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The National Railway Historical Society held its annual Convention in Sacramento, California, from June 21-26, 1999. The Convention was hosted by the Central Coast Chapter and done as a joint event with the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society.
On June 21st, conventioneers were bussed to McCloud, California, for a trip the following day on the McCloud Railway. Outside of McCloud, 2-6-2 No.25 put on an impressive display hauling the excursion train under Mount Shasta.
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Around lunch time, McCloud No.25 coupled onto four boxcars and a caboose and pulled the photo freight through the yard in McCloud.
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The photo freight ran all the way to Bartle, while McCloud SD38 No.36 handled the passenger train.
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"Thank you. Thank you very much." Union Pacific 4-8-4 hauls a train past the King of Towers, Elvas, on June 23rd as the excursion leaves Sacramento. The destination of the trip was Tehama on the former Southern Pacific.
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