An excursion on the McCloud River Railroad pauses for a servicing stop at the Bartle tank. Today, the steam locomotive is in Oregon and the railroad is dismantled.
Arriving at Bartle on the way to Burney. In the next four years steam excursions will wnd and most of the railroad dimantled. ... (more)
Operating on an excursion for Great Western Tours, McCloud River 25 has stopped at Bartle to take water. Unfortunately, the tank isn't cooperating, and a US Forest Service pumper truck will soon ... (more)
McCloud Railway 2-8-2 #18 and 2-6-2 #25 on the wye at Bartle
McCloud Railway 2-8-2 #18 and 2-6-2 #25 on a photo run South of Bartle
McCloud Railway's once a week train to the BNSF interchange at Lookout rolls through Bartle, California. The "Stand by Me" water tank is about a hundred yards or so ahead. Mount Shasta l... (more)
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)
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)
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)
On President's Day weekend of 2001, an excursion was operated using McCloud Railway's two steam engines, #18 and #25 (2-6-2) pushing McCloud's home built snow plow. It was #18's first trip after b... (more)
#38 running light passing the Bartle Tank on its way to Burney. The following day it would bring the last revenue train from Burney.
McCloud River's beautiful little Alco 2-6-2 pauses at Bartle during a spring fantrip. Kodachrome 64, Minolta XG-m, Sigma 28-85mm f3.9