Evan Werkema has graciously lent us his outstanding photo of SD9 LMLX 439 being pulled over the grade on its way into Yreka by Baldwin Mikado YW 19 on June 10,...
That was a fun trip. Going downhill out of Montague to the Shasta River, the 439 was pushing us pretty hard and giving Bill K. a workout setting and releasing...
Larry Tuttle wrote: That was a fun trip. Going downhill out of Montague to the Shasta River, the 439 was pushing us pretty hard and giving Bill K. a workout...
Gee, who do you think was doing the work? Hint: the 439 was a cold as a stone. ... -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. ...
So, all of the push came from 439's dead weight on the downgrade then, right? And all of the #19 bark was from the resistance of 439's dead weight, on the...
Fred, et al, We picked up the 439, dead in consist, in Montague on a regular Blue Goose excursion run. There were passengers in the Harrimans and everything....
Anyone seen the MRS-1? I wasn't able to locate it today when I visited. Any reason it would be packed away in the shed? Any word that it has been sold? ...
John Shaw reported he saw the MRS-1 in action on 3/13/2007, but I did not see it today while I was in Yreka and at Timber Products. Perhaps it is being parked...
Fred- I would bet that the MRS-1 is being kept inside their roundhouse when not in use. Reports are that the SD-9 is non-operational while they wait for some...
From an 8/24/2006 post: <http://www.trainboard.com/grapevine/showthread.php?t=79915> 1. 70-Tonner WCTU 5119 is now Modesto & Empire Traction #613 and is on the...
2 messages came back from Trainorders as a result of my inquiry: Western Railroad Discussion > 70-Tonners WCTU 5117 & WCTU 5119 ... Date: May 4, 2007 18:11 Re:...
Well, I think this is the right group to post this to.... <http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/articles/2007/05/09/news/doc46420855ddae9684131543.txt> Model railroad...
South of the Yreka depot the tracks that have long been been idle are now filled with UPFE & AMNR refrigerator cars. Appears the yreka western is now renting...
I stopped in at YWRR last Sat; and asked about holding events at the railroad. I was told to talk to the Pres; but he'd be receptive. Since the last event was...
Greetings: Bob Morris (aka Photobob) recently posted a whole bunch of very recent Yreka Western photos on the Western board at Trainfoamers.com (Where it's...
Jamie Miller stopped in on the Yreka western on 6/15/2007 and caught YW 19 sending a big plume of thick, black smoke high into the air. See the photo on the...
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<http://www.ktvl.com/news/fire_1184723___article.html/train_fires.html> Train Starts Wildfires Near Klamath Falls September 26, 2007 - 5:24PM Firefighters say...
<http://www.mtshastanews.com/articles/2007/10/10/news/area_news/03pumpkin_train.txt> First Pumpkin Train of the season carries 250 pickers By Gene Eagle ...
That last pumpkin train on October 27 drew quite a crowd. I was over at my mother-in-law's off Oberlin Road cleaning up her yard when #19's whistle echo came...
On Saturday (3/9/2008) the Yreka Western Baldwin Mikado was pulled out of its winter snooze to pull a wedding train from the Yreka Station to the Shasta River...
Perhaps the change to DST got you ahead of yourself, but the wedding must have been on 3/8/2008, not 3/9. ;-) Also, was Fireman Tuttle keeping sober vigilance,...
Larry, Nice shots, especially that last one. While I can see why you would like to filter out that tree that partially blocked the view of Shasta, it is a...
I posted some photos of the EMD 567B 8-Cylinder Engine which was removed from SW8 YW #21. It was sitting out in front of the locomotive barn last Saturday...
Because the ailing SW8's and MRS-1 Alco could not be depended on to handle the freight traffic any longer, SD9 LMLX 439 was brought to the Yreka Western as a...
Greetings: There is a post on another discussion board to the effect that one of the Harriman passenger coaches on the YW has been moved to Montegue where it...
