Finished switching Sierra Pacific, the Berry Job begins the long trip back to McCloud.
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.
McCloud Railway #37 is on the way to Burney, CA, with what would be the last group of empties for the Sierra Pacific Mill. The following Friday would see the last revenue freight cross this part o... (more)
It is hard to believe that it is already over a year since the McCloud Railway made its last revenue run East of McCloud. June 30th of 2006 marked the end. I chased this freight from McCloud to Bu... (more)
McCould #38 is switching at Cayton, just North of Burney, the loading site for Dicalite. Dicalite was one of the two last customers on the McCloud. In fifty weeks, June 30th 2006, freight service ... (more)
We are just a few days away from the first anniversary of the last revenue freight on the McCloud which occurred June 30th, 2006. MCR #37 is seen approaching Bartle, where the line to Lookout lef... (more)
At Curtis, MCR #38 is on the way back to McCloud with loads from both the Sierra Pacific Mill in Burney and from Dicalite at Cayton. Due to track conditions, the run from Burney to McCloud had bec... (more)
On its way back to McCloud from the Sierra Pacific mill in Burney, McCloud 38 is passing the now derelict tower at Bartle. It is August of 2005 and less than a year remains until this part of the ... (more)
On the way to the Sierra Pacific Mill in Burney, McCloud #37 has what would turn out to be the last empties to go to the mill. #37 is crossing over Highway 89 just North of Lake Brittan.
MCR 36 has just climbed the grade from Bartle to Curtis on its way to Burney. It has the usual consist for that time, empty hoppers for Dicalite at Cayton and empty center beams for the Sierra Pac... (more)
Arriving at Berry, #37 will be left in Burney for future use while trailing unit #36 will take the loads from the Sierra Pacific mill back to McCloud the following day. By this time it took a full... (more)
