McCloud River Railroad - McCloud Railway: Steam Engine # 25

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On one of my visits to McCloud (which I can unfortunately number on one hand.) I was standing around the station waiting for an excursion to arrive when I heard a whistle.  It wasn't a horn...but a whistle, the kind a steam engine makes. I had to go find out what it was! Apparently the MCRY had arranged for a photographer to come by that day and take some PR shots of #25 dragging so MR Box cars along the north Leg of the McCloud Yard wye. Now anyone who might now the yard layout knows that track is nearly a half mile from the station so I was busting a gut all the way trying to get there in time to take a picture and stopping (as a got close to snap what I could, here is the result.
Nearly in cardiac arrest, I made it to the scene, perched on the rise is the 'professional" taking the pictures
#25 showing her stuff.
A Close Up of # 25 and driver
" ...and she drove right out of our lives"

 

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