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The White Mountain Scenic Railway was based in
McNary, Arizona.
White Mountain Scenic Railway engine No. 36 was
a 2-8-2.
The White Mountain Scenic Railway owned another
2-8-2 locomotive, the old Samta Maria Valley No. 100. It was
later moved to Heber, Utah.
You can buy a 2008 calendar featuring my photographs of steam locomotives.
Steam locomotives photographed in California and Colorado include:
Eureka Skunk Train #45
Durango-Silverton #478 K-28 Narrow-gauge
Sierra Shay No 2
Santa Fe #3751
Union Pacific Challenger #3985.
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It snowed heavily during the 1971 fall color
run of the White Mountain Scenic Railway.
This ride on the White Mountain Scenic Railway
gave a good impression of what riding the trans-siberian railway
must have been like.
A short while later engine No. 36 was sold to a
new McCulloch housing development in northern Arizona. For a
short while it was used to take prospective property buyers on
tours of the development.
The California Western Railroad operates the
Skunk Trains between Fort Bragg and Willits, California. Engine
No. 45 is a 2-8-2 Baldwin. It was built in 1924. It is seen here
at the Fort Bragg Station.
You can buy 8"x10" or 11"x14" prints of my photo of Skunk Train Steam Engine No. 45, Fort Bragg.
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Eureka Skunk Train Motorcar M-300.
Engine No. 45 at the Willits terminus.
Visit the California
Western Railroad web site.
Durango & Silverton Narrow
Gauge Railroad engine No. 478 is part of a fleet of 2-8-2 steam
engines operated between Durango and Silverton, Colorado. It is a
K-28 class narrow gauge engine.
Visit the Durango
& Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad web site. Durango &
Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad provides year round train service
operating a historical train with rolling stock indigenous to the
line. The locomotives used to pull today’s train remain 100%
coal-fired, steam-operated. The locomotives are 1923-25 vintage
and are maintained in original condition.
Santa Fe engine No. 3751 is a Northern class 4-8-4 Baldwin. It was built in 1927 for the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway. She was retired from revenue service in 1953.
Engine No. 3751 pulled the California Limited excursion train from Los Angeles to Bakersfield on December 28, 1991 and returned to LA on December 30.
California Limited at North
Edwards, December 28, 1991
California Limited outside
Bakersfield, December 28, 1991
California Limited outside
Bakersfield, December 28, 1991
This video follows the California Limited excursion train from North Edwards through Mojave and the Tehachapi Pass to Bakersfield on December 28, 1991.
This video follows Santa Fe steam locomotive 3751 pulling the California Limited excursion train from Helendale through Victorville, Summit, and the Cajon Pass on December 30, 1991.
This video shows the many vintage rail cars that comprised the California Limited.
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You can buy 8"x10" or 11"x14" prints of my photo of Santa Fe Steam Locomotive Northern No. 3751 at Bakersfield, California on December 28, 1991.
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Silver Solarium of the California
Zephyr next to Highway 58 east of Bakersfield, December 28, 1991.
Silver Solarium of the California
Zephyr next to Highway 58 east of Bakersfield, December 28, 1991.
Silver Solarium of the California
Zephyr in the Bakersfield Station, December 28, 1991.
Santa Fe 3751 is now in the collection of the San Bernardino Railroad
Historical Society. 
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Shay No. 2 is operated by the Sierra Railroad of the Railtown
1897 Historic Park in Jamestown, California. Three steam
cylinders are mounted vertically just forward of the cab. The
power is transmitted to four-wheeled drive trucks at both the
front and rear through a series of gears.
This Shay was built for Hutchinson Lumber Co. in Oroville, California in 1922. It carried Lima Locomotive Works shop number 3177. It was last operated by Georgia-Pacific Corporation of Feather Falls, California.
Steve Rolle maintains an unofficial web sote devoted to the Sierra Railroad.
Find out more about Shay locomotives.
Fillmore & Western 2-8-0 steam
engine 51 at Santa Paula on April 23, 1995.
Visit the Fillmore & Western Railroad web site.
Union Pacific Challenger No. 3985 paid a visit
to Southern California in August 2000. I chased it from Pomona to
Yermo on August 20. Link to a page of pictures of Union Pacific Challenger 3985.
Chase the Union Pacific Challenger class 4-6-6-4 steam locomotive 3985 from Pomona through Cajon Pass and Victorville to Yermo on August 20, 2000.
Santa Fe steam
locomotive 3751 made an
unassisted run from Union Station to San Bernardino to be displayed at the
rededication of the depot.
Link to Don Winslow's collection of steam locomotive photos.
Visit the Steam Incorporated site, which features New
Zealand steam train information.
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