Arcata & Mad River Shay 7, during its brief operation hauling tourists. I understand the A&MR trackage (out of Eureka, California)was salvaged a few years ago. Is that correct?

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Hey Bob:

I think you have a wrong link.

Bob- Yes, you have the wrong link there...this one brings up a Western & Atlantic locomotive.

To answer your question...A&K Railroad Materials scrapped the A&MR trackage in November and December 1997. I've heard differing stories on why this was done...one story had the North Coast Railroad Authority selling the rails to meet payroll, another story A&K taking the trackage to settle an unpaid debt the NCRA owed them. At any rate the North Coast Railroad quit the old A&MR in the later part of 1993 due to bad track conditions and no money available for improvements.

Jeff Moore
Elko, NV