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Although none were printed this year, I thought I'd share some photos I shot for CTC Board's Day in North America 2004. I started early and headed down the hill from Mount Shasta City, CA and heard the detector go off just south of Cantara Loop. I flew down to Sawmill Curve, parked and walked around the curve to setup for a shot of the train coming out of the shadows of the Sacramento River canyon. UP 5761 rounded the curve and came to a stop because they couldn't determine if the signal was green. After talking to the dispatcher, they proceeded north. I walked up to the south switch at Mott and caught CEFX 2805 leading a loaded ballast train. UP 5775 followed closely behind with a mixed freight. I headed south and caught CEFX-lead train under Castle Crags in great sunlight. I noticed that the smoke from forest fires was creeping from the south and was turning the usual blue skies brown. The rest of the afternoon was a bit slow, but the smoke created some unusual light.

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Date: 10/16/2004 Road #: UP 5761   (3 photos) Location: Sawmill Curve Builder/Model: GE C44AC-CTE more...   Early morning light hits the nose of this northbound freight as it climbs out of the Sacramento River Canyon.  Date: 10/16/2004 Road #: CEFX 2805   (2 photos) Location: Mott Builder/Model: EMD SD40-2 more...   A ballast train led by CEFX 2805 (originally built as SP 8844) leads a train on its former home rails despite mergers, rebuilds and leasing companies.  Date: 10/16/2004 Road #: UP 5775   (3 photos) Location: Mott Builder/Model: GE C44AC-CTE more...   UP 5775 follows the ballast train down into the upper Sacramento River Canyon.  Date: 10/16/2004 Road #: CEFX 2805   (2 photos) Location: Soda Creek Builder/Model: EMD SD40-2 more...   CEFX 2805 pulls a loaded ballast train below Castle Crags just south of Dunsmuir, CA.  Date: 10/16/2004 Road #: UP 5775   (3 photos) Location: Dunsmuir, CA Builder/Model: GE C44AC-CTE more...   UP 5775 heads south out of the Dunsmuir yard below Castle Crags.  Date: 10/16/2004 Road #: UP 5775   (3 photos) Location: Castella, CA Builder/Model: GE C44AC-CTE more...   UP 5775 below Castle Crags  Date: 10/16/2004 Road #: UP 4540 Location: Azalea, CA Builder/Model: EMD SD70M more...   UP 4540 leads a southbound Z train at the norht end of Azalea.  Date: 10/16/2004 Road #: UP 5786   (2 photos) Location: Dunsmuir, CA Builder/Model: GE C44AC-CTE more...   The crew of UP 5786 brings their train to a stop at the Dunsmuir depot for a crew change. It's a busy day with a southbound on their tail and a trio of northbounds waiting to head up to Oregon.  Date: 10/16/2004 Road #: UP 5719   (9 photos) Location: Dunsmuir, CA Builder/Model: GE C44AC-CTE more...   One of the new crew members boards UP 5719 to take this southbound to Roseville, CA.  Date: 10/16/2004 Road #: UP 5731   (3 photos) Location: Dunsmuir, CA Builder/Model: GE C44AC-CTE more...   UP 5731 rolls past the Dunsmuir water tank while it waits for a southbound to make its crew change and clear the north switch.    Next 10 >>

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