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NRHS 1999 Convention
The National Railway Historical Society visits Sacramento
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© 1999 Steve Barry steve@daylightimages.com
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The Western Railway Museum at Rio Vista Junction hosted a night photo session on June 23, 1999. Mike Del Vecchio coordinated the session. A Sacramento Northern streetcar posed at the museum's station for photographers.
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Keeping with the Sacramento Northern theme, freight motor X654 posed with a couple of cars.
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The flagship trip was to be an excursion through the Feather River Canyon hauled by UP 4-6-6-4 3985. Alas, it was sidelined due to safety concerns after stablemate 844 blew several flues, so Dash 8-40C 9326 was pressed into service. The eastbound trip was crossing the North Fork Viaduct outside Oroville on June 26th.
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The classic UP trainset made a great sight as it traversed the scenic tunnels and bridges of the Feather River Canyon.
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At Keddie the train was turned on the wye for the return trip. This excursion concluded the 1999 NRHS Convention.
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