Went south as far as Perez last Saturday, the 4th of February 2006. Both the MNRR locos are still dead in Tule Lake and the UP leaser was idling with only a...
... The last train I chased on the modoc through that diamond was the Alturas Turn on a return trip when it still ran on Sundays. There was almost a very rare...
... This may have been covered before, but are all the stored cars cleared out of Perez? UP used to have a fairly decent string of boxcars parked there. ... I...
... cleared ... parked ... Hi Greg, There are stilll 40 cars at Perez. They have moved them to the north end of the siding so that they can access the wye,...
David Sierakowski is re-initializing his dream of putting rail back on the Oregon, California & Eastern Railway trail. He has contacted Weyerhaeuser, Oregon...
Fascinating concept...I think getting something all the way out to Sycan Marsh is far fetched, especially for a tourist railroad...but I could see something...
Has anyone heard about this? Apparently, since Trains Unlimited Tours big Siskiyou trip went in the dumpster because of CORPs track issues, they have...
Greg, I hadn't heard about this yet but they usually don't tell the PNWR crews much about such things. Sounds interesting and also sounds like a lot of ...
(please excuse the multiple group posting which might lead to a repeat posting if you belong to more than one of the above groups) This is an invitation to...
Craig/MNRR Railfans: Just checking in on the status of the MNRR GE's to see if they are operational yet. What a shame to have to rely on UP leased power to ...
I have not seen any of the MNRR power in use yet. Yesterday, I am pretty sure I saw UP 9212 getting ready to pick up some cars in KF yard but didn't have time...
Sounds to me like UP 9212 had best be careful, or their locomotive may end up green! It could become their second Katy heritage unit, I suppose... You may...
Yesterday at the Clackamas swap meet, a couple of guys mentioned that they wanted to photograph the MNRR when they are going to/from Winterail on the second...
Unless something has changed since last week, both the MNRR units are still dead at Tule Lake yard. I have personally heard nothing thus far locally about the...
My wife's grandfather, Merrill "Red" Rodgers, worked on the the Espee Modoc line for several years out of Alturas. Checking with my mother-in-law today to...
The 7780 should be back in service tomorrow (March 1, 2006). A compressor should be arriving any time now so that the 1011 can be back up and running soon....
Craig: It is encouraging to hear at least one of the MNRR GE's will be in operation tomorrow, and maybe both by week's end. And not so encouraging to hear of...
I am sure it is not a matter of vandalism or sabotage, but your guess about ground softening due to precip makes sense. When you couple that with track that...
Not to mention that the LCRR tracks have probably seen more trains per week since last November than they have in a long time, since UP only served Alturas...
My ex wife and I took a loop drive to Alturas and back home through Lakview today (Saturday). At Tule Lake, the UP 9212 was idling in the house track with...
Craig: What a find to catch MNRR 7780 at work! Glad to hear its operating, even though there are loading problems. That pull of a triple at Howard's Gulch...
... get ... I did not enter the yard this time, but last time I was there I did. I have gotten permission from Matt to access any part of the MNRR right of way...
... Did the 3 BL-20's arrive there yet? Here is a copy and paste of what is happening. Jim in Kelowna B.C. I see the BL-20's are leaving B.C. A C.N. trace...
With all the trouble Sunday in the Sacramento River Canyon, do any of you in and around Calamity Flats know if the MNRR got much snow? There is supposedly...
Sort of interesting about the conditions of UP's lines in California; and they thought they didn't need the Modoc! It would have made for interesting (and...
IF I get a chance tomorrow I'll go south and check it out. Klamath Falls had some pretty good snow showers but nothing stuck more than a few hours. It is not...
7780 and a train of empties and the caboose is scheduled to depart Alturas yard for Lakeview on the LCRR at 8:00 AM tomorrow, Thursday March 8. The speed...
