The McCloud River's Hill Job is arriving at the Signal Butte switchback, led by SD38 MR 38. Out of sight around the curve, SD38-2 MR 39 is shoving the rear of the train up the grade. Once the MR... (more)
The McCloud River's Sierra Job has just crossed Lake Britton, and is now crossing CA 89 on the climb away from the lake. It is returning to McCloud after switching out the big Sierra Pacific sawmi... (more)
McCloud Railway's weekly train to the BNSF interchange at Lookout rolls east of McCloud. By 2001, vegetation was starting to intrude on the right of way.
Engineer Malen Johnson departs McCloud with the weekly train to the BNSF interchange at Lookout. Johnson is running the train by himself. An MR employee will drive to Lookout to assist with the sw... (more)
An excursion sponsored by Great Western Tours performs a photo runby at the Signal Butte Switchback.
Returning from the BNSF interchange at Lookout, a McCloud train rolls west into the late afternoon sun.
McCloud Railway's weekly train to the BNSF interchange heads east in August 2001. At Bartle, the train will take a left and proceed out the line to Lookout. Even though the end of operation east o... (more)
The train to the BNSF interchange is west of Bartle at the top of Algomah Hill. By 2001, the bitter brush was starting to take over the McCloud Railway's right-of-way.
Finished switching Sierra Pacific, the Berry Job begins the long trip back to McCloud.
An eastbound McCloud River train passes the water tank at Bartle that can be seen in the film "Stand by Me." The train is going to the Burlington Northern interchange at Lookout.
A McCloud Railway train returns from the BNSF interchange at Lookout late on a summer afternoon.
Crossing the trestle made famous by the film "Stand by Me," a McCloud River train heads for home at McCloud. The lumber loads came from the Sierra Pacific sawmill at Berry, near Burney.
A train departs McCloud for the BN interchange at Lookout.
The train to the Burlington Northern interchange makes an air test before departing McCloud.
A winter excursion on McCloud River's Lookout line plows snow.