McCloud River Railroad #25 storms around a curve near Mile Post 2, heading for Signal Butte, on a cold fall morning. #25 has been freshly restored to it's as-built paint scheme for a Martin Hanse... (more)
McCloud River Railroad #25 chuffs out of McCloud, heading for Lookout, on a cold fall morning. #25 has been freshly restored to it's as-built paint scheme for a Martin Hansen photo charter.
MR 34 leads the 29 climbing the grade out of Mount Shasta city where the McCloud connected with the SP. No. 34 is ex-SP 5253 and appears to still have its SP train number indicators showing it as... (more)
Mc Cloud River's ex-SP 5207 rests with photogenic Mt. Shasta for a backdrop.
#38 running light passing the Bartle Tank on its way to Burney. The following day it would bring the last revenue train from Burney.
On its way back to McCloud with three loads, two bad order empties, and over twenty junk boxcars, McCloud #37 is making what would be the next to the last revenue run on the Eastern end of the rai... (more)
The last loads out of the Sierra Pacific plant in Burney and the last train out of the Burney Basin.
"Borrowed Time" For more photos of the McCloud River Railroad Railroad: McCloud River RailroadLocomotive: Steam 2-8-2Location: McCloud, California, USALocomotive #: MCR 18Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: July 04, 2005
The McCloud-Mount Shasta turn pulling through the switchback at Signal Butte, prior to backing the rest of the way to McCloud.
The Burney creek "sink" is typical of the logging railroad standards of the McCloud.
McCloud Railroad's last winter, at least for freight service. As I post this the McCloud is operating what will most likely be its last freight trains to Burney. Fortunately the dinner train ope... (more)
A Burney bound train crosses Lak Britton.
Switching at McCloud prior to a run to Mount Shasta.
In the woods at work (on charter) between McCloud and Bartle, CA.
Pan shot of MCRR RR #18 prior to reaching Bartle, CA.
