McCloud River RR excursion to Burney leaving McCloud

All is quiet on the McCloud. With the railroad's only operational locomotive left derailed on the line for several weeks and much of the railroad's equipment scrapped, or marked to be scr... (more)

Mt. Shasta. View from the cupola of MCR 102.

With Shasta looking so good, not even our engineer can't resist a quick stop.

The last winter for the Burney line was tough. The snow just kept getting deeper. This is April and the snow should be almost gone. The snow in this part of the world tends to have a high water ... (more)

No fluffy powder here....wet heavy late spring Sierra cement.

McCloud #25 Westbound at Kinyon with a photo freight on the way home to McCloud. This portion of the railroad, and everything East of Pilgrim Creek Rd. has been dismantled.

With three cars in tow, McCloud #18 is headed for Burney. Today, the track is gone and the #18 has been sold and presently is in Oakdale, Ca.

This is backwoods railroading at the end of an era.

McCloud #25 departs for it's last excursion. The 2-6-2 engine is currently for sale.

Excursion director Henry Luna taking the seat and assisting fireman Martin Hansen in getting #25 successfully up the hill on her last trip. The little prairie type engine was carrying a heavy load... (more)

#25 going into the McCloud engine house after her last excursion run. This engine is for sale.

#25 being prepared for her final trip on the McCloud Railway.

Remarks: With engineer Malen Johnson at the throttle and McCloud owner Jeff Forbis on the rear steps, #38 is being used to switch cars to be used on a scheduled steam locomotive that day. Air brak... (more)