A Modoc Northern train heads toward the UP interchange at Klamath Falls. The railroad ceased operation the following spring.

A McCloud Railway train backs toward the interchange with Union Pacific. In a year and a half, the railroad will run its last freight train. Black Butte looms in the distance.

Prior to abandonment, Weyerhaeuser moved all equipment off the OC&E. One of the clean-up trains starts up the grade to the east switchback. The lead unit was originally GE demonstrator 2501.

The McCloud Railway's Hill Job is proceeding down the tail track of the Signal Butte switchback. Once the caboose clears the switch, the train will reverse direction and begin backing toward the U... (more)

McCloud units switch at Lookout in summer 1989.

Finished switching Sierra Pacific, the Berry Job begins the long trip back to McCloud.

The Union Pacific E units power a Portland - Bend excursion on the Oregon Trunk.

Far from its original duties on the point of Amtrak passenger trains, DLMX 644 leads a freight train over the massive timber trestle near Helvetia. This rural scene is less than ten miles from dow... (more)

An eastbound McCloud River train passes the water tank at Bartle that can be seen in the film "Stand by Me." The train is going to the Burlington Northern interchange at Lookout.

An inspection special rolls south on the Shasta Route.

Crossing the old Pacific Highway, McCloud River's lone SD38-2 leads the Hill Job into the SP interchange yard at Mount Shasta.

An eastbound lumber drag on the Modoc Line climbs the grade to Sage Hen summit.

The PTLAT has just changed crews at the depot in Dunsmuir. Once it clears the crossovers, the OAPTT will depart for Klamath Falls.

A McCloud Railway train returns from the BNSF interchange at Lookout late on a summer afternoon.

An eastbound train on the Sunset Route rolls through the desert east of Tucson, lead by a new GE.