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 coordinates: N42 11.137 W121 46.349

Heading east at Texum wye
Photo coordinates: N42 11.070 W121 46.322

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 coordinates: N42 11.070 W121 46.322

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

Eastbound at Stukel
Photo coordinates: N42 06.700 W121 42.332

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

Eastbound at Wong's
Photo coordinates: N42 03.924 W121 39.544

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

Eastbound - truck chassis
Photo coordinates: N42 02.670 W121 37.809

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