Roaring Camp and
Big Trees Railroad
On our Train Trip out west, we visited the Roaring Camp and
Big Trees Railroad. It is a small logging railroad which still
uses Shays and Heislers on their excursions! The entire railroad
is on a steep mountain, so, the utilization of a switchback is
mandatory. Even so, the railroad has 10.4% and 11.9% grades in
some areas! They have a Class B 2 truck Shay, a Class C 3 truck
Shay and a Heisler. We rode the Heisler...
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A small yard switcher
Here is the Class B Shay exiting the engine shed
A side view of the Class B Shay
A shot of the Heisler
Another shot of the Heisler
Picture of our excursion train , note the size of those
trees and the sharp curve!
Picture of the entire train, we were in the last car
Shot of the switchback, left track was an 11.9% grade,
right track a "small" 7.6% grade!
Shot of one of the bridges
Sad picture of a Climax
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