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McCloud Rails - Passenger Operations: Excursion Photos: Steam Locomotive #18: 3 July 2005

McCloud Rails : Passenger Operations: Excursion Photos

Steam Locomotive #18:
3 July 2005

On 3 July 2005, the #18 came out for two days worth of excursions. Trains Unlimited Tours routed their special excursion bound for the National Railway Historical Society convention in Portland, OR, through McCloud, and the #18 did some photo runbys with a freight consist in the McCloud yard for the passengers on that special. Once the special departed the #18 took the freight consist and headed east for Bartle on a special trip chartered by Martin Hansen for a small group of paying photographers.


The #18 is warming up in front of the McCloud shop early in the morning. Roger Titus photo




The photographers formed a photo line at the upper end of the yard, and the #18 splits diesels #37 and #38 on its way towards the photo line. Roger Titus photo




The #18 passing the photo line. Roger Titus photo




The #18 sitting on the Burney leg of the wye at the upper end of the McCloud yard as the first section of the Trains Unlimited special leaves town in the background. John West photo




The #18 on one more photo runby at the upper end of the yard. George Landrock photo




Another runby just east of McCloud. John West photo




The chartered freight topping Algomah Hill just east of the site of Camp Kinyon. John West photo




Nebraska Curve. John West photo




The freight at the upper end of the McCloud yard. John West photo




The #18 posed beneath Mt. Shasta. John West photo