McCloud Railway's Hill Job is backing down the grade into McCloud on a hot August afternoon. The decrepit water tank at Hooper foretold the future of the railroad.
A McCloud Railway train backs toward the interchange with Union Pacific. In a year and a half, the railroad will run its last freight train. Black Butte looms in the distance.
The McCloud Railway's Hill Job is proceeding down the tail track of the Signal Butte switchback. Once the caboose clears the switch, the train will reverse direction and begin backing toward the U... (more)