McCloud River Railroad/McCloud Railway

McCloud River RR/ McCloud Railway - MR/MCR

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	B/D	History	Acq.	Ret.	Notes
2	Stearns	Heisler 3tr	1012		1897				unknown but gone by 1905
3	Stearns	Heisler 2tr	1004		1896	ex McCloud River Lmbr 3; nee Blakely RR 3			to Weed Lmbr; to NCNG no#; to Willamette Valley Lmbr 6; scrapped 1930
4	Baldwin	2-6-2	16239		1898				scrapped 1939
5/6	Baldwin	0-6-6-0T	17684- 17685		1900	two 0-6-0s perm. coupled as 6; split into two units as 5 and 6			5 to Weed Lmbr; to Lystul-Lawson Logging 5; scrapped 6 to Atkinson Const. 6; to AD Schader 6; to Permanente Metals 2515; scrapped 1939
7	Baldwin	4-6-0	7935		1886	ex Weed Lumber; ex Atlantic & Pacific 52; nee SLSF 302?		1917	to F.Rolindi 7; disp unknown
8	Baldwin	2-6-2	18595		1901				to AMC 7; to display,Ione,CA
9	Baldwin	2-6-2	18596		1901				to YW 9; to AMC/YW 9; to NEZP 9; to Mid Continent Ry Museum, North Freedom,WI; to KMR 9; to Age of Steam Roundhouse,Sugarcreek,OH
10	Baldwin	2-6-2	18674		1901				to YW 10; scrapped 1944
11	Baldwin	2-6-2	23875		1904				sold to Alaska Junk Co 1926; scrapped 1939
12	Baldwin	2-6-0	11627		1891	ex MR 1; nee California Ry 2			scrapped 1932
14	Baldwin	2-8-2	30850		1907				scrapped 1955
15	Baldwin	2-8-2	30851		1907				scrapped 1955
16:1	Lima	Shay 3tr	2401		1911				to FGS 4; scrapped 1952
16:2	Baldwin	2-8-2	39394		1913	ex Silver Falls Timber 101			scrapped 1955
17:1	Lima	Shay 3tr	2402		1911				to FGS 5; scrapped 1952
17:2	Baldwin	2-8-2	42912		1916	ex MQRR 102			scrapped 1955
18	Baldwin	2-8-2	41709		1914	ex YW 18; nee MR 18			to VT/MCR 18
19	Baldwin	2-8-2	42000		1915	ex United Mining & Smelting 2069; ex Choctaw River & Lmbr; nee Caddow & Choctaw 4			to YW 19; leased to OPE and returned; to Age of Steam Roundhouse,Sugarcreek,OH, 2016
20	Baldwin	2-6-2	57617		1924				scrapped 1955
21	Baldwin	2-6-2	57618		1924				scrapped 1955
22	ALCo	2-6-2	66316		1925				scrapped 1955
23	ALCo	2-6-2	66317		1925				to AMR 11; scrapped 1956
24	ALCo	2-6-2	66434		1925				scrapped 1955
25	ALCo	2-6-2	66435		1925	ex Great Western RR Museum, nee MR 25		2011	to OCSR/MCR 25, 2011
26	ALCo	2-8-2	55492		1915	ex Copper River & Northwestern 72			scrapped 1955
27	ALCo	2-8-2	57291		1917	ex Copper River & Northwestern 73			scrapped 1955
28	Baldwin	DRS6-6-1500	73653		1948				scrapped 1970
29	Baldwin	DRS6-6-1500	74812		1950				to MAA 10; to ARM,Chandler,AZ
30	Baldwin	S-12	75912		1953	ex WPRM/FRW 16; ex USS 16; ex USS 76; ex USS 16; ex Rayonier 203; nee MR 30			stored,McCloud,CA
31	Baldwin	S-8	75913		1953				to MAA 9; to storage Superior,AZ
32	Baldwin	RS-12	76024		1955				to CWR 55; scrapped 1984
33	Baldwin	RS-12	76105		1955				to CWR 56; to Travel Town,Los Angeles,CA
34	Baldwin	AS616	75449		1952	ex SP 5253			to ONW 4; to WPRM,Portola,CA
35	Baldwin	DRS6-6-1500	74261		1949	ex SP 5207			to USS 39; scrapped
36:1	Baldwin	DRS6-6-1500	74258		1949	ex SP 5204		1964	scrapped 1970
36:2	EMD	SD38	34880	7167-1	4/1969				stored McCloud,CA
37	EMD	SD38	34881	7167-2	4/1969				to DSRC 37; to DSRC/STMA 37; to STMA 37
38	EMD	SD38	34882	7167-3	4/1969				stored McCloud,CA
39	EMD	SD38-2	74623-1	74623-1	1974				to UP 2824; to UP Y824; to UP PS6B Y420
101	Plymouth	DLC6	2101		1925	ex McCloud Lmbr 101; nee Garfield & Co (D)			to private owner
103	Plymouth	DLC6	2766		1927	ex McCloud Lmbr 103; nee Garfield & Co (D)			to private owner
1804	EMD	GP7u	15704	7012-14	8/1951	ex ARR 1804; ex ARR 1834; nee USAX 1834			to Grand Continental(fictional); to NIS 1804; to SCRX 1804; to PHL 1804; to Gulf Coast Ry Museum as ACL 1804
1810	EMD	GP7u	15691	7012-1	8/1951	ex ARR 1810; ex ARR 1821; nee USAX 1821			to NIS 1810; to OPR 1810; to SFGX 1810

McCloud Lumber

Unit	Bldr.	Model	B/N	F/N	B/D	History	Acq.	Ret.	Notes
1	GE	70Ton	32302		1955				to Port of Tacoma 702; to OPE 12; to MET 608; to LMR/MET 608
3	Stearns	Heisler 2tr	1004		1896	ex McCloud Lmbr 3; nee Blakely RR 3			to Weed Lmbr; to NCNG no#; to Willamette Valley Lmbr 6; scrapped 1930
101	Plymouth	DLC6	2101		1925	ex Garfield & Co (D)			to MR 101; to private owner
103	Plymouth	DLC6	2766		1927	ex Garfield & Co (D)			to MR 103; to private owner
2241	Plymouth	FL2	2241		1926				to Champion International; to private owner; to private owner
4204	Vulcan	7Ton	4204		1937				to private owner; to private owner
4251	Vulcan	5Ton	4251		1938				to Dunes RR; to OERM,Glenwood,OR; to display,Boring,OR; to private owner
?:1	Milwaukee	7Ton			1912?				presumed scrp before 1940
?:2	GE	LSB2T-3-A2	5843		1917				scrapped 1946
?:3	GE	LSB2C6-D2	9218		1923				conv to diesel mech 1946; to private owner
?:4	Baldwin	battery electric	58425		1925				unknown

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Last updated: Oct. 24, 2021