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Western Railroad Discussion > Some images from the ex-SP Cascade LineDate: 11/25/21 21:04 Some images from the ex-SP Cascade Line Author: stanhunter Hi. I posted this earlier on the wrong discussion page, so here it is again....my apologies to anyone seeing it twice. That's what I get for trying to help prepare a big meal while posting photos....I drove from Stayton, Oregon, to Fair Oaks, California, last Saturday, November 20, 2021, and went by way of Oakridge and Klamath Falls, along the ex-SP Cascade Route, aka the Natron Cutoff. It was a beautiful day, and I saw several eastward (northbound, in UP parlance) trains. Here are a few photos from that trip.
1 and 2. Amtrak train 14, the Coast Starlight, passes through Oakridge, Oregon. 3. Helpers parked in Oakridge.    Date: 11/25/21 21:10 Re: Some images from the ex-SP Cascade Line Author: stanhunter 4 and 5. Lots of stored locomotives in Klamath Falls. I miss the simple, old-style UP paint, without flags, zigzags, etc.
6. Not sure of the history of this building, but I like it.    Date: 11/25/21 21:15 Re: Some images from the ex-SP Cascade Line Author: stanhunter 7 and 8. UP 6651 East (I know it's north, but it'll always be east to me) approaches Dorris, California, with Mt Shasta looming in the distance.
9. UP 6651 East is about to enter Tunnel 1 just north of Dorris.    Date: 11/25/21 21:22 Re: Some images from the ex-SP Cascade Line Author: stanhunter 10. Another eastbound skirts the flanks of Shasta at Hotlum, in the area that burned this past summer. The Dry Canyon Trestle is just out of view to the left.
11 and 12. I got to the top end of Lake Shasta just at twilight, in time to see how low the water level is, and to see the abandoned tunnel from the original SP alignment. Thanks for looking! Stan Hunter Fair Oaks, CA    Date: 11/26/21 06:22 Re: Some images from the ex-SP Cascade Line Author: photobob Date: 11/26/21 07:10 Re: Some images from the ex-SP Cascade Line Author: FiestaFoamer 7 in particular is a stunner! Wow! And it's great to see a little coverage of the Southern Oregon area.
Date: 11/26/21 07:53 Re: Some images from the ex-SP Cascade Line Author: FiveChime Great photos in terms of quality and variety!
Regards, Jim Evans Date: 11/26/21 08:37 Re: Some images from the ex-SP Cascade Line Author: BoilingMan Nice, Stan, really nice. I particularly like the B&W! (but I'm kinda funny that way... )
SR Date: 11/26/21 08:56 Re: Some images from the ex-SP Cascade Line Author: BAB Well there it is the Link River like it used to be thought that with all the rain there would start to be some storage in the lake.
Date: 11/26/21 09:25 Re: Some images from the ex-SP Cascade Line Author: DD40 Number 7 is stunning!
Date: 11/26/21 10:05 Re: Some images from the ex-SP Cascade Line Author: TCnR Really like Amtrak at Oakridge, strong composition with the mountains, great colors. Very successful trip.
t4p. Date: 11/26/21 15:40 Re: Some images from the ex-SP Cascade Line Author: mojaveflyer Really great seies Stan! I think #1, 7, and 10 wouldbe my picks of the litter! Looks like a very productive side trip..... Hope you had a enjoyable meal after that long drive!
James Nelson Thornton, CO www.flickr.com/mojaveflyer Date: 11/26/21 23:06 Re: Some images from the ex-SP Cascade Line Author: isambard Great assortment of photos, thank you. I lived in Oakridgefor a year when I was a kid and it was a Serious Railroad Town, nice to see some contemporary photographs.
I also liked it when UP washed and painted its locos once in a while. |