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OCHR operating?

Todd Montgomery — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:36:07 GMT

The only thing I heard, was maybe using the diesel to pull some short excursion trains around the Coos Bay yard area,after getting the tracks operational.

Re: Oregon Coast Historical Railway update

Tim Stricker — Thu, 01 May 2008 04:55:03 GMT

Do they have a plan of operating somewhere? Todd Montgomery wrote: We went to Coos Bay OR on Saturday 4 26 2008 to check out

Oregon Coast Historical Railway update

Todd Montgomery — Thu, 01 May 2008 04:37:24 GMT

We went to Coos Bay OR on Saturday 4 26 2008 to check out the Oregon Coast Historical Railway. They have been working on the former Coos Bay Lumber #104

Re: Yreka Western Freight Operations -- Update

dick.dorn@... — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:02:50 GMT

Larry, Thanks for the update on the information on the YW. I was considering trip north to try to shoot YW freight operations. But with the cost of gas I did

Re: Yreka Western Freight Operations -- Update

Larry Tuttle — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:56:15 GMT

As of right now, TP is not shipping by rail on the YW. TP took CORP and RA at their word that service would cease on April 15 and made arrangements to truck

Re: Yreka Western Freight Operations

Tim Stricker — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:40:50 GMT

The only other thing that the YW hauls in that I know of is the occasion tank car for Suburban Propane, which is probably only a few cars per year. I think the

Re: Yreka Western Freight Operations

Jeff Moore — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:29:54 GMT

Sooooo...if TP is not loading any cars right now, then what else does the YW have to haul? Last time I passed through TP was the only shipper of any real

Re: Yreka Western Freight Operations

Tim Stricker — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:20:40 GMT

The YW currently uses No. 21 an ex-SP SW-8 for switching. The YW typically runs freight Monday-Friday and usually in the mornings if I remeber correctly. We

Re: Yreka Western Freight Operations

Larry Tuttle — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:19:08 GMT

I'll have more definitive info after this Saturday's rules class. But, from what I've heard through CORP not much is coming out in the way of veneer or chips.

Yreka Western Freight Operations

extra8800west — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:52:09 GMT

Does anyone have any information on time and days the Yreka Western operates freight trains? What are they currently using for power? Any information would be

Re: Passenger car leaving the YW???

Jeff Moore — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:09:20 GMT

Tim- Thanks for the reply. Itel Rail sold all of these old Incentive Per Diem boxcars to GE Capital back in 1992, and the McCloud Railway got about 17 of them

Re: Passenger car leaving the YW???

Tim Stricker — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:22:54 GMT

Jeff, I don't have the numbers on the car, but it was an ex City of Prineville boxcar. The old COPR logos were painted over, but you still see through them.

Re: Passenger car leaving the YW???

Jeff Moore — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:27:59 GMT

Tim- Very interesting...thanks for the information. Do you happen to have a car number on this boxcar under conversion? I assume that it came from the

Re: Passenger car leaving the YW???

Tim Stricker — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:01:04 GMT

An old McCloud 50' boxcar is currently in the process of being converted into an open air excrusion car. The roof has been removed along with all but about 3-4

Re: Passenger car leaving the YW???

Larry Tuttle — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:34:24 GMT

Yes, one of the Harriman's, which has recently been used on the Blue Goose, is leaving. It was taken to Montague where loading onto a truck is much easier.