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| Author: | rock island lines [ Fri Jun 12, 2015 10:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | ID this 1960's rail museum? |
This slide is on Ebay. No identification except the year, 1966. What collection is this? Click here to see the full-size image: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Old-Railroad-Cr ... 486bfb5aa3 |
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| Author: | dinwitty [ Fri Jun 12, 2015 10:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ID this 1960's rail museum? |
that symbol on the building on the left looks like a skunk, reminds me of the skunk lines Thats the California and Western...thats just a guess right now. |
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| Author: | Al Stangenberger [ Fri Jun 12, 2015 10:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ID this 1960's rail museum? |
Yes, that's the California Western in Fort Bragg, CA. Their Skunk logo is a dead giveaway, also the railbus just barely visible on the right edge of the photo confirms it. |
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| Author: | John T [ Sat Jun 13, 2015 9:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ID this 1960's rail museum? |
California Western without question. You can see one of their fire engine red coaches between the water tank and the shed. Most of the buildings in the photo are still there but the loco crane is long gone. |
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| Author: | JDLX [ Sat Jun 13, 2015 10:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ID this 1960's rail museum? |
I guess it should be pointed out that in 1966 the California Western was a fully functioning common carrier railroad surviving mostly on lumber traffic shipped from the Fort Bragg mill owned by its corporate parent and NOT a museum. In 1966, California Western's "Super Skunk" excursion service using the ex-Medford Corporation Baldwin Mikado would have been in its second year. Interesting photo... Jeff Moore Elko, NV |
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