McCloud River Railroad : Passenger Operations: Excursion Photos

Steam Locomotive #25:
Winter Trips 1998

The McCloud Railway Company regained title to the #25 from the Great Western Railroad Museum in January 1996 as settlement for unpaid car storage fees. The shops restored the the #25 to service in time for a series of special excursions over Labor Day weekend of 1997. Those excursions covered almost the entire length of the McCloud Railway owned trackage, including to Hambone, Burney, and Mt. Shasta City. These photos are of a couple trips the railroad operated in the following winter, including a trip to Mt. Shasta City and a Pacific Locomotive Association winter trip to Burney.

Burney Trip- February 1998
#25 approaching the Lake Britton bridge. Steven D. Moore.
Steven D. Moore
Steven D. Moore
Steven D. Moore
The return trip, again at Lake Britton. Steven D. Moore
Crossing the Lake Britton bridge. Steven D. Moore.
The excursion approaching Cayton. Anna Moore.

Mt Shasta Trip
The #25 powering the excursion up the hill out of McCloud. Photo by Anna Moore.
Near Hooper the #25 suffered a slight mechanical failure that brought things to a halt. The #37 had been plowing the line ahead of the excursion and came back to lend a hand. Engineer Malen Johnson and conductor John Signor talk things over while waiting for the diesel to arrive. Photo by Anna Moore.
The #37 pulling the excursion into the tail track at Signal Butte. Photo by Anna Moore
#37 has pulled onto the Mt. Shasta leg, and the #25 is pulling into the tail track. Photo by Anna Moore.
The #37 backing down to couple onto the train for the rest of the trip to Mt. Shasta City. Photo by Anna Moore.