The Historic and Present Day By an appreciative rail fan and admirer of the hundred mile short line, that defied, weather, mountains, time and economics, for the longest time.

End of the line! Mt Shasta is the only remaining link to civilization the McCloud River Railroad, McCloud Railway has left.  With its opposite end BNSF connection permanently closed all traffic now flows through this yard. The railroad originally mated up with the SP at Upton CA, but shortened it's run by connecting at Sisson, so to be renamed, Mt. Shasta City. McCloud trains back into this yard, after having switched directions at signal butte the train runs the rest of the way, back to front. Trains run engine first up the hill, engine last down the hill.

 

Mt Shasta Topo Showing Original Location of Upton	Mt Shasta Topo	Mt Shasta Aerial Overview	Mt Shasta Aerial
Mt Shasta Interchange Track Plan	Stub Track Empty	Off to McCloud	North Of Interchange
A Cities Namesake	Looking Into Interchange From	Tail End of  UP train going through yard	Mt Shasta Aerial View

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