Western Railroad Discussion > Dunsmuir Area - Mossbrae Falls trail access

Regarding the UPRR tracks along the Sacramento River to Mossbrae Falls above Dunsmuir, Calif -
A friend told me the UP had built a fence somewhere along their tracks to discourage trespassers?
Anyone heard about or seen this?  Thanks.

Rick2582 / Redding CA

There has been a lot of work going on in that part of the canyon. Haven't heard a specific description of the work, they have tossed out a few locations about a bridge that sounds like the crossing right next to Mossbrea. Not as much radio traffic about people on the tracks, could be something. Have to count the parked cars and extrapolate.

https://www.dunsmuir.com/attractions

+ Often thought Photobob needed a table at the Shasta Retreat bridge to sell a few more 8x10's.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/22/24 10:53 by TCnR.

It is still wide open with dozens, some days perhaps hundreds, of people walking the tracks up to the falls. There is talk/vague plans of an official trail, involving a new pedestrian bridge over the Sacto River which UP has said might be possible if a fence was constructed along the UP ROW....but progress towards achieving that has been slow.

Other voices in the community think there are already too many people visitng the falls and that an official trail would facilitate excessive numbers of people to visit a fragile resource and it seems likely any trail proposal will face legal challenges. An official trail is a ways off, if it ever happens. 

I've seen people pushing baby carriages up the tracks, foreign tourists completely oblivious to the reality that they are walking a live railroad track. But a company that seemingly couldn't care less about having hundreds of containers a day broken in to in southern California and elsewhere along its lines has been unwilling to put any effort into stopping tourists walking its tracks despite the risks.