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McCloud River Railroad - McCloud Railway -
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Number 15 Crossing an Early Trestle** |
| The History of the McCloud
River Railroad and the McCloud River Lumber Company can be easily broken
up into the six categories you see below. |
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Prior to
1896
A Wilderness Awaits:
A Resource Is Needed |
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1896-1900
Steel Over The
Mountain: A Railroad Arises |
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1900-1920
Pine Across The
Mountain: A Logging Railroad Lives |
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1920-1940
Mother McCloud: A
Legend Is Born |
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1940-1963
The Pangs Of War and
Burney Birth |
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1963-1992
Mother Leaves and The Glory Fades |
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1992-
Present
Redemption.... for a Time |
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Historic Photos from the
Heritage Junction Museum
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Number 5 With a
Load of Sweet Pine ** |
Band Saw Action
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A Load of
ties ready to leave Pondosa** |
A McCloud
Railcar |
A track gang
pulling ties at Ash Creek |
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| Please note this is a work in progress. For a complete
history of the McCloud River Railroad (at least up to 1992) may I
suggest the book by Robert M Hanft, "Pine Across the Mountain" which
while out of print is still available for those who look. |
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* images from post cards or
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**Image Courtesy Of The McCloud Heritage
Junction Museum Please see interchange page for more info on this.
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