In its latest customer service advisory, railroad managers say the last remaining rail outage is located between oroville and portola, calif. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible yearround. The setup package generally installs about 1 files. I followed the link after making a phone call and purchased my ticket. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. Feather river scenic byway california scenic drives on. The amazing feather river railroadssee the seven railroad wonders of the world. The western pacific was a late comer to americas railroad scene wp was not incorporated to build its main line from salt lake city to the san francisco bay area until 1903, and its final spike. Western pacifics feather river canyon route is one of the most famous, scenic, and highlyengineered railroad lines in all of north america. I would like to invite members of the feather river rail society to join me and the members of the operating department on saturday may 3 and sunday may 4, 2003 for our annual crew training. The operating department needs your help for this years 2003 operating season. Feather river trail lower section california alltrails. Jun 19, 2009 as i see it, the advantage of the hill over the feather river canyon is that despite more severe grades, the route is much shorter, and train speeds are not relegated to 25mph as they are in the canyon.
I wish i had had more time to photograph the western pacific. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash. The amazing feather river railroadssee the seven railroad. The feather river train shop opened its doors on august 1, 2003 with the intention of filling a void in the model railroad community by providing model trains and supplies to customers at reasonable prices.
New signals on the keddie, feather river route model. I ordered some track components and paint from him earlier this month. Try this cheap cheat, if you have an idea what the car is just find one that is close to it and copy and rename the folder and contents to it. Sell feather river trains magazine trains news wire.
Above, you see this special train crossing one of the classic views of the feather river canyon, the trestle at rock creek. Sep 16, 2008 have you ever woken up feeling that today was the day that you absolutely must go to winnemucca. Maybe there have been a couple of detours south of portland due to the fire in the colombian river gorge. Feather river national scenic byway route 70 north from oroville is really not all that scenic, in our opinion. The feather river route by 3dtrains is a representation of western pacifics 3rd subdivision between oroville and portola, california, which includes the scenic. Open first and second saturday of the month from 10. Nothing like seeing silver passenger cars traverse the feather river route. I saw a post on in early february about the feather river express that would run on april 1st and 2nd.
You will marvel at the bridges across steep gorges. These book are a bit odd in that they are not quite a photo book, and not quite a history book. Union pacific railroad opens donner pass tunnel to double. At feather river trains shipping fees are not a profit center. Description doubledeck bridge carrying ca 70 on the upper deck and the up former wp feather river route on the lower deck. This was especially true after seeing the works of steinheimer and other california photographers on donner. The first locomotive to travel on the feather river route, the engine attended the wps golden spike ceremony in november 1909, and was used for special railroad events after the end of steam on the railway, including an appearance in the movie pollyanna.
I know precious little about this fascinating logging railroad. May 15, 2014 feather river express iv keddie dinner train august 8910, 2014 the feather river express will again travel through the spectacular and normally freightonly route through feather river canyon, bringing folks to portola from the bay area and sacramento valley for the 32nd annual portola railroad days festival. Boudoir photo of the western pacific railroad depot in sacramento wtrain added. Learn about 3dtrains products including locomotive sets, routes, and services. Aug 01, 2011 this trestle is now part of the famous keddie wye. The train consisted of four stainless steal rail cars, three of which were domes silver solarium, silver smith, silver lariat, and silver splendor.
Built as part of railroadroad relocations in advance of the oroville dam construction. Photo gallery of western pacific trains through the feather. Feather river national scenic byway plumas county 2020. Union pacifics feather river canyon route still closed. January 6, 1850 south fork of feather river 25 miles from longs trading post, and. Have you ever wanted to relive a little bit of history. One of the largest lakes in california, it is host to a community of houseboats and popular for a variety of waterbased recreation, such as kayaking, swimming and bass fishing. Being a founding father for this museum he ended up on the board of directors and started the museum gift shop and the display room and spent countless hours working on. The feather river route is modeled as it might have appeared in 1968. Rail feather river express and trains unlimited tours. Also, being a ridge top route, the hill is not plagued by the winter rockslides in the feather river canyon. In its latest customer service advisory, railroad managers say the last remaining rail outage. Train tours, vacations, and excursions worldwide trains and. Blarsden graeagle road bridge plumas county, california built 1902, major repairs from fire damage in 1916, repaired 1935, 1933, and 1965 through truss bridge over middle fork feather river on blarsden graeagle road in mohawk vista.
If you are an admirer of highway and railway engineering, then go. The feather river express 4122006 by chris guenzler. The feather river railway was built in 1922 for the hutchinson lumber company to bring logs from feather falls, california, to a connection with the western pacific railroad wp at bidwell, california. Also, being a ridge top route, the hill is not plagued by the winter rockslides in. As i see it, the advantage of the hill over the feather river canyon is that despite more severe grades, the route is much shorter, and train speeds are not relegated to 25mph as they are in the canyon. Maybe there have been a couple of detours south of portland due to the fire in. May 10, 2008 description doubledeck bridge carrying ca 70 on the upper deck and the up former wp feather river route on the lower deck.
Msts open rails western pacific feather river route youtube. The feather river express 4 122006 by chris guenzler. The next adventure was getting involved in forming the feather river rail society and the western pacific railroad museum. The opportunity to operate a private charter train over the western pacific route between oakland and portola running via niles canyon, altamont pass and the.
The second volume covers the high line keddie north to bieber and the railroad east of keddie to salt lake city. May, 2018 i spoke with chuck a little over month ago. From 1910 until merging with union pacific railroad in 1982, the western pacific was one of the wests most popular railroads. The architecture involved in orchestrating this makes at the railyard. Placing order will open a new window on a secured server.
The wp would then transport the logs to the hutchinson sawmill in oroville, california. Brief history of the western pacific railroad mountain. The first volume covers the bay area east to keddie in the feather river canyon. By using the spectacular feather river canyon as its entrance into the sierra nevada range, the wp kept a gentle slope to its railroad and avoided the tremendous snow removal problems which rival southern pacific faced on its much steeper route over donner pass. Aug 12, 2010 the amazing feather river railroadssee the seven railroad wonders of the world. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their pcs, most are running windows 7 sp1 and windows xp. It was constructed between 1906 and 1909, and connects the. Also included is a segment of the 4th subdivision, from keddie to almanor. Union pacific railroad opened its donner pass route to domestic doublestack intermodal container freight traffic nov. We returned to the feather river canyon in 2009 and again.
The route begins just outside of oroville, home to feather river, the states first designated wild and scenic river. About twenty minutes later, a link was posted about how to get tickets online. Feather river trail lower section is a 3 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near oroville, california that features a river and is good for all skill levels. Have you ever woken up feeling that today was the day that you absolutely must go to winnemucca. Growing up along the southern pacific i was more interested in donner pass than the feather river canyon. Feather river express iv keddie dinner train august 8910. Crew training will be held on one weekend this year. It was constructed between 1906 and 1909, and connects the cities of.
Union pacifics route through the feather river canyon is still closed from heavy rains that plagued northern california starting more than three weeks ago. Model railroader is the worlds largest magazine on model trains and model railroad layouts. The feather river train shop specializes in providing the n scale model railroad community with trains and supplies at reasonable prices. It seems im hearing more trains through blairsden than i normally hear back home in west omaha. Id received a slightly different shade of brown polyscale paint i didnt even notice until i started using it. He had to close the brick and mortar due to escalating rent costs. Exciting new routes are coming to 3dtrains, including the wp feather river. A rail society is born western pacific railroad museum.
The architecture involved in orchestrating this makes this an impressive line in real life. The feather river train shop opened its doors on august 1, 2003 with the intention of filling a void in the model railroad community by providing model trains and. However, we all know that microsoft train simulator has its shortcomings. William swain letter written from the diggings in california. Hi folks, why not have some fun this halloween by treating yourself to a copy of the feather river addon. A geographical tour, san francisco to keddie western pacific rattenne, ken on. Western pacific railroad for sale collectibles for sale. Feather river route is a software program developed by 3dtrains. Making a good thing even better, weve visually tweaked everything on these routes from terrain textures to adding our own scalerail track system. According to brian solomons book, southern pacific railroad, the very first western pacific railroad.
Western pacific railroad the feather river route book vintage 1944 printed views. The feather river route is a rail line that was built and operated by the western pacific railroad. You can contact us via telephone, text message or email. Because of the different sizes, weights and shapes of our products, sometimes the calculated shipping estimate can be wrong. Pentrex visited the feather river canyon in 1991 to produce union pacifics feather river route. The most scenic route in the sierra nevada mountains. Up feather river route, part 2 rock creek trestle, chilcoot tunnel and more. The line was built to compete with the central pacific railroad and later southern pacific railroad, which at the time held a nearly complete monopoly on northern california rail.
It was constructed between 1906 and 1909, and connects the cities of oakland, california, and salt lake city, utah. The feather river route by 3dtrains is a representation of western pacifics 3rd subdivision between oroville and portola, california, which includes the scenic feather river canyon. Heres a couple more photos of the late, great feather river railway from the lens of the late jim wren. It wasnt quite so spurofthemoment but about a month ago i found out a major trackwork project in the vicinity of donner pass would force the union pacific to close the mainline entirely for five 24 hour periods between 12 august and 9 september 2008. Feather river route by 3dtrains should i remove it. Attracting fans from all over the world, the wps short but diverse route featured everything from urban industrial trackage in the thriving metropolis of the san francisco bay area to the scenic splendors and sleepy mountain communities of the famous feather river. The western pacific was a late comer to americas railroad scene wp was not incorporated to build its main line from salt lake city to the san francisco bay area. He has also had some recent family medical issues that took quite a bit of his time. From san francisco along the line of the western pacific railroad the feather river route to salt lake city 1944 unknown on.
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