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McCloud Rails : Equipment & Rolling Stock Details
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Outfit Cars
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The McCloud River owned a number of these old outfit cars, which were used primarily to house track crews while working in remote locations. The creation of roads eventually made it more feasible for track maintenance gangs to drive to work, and the use of these cars eventually fell out of favor. At least three remained on the property into the early 1960's, at which time they disappeared from the property, likely scrapped.
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This photo shows the #25 pulling two of the outfit cars and a long string of empty log flats somewhere out along the line in the very early 1960's. Photo is by and courtesy of Brian Curnow.
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Outfit car MR #552. The end of outfit car MR #553 is visible to the right, with the MR #551 to the left. Photo taken August 1963 by Stan F. Styles and is from the collection Jerry Lamper.
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Outfit car MR #551. Photo courtesy of Jerry Lamper
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