Backing toward the UP interchange, a train of forest products rolls though the s-curves at Big Canyon on the McCloud Railway.

Lonely MCR 37 awaits pickup in Mount Shasta. The unit was brought here in October to be taken away from the defunct operation along with two of 38s on the property. After struggling with brush and... (more)

McCloud River SD38 38 rounds a curve near Bigelow in northern California. In the background, rising 9,822 ft (2,994 m) above the surrounding terrain, is 14,179 feet (4,322 m) Mount Shasta, a pote... (more)

Less than two months of revenue freight operations remaines as #37 heads South at MP B32

McCloud River Railroad #25 rests at the depot in Rockaway Beach after a run up from Garibaldi for the Oregon Coast Scenic Railway. This is one fine looking Alco 2-6-2, and it's nice to see that t... (more)

The Oregon Coast Scenic Railway 11:00 Garibaldi departure passes Smith Lake northbound on the Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad behind McCloud River Railroad #25.

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.

Everyone's a foamer! Taking a glug of fuel at Shasta, a pair of ex-MCR employees comes out to enjoy a brief spurt of life on the otherwise abandoned McCloud Railway. Karl, our engineer, is ... (more)

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.

#18 on a photo run over the Lake Britton Bridge, known as the bridge in the movie "Stand By Me". Today, while the bridge still stands, the railroad is gone, with the rails removed during 2007.

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.