosters.
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Jan. 28, 2012Mountain Quarries RR:
2012 is the 100th year of the Mountain Quarries RR. Several events are planned.
I've added a link to the first one, an art contest. Check it out and enter!
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Jan. 01, 2012Extra Board:
Updated the El Dorado Western page with a few new images.
Added several new images to both the West Side Lmbr and More pages.
Added one new image to the Bagby page.
Added images of Folsom Prison steamer #1 to the Folsom page.
Shortline Rosters:
Added images of cabeese NWP #19 and SN #1638 while at Silverbend Farms in Clarksburg,CA to their respective rosters.
Updated the disposition for Modoc Northern #700.
Added builders numbers for Modesto & Empire Traction gensets #2003 and #2004.
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Dec. 01, 2011Camino,Placerville & Lake Tahoe:
Added a new N scale listing to the Model Products page.
Extra Board:
Added a brand new page for the West Side Lumber.
Updated the Auburn page.
Shortline Rosters:
Added or updated images of Pickering #s 3 and 7:2, and Sierra #s 3, 34, 546, 613, 1265, caboose 7
and motorcar #8 to the Pickering and Sierra/Railtown rosters.
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Nov. 17, 2011Amador Central:
Added image of Yreka Western #9 to the Photo and Roster pages.
Added new book listing to the Reference page.
Michigan-California Lumber:
Updated, corrected, and rewrote most of the text on the American River Land & Lumber page.
Added new HO scale listing to Model Products page.
Mountain Quarries RR:
Updated the roster info on locomotives #6 and #103.
Extra Board:
Added or updated three images on the Nevada City/Grass Valley page.
Shortline Rosters:
Thanks to Chris Kinoshita for an image of MET boxcar #13698.
Huge update to the Richmond Pacific roster including disposition updates and new photos of every unit.
Added images of MIRS #113, updated image of P & SR caboose #1, WSL flat #265,and YW #9 to the California Northern,
Richmond Pacific, Mare Island Rail Service, Petaluma & Santa Rosa, West Side Lumber, and Yreka Western rosters.
Updated the dispositions of Almanor RR #103 and #166, and Sacramento Valley:2 GP9s.
Updated the narrow guage units on the McCloud roster.
Added new roster for El Dorado Western RR.
Also did many other minor corrections and page interlinkings.
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Oct. 07, 2011Michigan-California Lumber:
Added a new photo tour of Pino Grande.
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Sept. 25, 2011Shortline Rosters:
Added new roster for the Mare Island Rail Service.
Added new pics of #112 and #502 and updated disposition of #113 on the Cal Northern roster.
Added several new images to the Roaring Camp & Big Trees roster.
Added several new images to the Santa Cruz Big Trees & Pacific roster.
Added pics of #423, 4449, and GMTX 128 to the Richmond Pacific roster.
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Aug. 28, 2011Camino,Placerville & Lake Tahoe:
Updated photos of shay #2 at Travel Town.
Michigan-California Lumber:
Thanks to John Taubeneck for his Equipment Supplement.
Shortline Rosters:
Added Equipment Supplements to the Madera Sugar Pine and Pickering rosters from John Taubeneck.
Thanks to Chris Kinoshita for an image of caboose #100 on the Central California Traction roster.
Added new or updated photos of Fillmore & Western #3502, CWR #56, MET #2002, PE #1544, Pickering #2, Santa Maria Vly #1000,
STE #1, Ventura Co RR #103 and WSL caboose #7 to the California Northern, California Western, Modesto & Empire Traction, North Shore,
Pickering, Hetch Hetchy, Stockton Terminal & Eastern, and West Side Lmbr rosters.
Updated dispositions for California Northern #106, MET #s 604, 607, & 608, and YW #244 and added new listing for CCT genset #2101.
Shortline Media:
Added two new book listings.
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July 16, 2011Extra Board:
Thanks to Steve Karoly for new images added to the El Dorado Western page.
Shortline Rosters:
Thanks to Stephie Kolata for images of US Sugar 159 for the Pickering roster.
Added new images of RPRX #5402 to the Modesto and Empire Traction roster and new images
of Turlock Western #26 and #4409 to the TW roster. Also new images of YSLR #135 added to the
Sierra Northern roster.
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June 25, 2011Amador Central:
Added new images of Quincy RR #5 to the photo, roster, and survivors pages.
Extra Board:
With the help of Steve Karoly, I've renamed the Placerville & Sacramento Valley page to Placerville Branch and
changed all the links to this page to reflect the change and altered the new El Dorado Western and P & SV:2
pages with new or clarified info.
Shortline Rosters:
Thanks to Roberto Alaniz for images of all four CFNR GP15-1s on the DGNO and UP 1544 now added to
the California Northern roster.
Major update made to the Quincy RR roster with new pics of #3, #4, #5 and #1100 and more.
Added new pics of FRS8, McCloud 18 on the V&T, O&NW #4, boxcar MR #1236, NSRM #8, NVRR #51, SN #712,
WP #s 501 & 563, Spanish Peak Lmbr 2 under restoration, and Tidewater Southern MoW car #MW0565 to the
Hobart Estates, Clover Valley, McCloud, Yreka Western, NVWT, Sac Northern, Cent Cal Traction, Spanish Peak Lmbr,
and Tidewater Southern rosters.
Added new disposition for MET #613 to Modesto & Empire Traction roster.
Added new Genset info to the NWP:3 roster.
Split up the Sierra roster from those at Railtown.
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June 07, 2011Mountain Quarries RR:
Added two new images to the Photo page thanks to Auburn SRA courtesy of Mike Lynch.
Updated the Mysteries Page. Thanks to Hal Hall for acting as guide.
Extra Board:
Updated the Placerville, Folsom, and Placerville & Sacramento Valley pages with new pics and info.
Added new pages for the El Dorado Western and Placerville & Sacramento Valley:2.
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May 25, 2011Extra Board:
Updated and added new photos to the Grass Valley/Nevada City page.
Updated and new images on the Oroville page.
Shortline Rosters:
Added new images of California Northern #503 and Feather River Lmbr #1 display to appropriate rosters.
Added listings for new GP15s on the Richmond Pacific roster.
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April 24, 2011Camino,Placerville & Lake Tahoe:
Added another HO listing to the Model Products page.
Michigan-California Lumber:
Added two new HO listings to the Model Products page.
Mountain Quarries RR:
Added a new image to the Maps and Photos page.
Updated the Mysteries page.
Updated the Historical Dedication page.
Edited the History Brief on Main page.
Extra Board:
Added several new/updated photos to the Grass Valley/Nevada City page.
Shortline Rosters:
Added new genset listings to the Modesto & Empire Traction roster.
Many other minor updates/corrections as usual throughout the rosters.
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Mar. 19, 2011
All roster stuff this time.
Shortline Rosters:
Several new rolling stock images on the California Western, NWP:2/North Coast, Pacific Lumber, and Petaluma & Santa Rosa rosters.
New image of #104 on the Arcata & Mad River roster.
New/updated photos of #42 and #80 on the Central California Traction roster.
New/updated photos of #53, #64, #65, and #66 on the California Western roster.
New images of California Redwood #101 and Caspar South Fork & Eastern #2 to proper rosters.
New/updated images of #3786, #3804, #3844, and #3850 on the NWP:2/North Coast roster.
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Mar. 06, 2011Diamond & Caldor:
Added pics of flatcar #64 at Ardenwood Park in Fremont,CA to all appropriate pages.
Shortline Rosters:
A huge thanks to Wes Swanson and Don Gleason for pics of privately owned ex McCloud critters #s 2241, 4204, & 4251 on McCloud roster.
New rolling stock images added to North Shore, San Joaquin & Sierra Nevada, South Pacific Coast, West Side Lumber, Northwestern Pacific:1,
and Yosemite Valley rosters.
California Northern roster updated with new info and new pics of #109 and #505.
Added new roster for Northwestern Pacific:3 with several new pics.
Updated roster for San Francisco Bay RR with additional unit and pics.
Several new images and corrections to Napa Valley Wine Train roster.
New images of RPRC #2285, OTR #101, Pickering #12, SP #5472 & 5623, and SAV #1454 to the Richmond Pacific, Oakland Terminal,
Pickering, Northwestern Pacific:2, and Sacramento Valley:2 rosters.
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Feb. 06, 2011Michigan-California Lumber:
Added a new listing on the References page.
Shortline Rosters:
Thanks to Andy Thomas for images of California Northern #503.
Also added new images of Sacramento Valley #105 and Sierra Northern #47 & #134.
Made several small updates/corrections throughout rosters.
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Jan. 01, 2011Happy New Year!!!Camino,Placerville & Lake Tahoe:
Added new images of speeder #2 to Photo, Roster, and Surviving Equipment pages.
Diamond & Caldor:
Added a new On3 listing on the model page.
Extra Board:
Created a new page for the San Joaquin & Sierra Nevada/Kentucky House Branch.
Added some new pics to the More page.
Shortline Rosters:
Updated the dispositions for California Northern #s 100, 101, and 102.
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