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Along The Line:
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Cayton from the north in 1982. The grade of the formerly longer siding is visible to the left of the mainline. John A. Dixon photo, Jeff Moore collection.
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When Dicalite established its reload at Cayton the railroad placed a former Camino, Placerville & Lake Tahoe boxcar body on blocks next to the siding to facilitate
transfering bagged product from trucks to boxcars. Pat Driscoll photo, Jeff Moore collection.
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The boxcar body in July 2008. Jeff Moore photo.
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Dicalite built this small shed to house the compressor used to blow bulk diatomaceous earth into covered hoppers. Jeff Moore photo.
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Four of Dicalite's leased covered hoppers at Cayton in 2006. Jeff Moore photo.
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The Cayton section shed in 2006. Jeff Moore photo.
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McCloud train crews used to openly wonder what exactly kept their trains on the rail on the Caytton siding. Date stamps on many of the ties the salvage contractor dug
from the ground by March 2010 showed most to have been in place since the Burney line had been built. Jeff Moore.
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Looking north up the grade of the former main line through Cayton in March 2010. The old boxcar body would be removed shortly after this photo. Jeff Moore.
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