An eastbound train of empties negotiates the vertical curve in the "Parachute" east of Olene. This is a hiking trail today.
For a logging railroad, Oregon, California & Eastern had a fair amount of mileage that bisected farm fields. Mount Shasta looms to the south as the Bly Turn departs Klamath Falls on a nice June mo... (more)
The final Bly Turn heads west along the Sprague River, nearing Beatty.
Loaded with around 200 highway truckloads of logs, the Bly Turn is about to enter yard limits in Klamath Falls' south suburbs.
A short Sycan Turn departs the West Switchback for Klamath Falls. If the train were of 'normal' length, the rear caboose would be visible on the grade above the power.
October is the nicest month in the Klamath Basin. On a fine fall afternoon, an empty OC&E log train heads for the reload at Sycan.
A log train disturbs the peace of a Saturday morning in the Yonna Valley.
Oregon, California & Eastern's westbound Bly Turn climbs Dairy Hill around 17 miles from tie-up at Klamath Falls. No one knew it at the time, but the railroad would cease hauling logs within two y... (more)