McCloud River RR Gold Spike Special by Wagner, Jack R - 1955

San Mateo, California: The Western Railroader, 1955. Stapled Binding. Very Good. 0x0x0. Top edge of front wrapper lightly rubbed and smudged. 1955 Stapled Binding. 40 pp. On January 21, 1897, the backers of the McCloud River Lumber Company incorporated the McCloud River Railroad Company to assume construction and operation of a railroad started the previous year projected to connect its sawmill on the southeast flank of California's Mt. Shasta with the Central Pacific Railroad mainline. The McCloud River Railroad survived through ninety five and a half sometimes turbulent years, in the process becoming an endearing presence in both the communities the railroad served and the railfan community. On July 1, 1992, the McCloud Railway Company acquired the operating assets, and though much of the line has since been abandoned the railroad still exists as a common carrier between McCloud and Mt. Shasta City. The purpose and intent of this website is to document the railroad operations of McCloud,… Read More