The Quincy Railroad forwards empty log flats to the UP interchange at Wendel. The cars were used to haul fire salvage logs from Arizona to Sierra Pacific's sawmill at Susanville.
Both Quincy Railroad locomotives are shown at the Sierra Pacific mill in Susanville. The operation to move Arizona fire-salvage logs to supply the mill there was the last hurrah for the old SP bra... (more)
The Modoc line in northeastern California was probably the loneliest and most remote line in the SP system, especially in the winter. In the late afternoon a northbound train patiently sits in th... (more)
On the last day of operations, a view through the Quincy Railroad engine house at Susanville shows the number 12, ready to depart with the last loads, as the 1100 sits quietly in the dark.