McCloud Railway

McCloud Railway

Route:: Mt Shasta - McCloud - Bartle - Lookout, CA (33.2 miles); Lookout - Hambone, CA (via trackage rights on BNSF); Bartle - Berry - Burney, CA (43 miles); Berry - Sierra, CA (7 miles)
Headquarters:: McCloud, CA
Junctions with other railroads:: BNSF: Lookout, CA; UP: Mt Shasta, CA
Radio frequencies:: 160.025, 160.680
History:: Incorporated in 1897 as McCloud River Railroad by McCloud River Lumber Co.; Line built between 1897 and 1929.; Line south from Bartle to Burney opened in 1955.; Railroad acquired by U.S. Plywood Corp. in 1963.; Railroad acquired by Itel Corp. in 1977.; Railroad acquired by 4-Rails (Jeff and Verline Forbis) in 1992 and renamed McCloud Railway.; Service over Lookout line discontinued in December 2003.
Ownership:: 4-Rails (Jeff and Verline Forbis)
Roster:

Unit	Bldr.	Model	B/N	F/N or O/N	B/D	History	Acq.	Ret.	Notes
18	Baldwin	2-8-2	41709		9/1914	ex-YW 18; nee MR 18	1998	-	in service
25	Alco	2-6-2	66435		1925	nee MR 25	1992	-	in service
30	Baldwin	S-12	75912		10/1953	ex-FRRX (Portola, CA); ex-US Steel (Pittsburg, CA) 16; ex-ITT Rayonier (Sekiu, WA) 203; ex-Rayonier (Sekiu, WA) 203; nee MR 30	1995	-	in service
36	EMD	SD38	34880	7167	4/1969	nee MR 36	1994	-	in service
37	EMD	SD38	34881	7167	4/1969	nee MR 37	1994	-	in service
38	EMD	SD38	34882	7167	4/1969	nee MR 38	1992	-	in service
39	EMD	SD38-2	74623-1	74623-1	8/1974	nee MR 39	1992	1997	to UP 2824, 1997; to UPY 824, 2002
1804	EMD	GP7u	15704	7012-14	1951	ex-MR 1804; ex-ARR 1804; ex-ARR 1834; nee US Army 1834	c.1993	c.1993	to NIS 1804, c.1993; to SCRX 1804; to PHL
1810	EMD	GP7u	15691	7012-1	8/1951	ex-MR 1810; ex-ARR 1810; ex-ARR 1821; nee US Army 1821	1992	c.1992	to NIS 1810, c.1993; to OPR 1810, 1999

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Last updated: December 9, 2004

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