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McCloud Rails : Equipment & Rolling Stock Details
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MCR 1711
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Pacific Locomotive Association, Inc. is currently raising funds to purchase this car and preserve
it at the Niles Canyon Railway. Details about these efforts can be viewed in the following flyer
(requires Adobe Acrobat to view):
McCloud Fire Water Car Flyer
The #1711 is a fire service tank car. It consists of a 6,000-gallon tank car body mounted on a
flatcar with a large pump at one end. The McCloud maintained a fire train in the McCloud yards
for many years consisting of this car, with additional water supply fed by two other tank cars.
The #1711 was restored and re-painted prior to the McCloud Spectacular excursion in 1994 sponsored
by Trains Unlimited Tours. The car has been used as a water supply for the steam operations on a
sporadic basis ever since.
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The #1711 is seen here along with fire car #1715 and a couple flat cars in the McCloud yard in front of the paint shop building on 31 August 1957. Photo is by and courtesy of Jerry Lamper.
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The #1711 in 1984. Pat Holden photo, Jeff Moore collection.
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(Picture: ScanImage005-13) Photo shows how the car looked in 1986. Photo is by and courtesy of Drew Toner.
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(Picture: 44) McCloud, CA, 11/2002. Detail shot of the pump on the car.
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McCloud, CA, 6/2004
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McCloud, CA, 6/2004
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