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.

Picture # 10

Solitude: This to me is the McCloud River Railroad. Nearly one hundred miles of well rusted light weight rail,  rough hewn ties reeking of creosote and mounds of red lava ballast, stretching as far as the eye can see, completely empty.  In years passed, these rails near Burney might have seen daily service, of late they have seen weekly service, if that and now, scheduled to be abandoned, they are soon likely never to see another train.

Reference  McCloud River Railroad Map

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