Bloody nose

Modoc Northern Railroad

A Trip to Alturas, page 2

Our train enters the wye and heads into the morning sun at 10:17 a.m. with the KAGO radio tower in the background.

Turning east at Texum wye
Photo # 1-6-06Texum1

Heading east at Texum wye
Photo # 1-6-06Texum2

10:19: Clear of the wye switch, the train stops to allow the brakeman to line the switch back to the normal position and walk to the head end.  The train departs Texum at 10:27.

Waiting at Texum
Photo # 1-6-06Texum3

At 10:50 our train rolls eastbound through Stukel at Lower Klamath Falls Highway. 

Eastbound at Stukel
Photo # 1-6-06Stukel

Our train is by Chin Road, site of the famous Wong's Potato plant, at 10:58 a.m.

Eastbound at Wong's
Photo # 1-6-06ChinRd

Approaching Merrill Pit Road, 1011 passes an old rusted truck chassis hiding in a field.

Eastbound - truck chassis
Photo # 1-6-06oldtruck

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