CHALLENGER
THE UNION PACIFIC SENT ITS CHALLENGER STEAM LOCOMOTIVE THROUGH THE DUNSMUIR ON ITS WAY TO PORTLAND ON THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND OF 2005. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IN OVER HALF A CENTURY THAT AN ARTICULATED STEAM LOCOMOTIVE HAS BEEN HERE.
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Crossing Lake Shasta near Lakehead
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1.Crossing Lake Shasta near Lakehead (SAMPLE SHOWN ABOVE)
2. Crossing Lake Shasta near Lakehead
3. Approaching Castle Crags siding
4. Approaching Castle Crags siding
5. Approaching Castle Crags siding
6. Stopped at the south switch of Castle Crags
7. Running gear on the Challenger
8. Crossing the Soda Creek road crossing
9. Crossing the Soda Creek road crossing
10. Leaving Dunsmuir at Shasta Retreat
11. Passing Mt Shasta at Cougar
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