LOCATED 3 1/2 RAIL MILES NORTH OF DUNSMUIR, SHASTA SPRINGS WAS THE MOST
FAMOUS OF THE RESORTS LOCATED IN THE UPPER SACRAMENTO RIVER CANYON. TRAINS
WOULD STOP HERE SO PASSENGERS COULD DRINK THE NATURAL SPRING WATER. THE
DRINKING OF "SHASTA WATER" WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BENIFICIAL RESULTS AND
USED AS A REMEDIAL AGENT.
THE BUILDINGS SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING TURN OF THE CENTURY PHOTOS
ARE ALL GONE NOW AND ONLY THEIR FOUNDATIONS CAN BE SEEN AMONG THE THICK
UNDERBRUSH. ALL PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE. ORDERING INFORMATION IS LOCATED ON THE SP INDEX PAGE. MORE PHOTOS WILL BE ADDED TO THIS SERIES.
A NORTHBOUND TRAIN IS READY TO DEPART AS THE CONDUCTOR BOARDS THE REAR SOLARIUM CAR. THE PASSENGERS HAVE HAD A
CHANCE TO ENJOY THE NATURAL SPRING WATER, GET A BREAK FROM THE "NON
AIR CONDITIONED CARS" AND SPEND A LITTLE MONEY AT THE GIFT STAND.
ANOTHER NORTHBOUND TRAIN GIVES ITS PASSENGERS A BREAK.
THIS TRAIN HAS AN OPEN OBSERVATION CAR. IT APPEARS THE PASSENGERS WOULD
RATHER STAY ON BOARD THAN TO RISK LOSSING THEIR PRIZED SEATS.
THIS VIEW SHOWS THE COMPLEX OF STRUCTURES. A DEPOT, GIFT SHOP AND GAZEBO WERE LOCATED HERE. THE WATER SHOOTING IN THE AIR
CAME FROM VALVES LOCATED IN PIPES WHICH BROUGHT WATER UNDER PRESSURE FROM THE TOP OF THE SPRINGS. THESE PIPES CAN STILL BE SEEN TODAY.
