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McCloud Rails : Passenger Operations: Excursions Photos
Steam Locomotive #25: Winter Trip 1998 |
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(Picture #135) near Pierce, CA, circa 1998. The #25 was supposed to lead a special snow excursion between McCloud and Mt. Shasta City, but a mechanical failure caused the train to stall partway up the hill. Diesel #37 was plowing the line out ahead of the special, and it was forced to back down to pull the stranded excursion train the rest of the way to Mt. Shasta City. Here the #37 is seen preparing to couple onto the excursion train. Photo by Anna Moore |
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(Picture #135A) near Howard, CA, circa 1998. Engineer Malen Johnson and Conductor John Signor talk things over waiting for the #37 to arrive to rescue the stranded train. Photo by Anna Moore. |
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(Picture #135B) Approaching Signal Butte, CA, circa 1998. The #37 has arrived and is towing the excursion up the hill. Photo by Anna Moore |
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(Picture #135C) Signal Butte, CA, circa 1998. The train has arrived at Signal Butte. The #37 has gone through the switchback, and the #25 is in the process of pulling into the switchback. The #37 will then couple onto the rear of the train for the rest of the journey to Mt. Shasta City. Photo by Anna Moore. |
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(Picture #136) Mt. Shasta City, CA, circa 1998. The problem with the #25 was fixed in Mt. Shasta City, and it was able to handle the rest of the excursion by itself. The #25 and #37 are seen here nose-to-nose in the Mt. Shasta City yard. Photo by Anna Moore. |
