I'm happy to see a new group devoted to the railroads that connect to CORP's ex-SP Siskiyou Line. Over the years I've written many articles for our NRHS...
Tony: You caught history in the making with your camera on those 70 tonners being moved! Only sorry I was not there to see the event take place myself. Thank...
I want to add that I am glad to see this group as well. A dozen miles of track separate CORP rails from my first love...but I still have plenty of interest in...
Here are some questions for Tony and anyone else who may know. Why were the 70 tonners hauled by low boy rather than moved by rail? Is there a UP restriction...
Fred- I'll take a shot at answering some of your questions... It's likely that the WTCU locomotives ride on friction bearing trucks, which means that they...
Jeff, WCTU Railfans: Jeff, your reply that friction bearing trucks are the most likely reason for 5117/5119's lowboy transport rather than by rail could well...
A warm welcome to all new members of Jefferson State Shortlines! I have already received numerous messages on and off site from railfans stating they are...
JSS Railfans: SW1200 RSS 82 is out of the shed and at work now. You will find a couple of fresh shots of her in the PHOTO section. Also, there is a photo of...
JSS Railfans: This message is to let you know the first installment of the Locomotive Data Collection Files have been uploaded, which include records of...
JSS Railfans: Early Monday morning was a good day to drop in at the Superior Lumber Co. in Glendale, OR. It was easy to locate the CORP Glendale Yard, where...
Fred Et Al: The Superior Lumber Company is now owned by the Swanson Group; and while the plants sign may still say Superior, it's not Superior legally anymore....
After stopping at Superior Lumber in Glendale on Monday to check out the GE B-B-90/90, I left for Green Diamond Nickel near Riddle to check out their 50-Tonner...
Hi Fred. Thanks for the reports on locomotives in the Glendale, Cornutt area. I have seen the little side rod engine at Glendale years ago, thought it was...
Todd, JSS Railfans; Todd, thank you for your report of other shortlines and industrial switchers operating off the Siskiyou Line. Let's nail them down and get...
I assumed incorrectly that Green Diamond is a nickel mining and smelting operation like its predecessors on the property, but a little research has proven me...
For any of you who might have the most current information, what is the present status of WCTR box cars in regards to the number of them still in service and...
YW/JSS Railfans: Saturday, August 27, I went down to Montague and Yreka to check out the Yreka Western. At Montague I found this MW equipment parked on the...
Dave/JSS Railfans: What was I thinking? My apolegies for classifying the YW #244 MRS-1 as a Baldwin. The plume of smoke should have been a dead giveaway that...
The new OR & CA RR & Transportation Museum needs information on the history of the Oregon Electric Depot, in Sweet Home. History, photos, neg's, paperwork,...
RSS 82 was strutting her stuff today. Followed her as she took a string of empties into Boice. Also got a shot a magnetic crane loading a gondola near the...
This last weekend I took an all day trip to discover what I could of the soon-to-be Modoc Northern Railroad and the recently resuscitated Lake County Railroad,...
YW Railfans: With the few minutes I had on Sunday to stop in Yreka to check things out on the YW: 1. YW 244 (Alco MRS-1) stood next to the Yreka Depot asleep. ...
... From: "Fred K. Harrison" <f4k9h@...> To: <JSS@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 6:28 AM Subject: [JSS] Yreka Western 10/16/2005 ......
Dave/YW Railfans: It's never encouraging to hear of derailments of any kind, but I hope they were not very serious ones. YW 21 doesn't carry a set of ...
Bill Killion, a long-time volunteer on the railroad, indicated on another board that the two recent derailments occurred as a direct result of the lack of...
Jeff/YW Railfans: If Killion or Morris don't know for certain what's in that occasional box car from Yreka, let me amuse you with what I came acoss a while...
... Someone uploaded 2 shots each of CORP 4074 and CORP 4075 in the Jefferson State Shortlines Yahoo Group Photo Section. I would like to move them over to the...
