Steam & Excursion > Steam Returns to the Santa Cruz Boardwalk

Santa Cruz Portland Cement 0-4-0T #2(H.K. Porter 1909) is making a guest appearance this weekend on the Santa Cruz & Monterey Bay R.R. with two roundtrips Saturday and Sunday between the Boardwalk and m.p. 23 near Wilder Ranch on the line to Davenport. Running on the Santa Cruz, Big Trees & Pacific between Felton and Santa Cruz will add to the mileage the tank engine will rack up. Details as follows:
http://www.roaringcamp.com/newsletter

SCPC #2 is seen making its way down Chestnut St. in Santa Cruz this morning and passing the wig wag at Chestnut and Lincoln. Yes, Santa Cruz can experience congestion in July as the two spot crawls its way through traffic on the Boardwalk.



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Today's train curves away from the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and a few miles up the line toward Davenport is seen on the trestle at Antonelli Pond.

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SCPC #2 is seen in three views in Felton this morning representing the first standard gauge steam in town in decades.

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Terrific photos! I'll be out and about riding and chasing the trips this weekend, and I can't wait! Thanks for posting!

-Nick

As someone who stopped and visited #2 in her previous location at Pollardville, it does my heart good to see her running through Santa Cruz near her original "home rails".

Long live the Chiggen!

Looks like a pretty good load for an 0-4-0, expecially after seeing the grade in one of the photos.

wabash2800 Wrote:
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> Looks like a pretty good load for an 0-4-0,
> expecially after seeing the grade in one of the
> photos.


There's a diesel back there.


Marty Bernard

That's great to see steam on the old Felton line again.

The diesel did not have to do any helping today. Only pulled the train backwards.


Jeff

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These photos are killing me. I wish I didn't have so many commitments here in Oregon, otherwise I'd be taking pictures there in Santa Cruz too.

wabash2800 Wrote:
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> Looks like a pretty good load for an 0-4-0,
> expecially after seeing the grade in one of the
> photos.


Yah, but she's a BIG 0-4-0! I saw her up close at MRSR and she's no slouch!

Regarding steam engines, water and the drought in Santa Cruz this year: any official impact on daily steam operations at Roaring Camp? Less trains?

Historic occasion! Thanks for the great photos.

Steve Mitchell
http://www.yardgoatimages.com

These pictures are incredible and amazing!! Was there a filming crew documenting this?? If so, POST A CLIP!!

Fantastic photos!!
We were there yesterday, and all I can say it is epic.
For lovers of steam locomotives and railroading, this is one of the neatest stories.
The H. K. Porter. Santa Cruz Portland Cement #2 has returned to her home area after more than 80 years. A steam locomotive is running again in the Santa Cruz/Davenport area. The last steam train to run there was some 50 plus years ago! A real happening this weekend, and an event to make all steam fans proud!
The photos are just great!
John

Here, the Porter and her train are arriving back at Roaring Camp in Felton at the end of Friday's run in Santa Cruz.



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Great photos, bummed I can't get there in person to watch, so thanks for posting.

Nathan

So, kind of curious. Did they run it backwards from the Boardwalk to Felton because there's no wye in Felton?

Also, who owns this locomotive? How did they get it to Roaring Camp?

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tviano Wrote:
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> So, kind of curious. Did they run it backwards
> from the Boardwalk to Felton because there's no
> wye in Felton?
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> Also, who owns this locomotive? How did they get
> it to Roaring Camp?
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> Posted from Android

Stathi Pappas owns Santa Cruz Portland Cement #2.

It arrived by a low boy truck after visiting the Niles Canyon Railway earlier this year for the Tank engine festival.

Link to the SCPC #2 website: http://www.scpc2.com/

Bob



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Would be curious how Stathi and the Chiggen Steam crew pulled this off....a lot of videos are surfacing and it is all SO COOL!