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Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad

1998 Railfan Day

 

The Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad Railfan Appreciation Day featured all five locomotives on the train. These are the photos from that day.

Heisler #91 pulls a loaded work train up grade

2-8-2T #17 departs Elbe



Shay #11 pulls a empty log train up grade

 

 

 

With Climax # 10 as helper on the rear

 

2-8-2 #15 pulls a boxcar train through the S curves.

Heisler, Shay, & 2-8-2 at the end of the day

1999 Railfan Day

The weather had been perfect for two weeks but when we got up that morning:

It was raining and would rain all day

 

#5 2-8-2 and #17 2-8-2T depart Freighthouse Square, Tacoma bound for Frederickson Jct and on to Scookumchuck Jct before retuning. A trip of 80 miles including a run up the steep Tacoma Hill.

 

 

 

 

While #15 2-8-2 ran the shuttle train to Fife

 

Due to the rain and lack of time, we got only one photo run by.

But I did get a nice close up of #5

 

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