SP Shasta Route Expansion

[PerryPlatypus]

Lookout Job returning from interchange with the BN, arriving into McCloud with a health cut of paper loads for Sprint Reload, passing by the north side of the P&M Cedar mill.
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The next morning, bringing the paper cars down past Sprint Reload preparing to shove into the plant. Truck trailers are spotted for loading with paper for the drive down to Reno.Open Rails 2026-03-06 03-33-14.png

Cars spotted on the inside warehouse at Sprint. Rolls of paper previously unloaded at right. Open Rails 2026-03-06 03-50-00.png

Additional cars spotted on the dock track, and one extra load spotted on the side track temporarily until there is enough room at the dock. At far right, an empty centerbeam and empty boxcars have been set aside in preparation for the shove up into the P&M Cedar mill.
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Boxcars being shoved on spot for loading at P&M Cedar.
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View from the south side of P&M Cedar. Open Rails 2026-03-06 04-23-14.png

The empty centerbeam set out on the flatcar track for loading. Open Rails 2026-03-06 04-24-05.png

[CSRX]

Alright, this looks like it will be a fun little area for me to play around with. Finished paper products reload? check. Lumber loading? check. Yep! Sign me up!

[PerryPlatypus]

Alright, this looks like it will be a fun little area for me to play around with. Finished paper products reload? check. Lumber loading? check. Yep! Sign me up!

Thought this would be up your alley. Paper loads came from all over the country for this place. I've seen photos of MEC, CN, NS, WC, etc. boxcars here.

[CSRX]

Thought this would be up your alley. Paper loads came from all over the country for this place. I've seen photos of MEC, CN, NS, WC, etc. boxcars here.

Not bad at all! Now I can send some of Maine's finest paper products somewhere in the sim!

Does that place still exist today?

[PerryPlatypus]

Not bad at all! Now I can send some of Maine's finest paper products somewhere in the sim!

Does that place still exist today?

The paper traffic on McCloud ended by the late 90's as a result of the mega mergers (one of the conditions of the mergers was BNSF got trackage rights into Reno, thus allowing them to take the loads all the way there), and the final remaining freight traffic of any kind on the McCloud Railway died in the mid 2000's. The reload itself is still in place but dormant.

[bp2]

When will this add on become available?

[trainlover2923]

When will this add on become available?

Patience.....In due time. It will be worth the wait

[geepster775]

Pentrex put out a full length video today about the SP valley line and some of the train designations that ran the line prior to the UP takeover. Has footage of the "exploder" style chicken feed train that originated as a unit train on BN (interchanged via Portland) and would set off blocks of chicken feed at various customers as it worked its way south towards Bakersfield.