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McCloud Rails : Passenger Operations: Excursion Photos June 10 and 17 1950 |
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The McCloud River Railroad hosted two passenger excursions on successive Saturdays in June 1950. The Northern California Railroad Club returned for their second excursion operated over the road on 10 June. The trip operated from McCloud to Lookout and back and was limited to 25 passengers. The Pacific Coast Region of the National Model Railroad Association held their annual convention in Dunsmuir the following weekend, which included a round trip to Pondosa on the 17th. Locomotive #26 powered both excursions, and passengers on both weekends rode in a gondola and two coaches leased from the Southern Pacific and two McCloud cabooses. |
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The #26 powered both excursions in June 1950.
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One of the trips rounding the leg of the wye at the upper end of the McCloud yard.
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Passing loaded log cars at the mill.
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Somewhere along the line.
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Possibly near Swobe.
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Somewhere on the line.
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One more shot of one of the excursions somewhere on the line.
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#19 as a helper on one of the excursions.
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Riders on top of the caboose.
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One of the trips arriving at Car A.
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An overview of the Car A section camp.
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Riders on top of the caboose at Car A.
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The #19 passing one of the excursions with empty log flats at Car A.
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Another shot of the #19 at Car A.
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The trip of 10 June in the siding at Camp Two for a meet with an eastbound Lookout Job.
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#28 leading the Lookout Job past the excursion at Camp Two.
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The caboose of the Lookout job passing the excursion.
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The back of the Pondosa cookhouse as seen from the excursion of 17 June.
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At least one of the excursions featured a mock train robbery at Ash Creek Junction on its arrival back in McCloud.
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