Category Archives: Trains

Day Trip to Dunsmuir

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Richard

I took what I call my “Last day trip to Dunsmuir for a while” on Wednesday (10/6/10) meaning, I start my new job at Schwan’s on Monday and it’s going to be a while before I have any time off to do … Continue reading →

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Dunsmuir Railroad Days 2010

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Richard

I went on Friday to get some shots of the trains without hoards of people around them, blocking the shots. I have pictures at my Picasa Albums site. Continue reading →

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CORP tests new GP-20D units on “Hill”

Posted on May 2, 2010 by Richard

On Friday 04/30/10 Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad tested it’s newest engines in a run from Weed, CA to Medford, OR over the Siskiyou Line, pulling 9 Bulkhead flat cars loaded with veneer and 7 Log cars full of logs… Continue reading →

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CORP Job #701 ~ Weed to Black Butte

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Richard

Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad (CORP) has an Engine in Weed, CA (GP38-3 #3809) that switches the local mills, and trades out cars with the Union Pacific RR from the junction at Black Butte, CA Continue reading →

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Steam Train Decoy

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Richard

…We arrived at the park, The train was barely visible with people and trees in the way. It wasn’t until I got right up on it that I realized… “Honey I chased a bar-b-que”… Continue reading →

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“Pig Train” in Dunsmuir, CA

Posted on May 25, 2009 by Richard

I got a chance to chase the Pig Train through the Cantara Loop on down to Castella this last week. It’s called the Pig Train because of the Piggyback configuration of the trailers on the flat cars… Continue reading →

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Website Update

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Richard

I updated my website with a page about the Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad and it’s “Job 504″. That is the train that takes cars from Medford, OR to Glendale, OR. It started at 10:00am in Medford and was in … Continue reading →

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Train Chasing in Dunsmuir

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Richard

I took last Friday and went to Dunsmuir, Calif. Former major hub for the Southern Pacific Railroad. It is now used by the Union Pacific Railroad. I arrived in time for a crew change… I later chased this train, a … Continue reading →

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Website Update

Posted on January 29, 2008 by Richard

I have updated my website, Tunnel13.com , with a page about a local switching railroad, the WCTU, “White City Terminal & Utility RR”

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Yreka Western Railroad

Posted on August 7, 2006 by Richard

We recently took a day trip and rode on the Yreka Western Railroad steam excursion train that goes from Yreka, CA to Montague, CA and back. Continue reading →

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