Nostalgia & History > A Ride on RDC SP-10 -- Northwestern Pacific Railroad

1. SP-10 RDC as Northwestern Pacific Railroad Train 4, the Redwood, at Fort Seward, CA the evening of January 30, 1971

2. Northwestern Pacific Railroad Train Board at Eureka, CA on January 31, 1971.  A selfie of sorts.

3. Through the redwoods on NWP Train 3, the Redwood, near Scotia, CA on  January 31, 1971



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4. Scenery along the Eel River on NWP Train 3, the Redwood on January 31, 1971

5. SP-10 RDC as NWP Train 3, the Redwood at Fort Seward, CA on January 31, 1971

6. SP-10 RDC as NWP Train 3, the Redwood meeting freight at Dos Rios, CA on January 31, 1971



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 02/18/17 19:19 by MartyBernard.

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7.  SP-10 RDC as NWP Train 3, the Redwood, at Dos Rios, CA on January 31, 1971

Enjoy Roger's photos,
Mary Bernard



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Very nice, Marty

Fantastic!

Wow. Thanks for sharing. Looks like the young man was having fun. Do you think he became a railfan even if he wasn't at the time? <G>

Victor A. Baird
http://www.erstwhilepublications.com

The final months of Trains 3 and 4, the Redwood.

 

Some of the best photos I've seen of the Budd car, thanks!

The hoghead in the blue jacket sure looks like Bill Bish; he would have caught this job off the extra board.

And it appears they were dog friendly to boot!

I really wish that I would have been able to ride this line.

While I don't know who the engineer was way back "then" I also rode SP 10 from Eureka to Willits. Myself and another unknown "kid" (I was around 16 at the time) rode up with the engineer for the entire trip and he let us take turns blowing the horn as we went along - super friendly crews back then.

Railbaron Wrote:
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> While I don't know who the engineer was way back
> "then" I also rode SP 10 from Eureka to Willits.
> Myself and another unknown "kid" (I was around 16
> at the time) rode up with the engineer for the
> entire trip and he let us take turns blowing the
> horn as we went along - super friendly crews back
> then.

Surprised Charlie Coleman the conductor would let you get near the engineer room. He was the pit bull guarding the engineer