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.

Below find a collection of basic facts and figures on the McCloud River Railroad

Engine Number	Engine Type	Engine Builder	Built Date	Notes		Picture (If Available)
Steam Roster
#1	2-6-0	Baldwin	1891	Acquired	From California Ry #2
				Disposed	Scrapped 1932 (as MCRR #12?)
#2	Heisler 3tr	Stearns	1897	Acquired	New?
				Disposed	Off records 1905
#3	Heisler 2tr	Stearns	1896	Acquired	Unknown, Possibly From McCloud Lumber Company?
				Disposed	Scrapped 1930
#4	2-6-2	Baldwin	1898	Acquired	New Baldwin Locomotive Works
				Disposed	Scrapped 1939
#6 (#5 and #6)	0-6-6-0T	Baldwin	1900	Acquired	New From Baldwin originally One unit but due to many derailments units were separated into units #5 and #6
				Disposed	Several owners then scrapped
#7	4-6-0	Baldwin	1886	Acquired	Weed Lumber Co
				Disposed	Hetch hetchy
#8	2-6-2	Baldwin	1901	Acquired	New Baldwin Locomotive Works
				Disposed	Amador Central On Display Ione CA
#9	2-6-2	Baldwin	1901	Acquired	New Baldwin Locomotive Works
				Disposed	Several Owners
#10	2-6-2	Baldwin	1901	Acquired	New Baldwin Locomotive Works
				Disposed	Yreka Western Scrapped 1944
#11	2-6-2	Baldwin	1904	Acquired	New Baldwin Locomotive Works
				Disposed	Scrapped 1939
#12	2-6-0	Baldwin	?	Acquired	Surmised to be #1 Renumbered
				Disposed	Scrapped 1932
#14	2-8-2	Baldwin	1907	Acquired	New Baldwin Locomotive Works
				Disposed	Scrapped 1955	*
#15	2-8-2	Baldwin	1907	Acquired	New Baldwin Locomotive Works	**
				Disposed	Scrapped 1955
#16	2-8-2	Baldwin	1913	Acquire	Silver Timber
				Disposed	Scrapped 1955
#17	2-8-2	Baldwin	1916	Acquired	Pacific Portland Cement
				Disposed	Scrapped 1955
#18	2-8-2	Baldwin	1914	Acquired	New Baldwin Locomotive Works
				Disposed	To Yreka Western, then reacquired and then to Virginia and Truckee
#19 "Pancho"	2-8-2	Baldwin	1915	Acquired	Many Previous owners
				Disposed	To Yreka Western	*
#20	2-6-2	Baldwin	1924	Acquired	New Baldwin Locomotive Works
				Disposed	Scrapped 1955
#21	2-6-2	Baldwin	1924	Acquired	New Baldwin Locomotive Works
				Disposed	Scrapped 1955
#22	2-6-2	ALCo	1925	Acquired	New ALCO
				Disposed	Scrapped 1955	*
#23	2-6-2	ALCo	1925	Acquired	New ALCO
				Disposed	Arcata And Mad River, Scrapped 1956
#24	2-6-2	ALCo	1925	Acquired	New ALCO
				Disposed	scrapped 1955
#25	2-6-2	ALCo	1925	Acquired	New ALCO
				Disposed	Sold and reacquired, restored and active
#26	2-8-2	Brooks	1915	Acquired	Copper River & Northwestern
				Disposed	Scrapped 1955
#27	2-8-2	Brooks	1915	Acquired	Copper River & Northwestern
				Disposed	Scrapped 1955
Diesel  Roster
#28	DRS6-6-1500	Baldwin	1948	Acquired	New Baldwin Locomotive works
				Disposed	Scrapped 1970
#29	DRS6-6-1500	Baldwin	1950	Acquired	New Baldwin Locomotive works
				Disposed	Magma Arizon, Displayed at Chandler AZ
#30	S-12	Baldwin	1953	Acquired	New Baldwin Locomotive works
				Disposed	Reacquired
#31	S-8	Baldwin	1953	Acquired	New Baldwin Locomotive works
				Disposed	Magma Arizona
#32	RS-12	Baldwin	1955	Acquired	New Baldwin Locomotive works
				Disposed	California Western
#33	RS-12	Baldwin	1955	Acquired	New Baldwin Locomotive works	*
				Disposed	California Western
#34	AS616	Baldwin	1952	Acquired	From Southern Pacific
				Disposed	Oregon North Western
#35	DRS6-6-1500	Baldwin	1949	Acquired	From Southern Pacific
				Disposed	US Steel
#36 (a)	DRS6-6-1500	Baldwin	1849	Acquired	From Southern Pacific
				Disposed	Scrapped 1970
#36 (b)	SD38	EMD	1969	Acquired	New GM EMD
				Disposed	Active
#37	SD38	EMD	1969	Acquired	New GM EMD
				Disposed	Active
#38	SD38	EMD	1969	Acquired	New GM EMD
				Disposed	Active
#39	SD38-2	EMD	1974	Acquired	New GM EMD
				Disposed	Union Pacific

* Images from post cards or original media

** Images Courtesy Of The McCloud Heritage Junction Museum Please see interchange page for more info on this.

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