…winking…
All I have are old pics
Thats because you are old Rooster. 
Even powered boxcars look nice in the snow. Nice shots Rooster.
Snow in the forecast for Thursday. Modular layout scheduled for Saturday. Oh the suspense.
Nice pics guys. I thought I had responded to this thread before
Ric Golding said:
Snow in the forecast for Thursday. Modular layout scheduled for Saturday. Oh the suspense.
Better run out tomorrow for supplies!
There can be a limit to how cold it can get before it is no longer fun. -10 this morning. Too cold.
Boss Crumb and the boys just cannot figure on the right set of clothes to wear when it comes to an ice storm in Tennessee. Well at least that “infernal combustion” engine in Motor Car #1 keeps everyone warm this time of year on jaunts up in the Tennessee Mountains.
Doc Tom, Cold on the Little River RR.
SHASTA CURRIER AND DISPATCH
December 7, 1939
DISASTER STRIKES
On the evening of December 6th what started as a delightful winter evening’s snow fall, the first of the season, soon turned tragic as more than nine and a half feet of snow fell over night. This catastrophic climatic calamity completely paralyzed any and all transportation and communications throughout the small mountain communities and isolated ranches and farms.
We spoke with Dad Jenkins, dispatcher at the Redding Depot for the Shasta Pacific Railroad Company and he informed us that there was absolutely no hope in trying to get the lines open before the end of the month and then only with extreme effort and dedication of the company crews.
A small crew of adventurers led by local photographer Mr. Browning set forth this morning to try and collect photographic evidence of this epic tragedy. They soon returned however as it was deemed almost impossible to travel even by snowshoe or ski in the deep drifts. They were however able to produce a few images and after several hours in the dark room were able to present us with the images you see here.
This first image, of the Redding Depot, shows the depth of the snow and the scale of the disaster for the railroad company. Many long cold man-hours will be involved in clearing the lines so that trains can run on schedule again. Fortunately the weather will be clearing and warming, this according to Chief Tiasdi a local Indian and well known weather prognosticator, thus speeding the clearing of the lines.
The expedition was able to make it to the airfield and gain the second story of the hanger building whence they captured the following image of the freight transfer building in the Shasta Pacific yards. We are left to wonder when and if the Southern Pacific Railroad Company will be able to bring their plows from the Donner Pass clearing work and open their rails in our disaster stricken County.
After an exhausting hike of many miles the party reached the banks of the river and was awe struck by the depth of snow on the bridge. The huge weight of snow makes one marvel at the strength of this modern steel structure. According to Spud Johnson, section foreman for the company, it will take at least a week for hand crews to clear the bridge enough for traffic to resume. When asked why the use of hand crews he replied, “Can’t run no heavy loads out there with all that snow, the whole shebang would probably end up in the river.”
Thanks for taking a look
Rick
Nice pix, but keep that stuff out there…
Really not fare you guys got all the snow and all we have is the bitter cold temperatures. 3 degrees this morning with 20 mph wind so actually -10 with the wind chill facter. Hopefully snow by this Wednesday and higher temps that is if you can call 24 degrees higher temps.
All I can say is BRRRR!!!
Great pics guys…nice to see ya’ back in the saddle and running trains John !
Great pictures guys. Rick give us some updates in a week.
Ken and the rest of ya’ll in south east PA, looks like you guys are getting snow. Pictures…
Pictures??? You want pictures??? How about I send ya the snow…
I told Rick to keep this stuff out there…
How highs the water, mama? …Nine feet high and risin…
Please don’t laugh to loud guys. Now I live in the High Desert, of North West NM, the Four Corners area. Doug in the desert of Calif thought that he was going to get a rare snow but it missed them and came on over east to me.
I GOT SNOW! Typical snow a couple or few times a year. So the New Mexico Northern Got its first snow of the year. It might be our only snow. Tuff sledding, and lousy little snowmen.
And looking up the valley.
No trains today, as I haven’t got a plow to run, and MaMa Clause want’s the Christmas stuff out of the Cellar and the house lights up.
I don’t see much milk getting through to the creamery Ken. You gotta get those MOW guys out of the saloon or beanery!
Alan Lott said:
I don’t see much milk getting through to the creamery Ken. You gotta get those MOW guys out of the saloon or beanery!
Heck, you kiddin…I’m buyin…
Ken I’m on my way to help you out. Ill bring my little helper with me.
You have to admit your RR looks nice in the snow. Hard to believe you got more snow then me, so far this year lol. Maybe you better move north. We had some light snow for about a half hour, although I think it was dandruff coming off Rooster. Still suppose to get 2-4 inches by morning we shall see.
Shawn Viggiano said:
Ken I’m on my way to help you out. Ill bring my little helper with me.
You have to admit your RR looks nice in the snow. Hard to believe you got more snow then me, so far this year lol. Maybe you better move north. We had some light snow for about a half hour, although I think it was dandruff coming off Rooster. Still suppose to get 2-4 inches by morning we shall see.
I was a bit surprised by that, too. What was supposed to be 2-4 inches turned into 6-8 inches.
Come on down. I have a Freight Shed sittin here somewhere (it’s buried at the moment) that you wanted.
It does look good in the snow, but it looks even better in the summer…