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(PRINT# UPCH-5)THE LENGTH OF THE BOILER MAKES IT HARD TO SEE THE SIGNAL AT THE SOUTH END OF CASTLE CRAGS SIDING. THE SIDINGS NAME SAKE GEOLOGICAL FEATURE CAN BE SEEN FAINTLY IN THE DISTANCE THROUGH THE SMOKE AND STEAM.
(PRINT# UPCH-6)THE TRAIN IS STOPPED DEEP IN THE HEART OF THE SACRAMENTO RIVER CANYON AT THE SOUTH SWITCH OF CASTLE CRAGS.
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THE LAST RAYS OF THE AFTERNOON SUN LIGHT UP PART OF THE CHALLENGERS WELL OILED RUNNING GEAR.
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THE NORTHBOUND FREIGHT HAS CLEARED THE BLOCK AND THE CHALLENGER BLASTS ACROSS THE SODA CREEK ROAD CROSSING. LOCALS AND FOAMERS GIVE THE CREW A BIG WAVE AND WATCH IN AWE AS THE CHALLENGER HEADS FOR DUNSMUIR.
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THERES ONLY A FEW MILES TO MORE TO DUNSMUIR WHERE THE TRAIN SPENT THE NIGHT AND THE LOCOMOTIVE WAS SERVICED.
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