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Building East – February
Our Build East Track Construction Crew was back out for its first Saturday work session in February which happened to coincide with the first day of the month. Alas it also coincided with an atmospheric river that was bringing rain to much of northern California, but still a lot of progress was made.
The Big Switch…
With the New Year here and Train of Lights season over, it was time to break up the TOL consist that has called our mainline in Brightside home for over two months. With a new operating season arriving in March, we need to get our regular season consist ready while storing away those cars we do not use as often. Take a look at the big switching operation held on Sunday, January 19, 2025 with three train crews operating across one very cold day in Niles Canyon.
Boiler work update – SP #1744
On the weekend of October 26th and 27th, a crew of six volunteers from our Niles Canyon Railway Steam Department headed north to the shop of our contractor, Stockton Locomotive …