Western Railroad Discussion > Mural Monday; Blue Lake, Ca

On a recent trip to the coast I decided to cruise the old Arcata & Mad River right-of-way. What a neat line this must have been "back in the day". I remember seeing three of their GE 44 Tonners sitting by the side of the road in 1986 or 87.

Certainly worth the side trip off of Highway 299...

1. Mural in downtown Blue Lake
2. Old Annie & Mary Depot, now a museum.

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Are any rails still there...???

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> Are any rails still there...???


Only in the grade crossings. There was a proposal to rebuild the line back in 1997 but, with a $5mil plus cost and no connection to the outside world, the plan was shelved. According to online sources, a creditor of the NWPY tore up the track and sold it for scrap as partial payment on their debt.

1. Rails in Street
2. Rails near the mill site

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Two A&MR switch lists from the summer of '71.

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All those industries were gone except for Simpson in March, 1982

Here's a photo I made recently, good shot of a SP GP9 in it. Photo 1-

I'm a Timber Heritage volunteer, we own the Arcata and Mad River #101, and also The A&MR RR #7, the shay.

Photo 2- Us building some track to operate it out of it's car barn in Samoa.

Photo 3- The Arcata and Mad River 7 in our roundhouse.

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