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Steam Days in Dunsmuir by Robert J Church Smoke in the Canyon W/ DJ
Steam Days in Dunsmuir by Robert J Church
Featuring Dick Murdock's Smoke in the Canyon
Hard Cover w/ dust jacket
264 pages
Copyright 2011
CONTENTS
Preface8
Acknowledgments9
Introduction to the Shasta Division by Bob Church11
Section I by Dick Murdock
Chapter One - Early Days Around the Depot31
Chapter Two - The Trade Goes Through79
Chapter Three - A Matter of Acceptance85
Chapter Four - Short Stint on the Siskiyou Line91
Chapter Five - Going South for Steam99
Chapter Six - From Hostler to Passenger Fireman107
Chapter Seven - And Then There Was Humor117
Chapter Eight - Big Boulders and Other Stories123
Chapter Nine - How About Trout and Bass129
Chapter Ten - Notes and Quotes137
Chapter Eleven - News and Views of '54147
Chapter Twelve - Out of Steam157
Chronology of Events167
Glossary of Railroad Terms168
Section II by Don Olsen
Chapter Thirteen - The Lefthand Seatbox173
Section III by Bob Church
Chapter Fourteen - Braking on the "Shasta"193
Incident at Morley, by Bill Reid213
Chapter Fifteen - Dunsmuir Yards: A Photographic Album 235
Locomotive Assignments254
Bibliography 257
Index259
ON THE BACK COVER
This book is a combination of fascinating personal stories by Southern Pacific railroaders. They reveal how it was to work in engine and train crew service in the heyday of big-time steam railroading. Over 400 photos depict the town, the railroad and trains at many locations on the Shasta Division. The stories and the well-researched photo captions give the reader insight into the life of railroaders and the people of Dunsmuir up to the mid-1950s.
"Having lived and worked in Dunsmuir for 34 years, I found the book Steam Days in Dunsmuir by Robert J. Church most refreshing. Not only is there a wealth of previously unpublished photographs of this old Southern Pacific division point town included within its covers, but they are augmented with the personal stories and adventures of the railroad men that worked here, many of whom I knew. Highly recommended."
-John R. Signor, author and retired SP conductor
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