Shovin' between the Switchbacks - a photo on Flickriver

            When Southern Pacific ran some salvage trains on the abandoned Oregon, California & Eastern, it was the first time power from The Friendly ran over Switchback Hill since the mid-70s. To add to the incongruity, the sounds of turbocharged EMDs reinforced that this was not George Weyerhaeuser's OC&E any more. 

In this high noon image, a train of empty gons heading for Sycan is shoving away from the West Switchback, which is just behind me and to the left. Once the train clears the turnout at East Switchback, it will proceed forward, down the grade to Sprague River.

Taken in: United States / Oregon / Klamath (show map)

Taken on: May 14, 1993

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Camera: Plustek OpticFilm 8200i (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Plustek OpticFilm 8200i
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 15.0 (Windows)
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