Western Railroad Discussion > WCRC 102 @ Ellensburg, WA; 06/1993

WCRC 102 is seen at the Ellensburg, Washington depot in the summer of 1993. The train had run north from Yakima. It ran around its train at Ellensburg and proceeded back to Yakima. It went south with the same boxcars it brought north

I'm not really sure what this run was all about, but I'm glad I got a few shots of it

Jonathan Fischer
West Seattle, WA

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Nice set of F's! Thanks for sharing!

Nice looking units in this photo! They were a mite downtrodden when purchased by
Carrizo Gorge Railway a few years later! Lots of memories with these units!


Ran many miles with these units on work trains and freights with CZRY! They're still
around but stuck in Jacumba, CA. waiting for the line to reopen(if ever) to remove
them from the old SD&AE. Blockages in Mexico at the former Tunnel 3 and a major
rockfall at the east end of Tunnel 16 in the Carriso Gorge!

Mike

Nice series! Now I know where I saw those F's, was at Jucumba, CA.

Larry

Nice unit. I visited this depot in 2011. There is a caboose nearby.

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,
https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1

Our group of fans must of been at lunch when you stopped by the depot.  6/26/93 I rented the F's for the run Yakima to Ellensburg and back. I chased to Ellensburg,
then was in the lead unit on the way back. Had an article in Railfan Mag about the trip. I was handed a company radio and stopped the train where ever we wanted it.
In the first shot, we had the fans on board get off and clear brush around the units. In the one by Rosa Dam, I and one other fan were the only ones to get off and get this spot. It is
very hard to get there on foot. I have to say I was sure something was going to go wrong, weather, safety issues or something, but it went as smooth as possible. Caboose
was full of fans too.

Keith A (ft)



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/20/20 14:11 by FT.

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