THE NEVADA COUNTY NARROW GAUGE PROTOTYPE PAGE

PICTURES ON THIS PAGE ARE TAKEN FROM THE NCNGRR VIDEO, MADE FROM OLD HOME MOVIES. PLANS ARE BEING MADE TO MAKE A DVD TO BE SOLD TO THE PUBLIC.

#8 LEAVING COLFAX WITH A MIXED TRAIN

#9 PULLS MIXED TRAIN THRU OILVILLE TOWARD COLFAX.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC MAINLINE AND STANDARD OIL SPUR ON THE LEFT.
OIL WAS GRAVITY FED TO STORGE TANK AND NARROW GAUGE TANK CARS ON THE LOADING SPUR TO THE RIGHT.

#9 PICKS UP TANK CARS ON THE LOADING SPUR IN OILVILLE AFTER TAKING ON WATER AND FUEL

COLOR FOOTAGE OF #9 PULLING OUT ONTO THE BEAR RIVER BRIDGE

#9 PULLS A MIXED TRAIN ACROSS JENNINGS TRESTLE ABOUT TO ENTER CHICAGO PARK

CHICAGO PARK STATION WITH THE LOADING PLATFORM OF THE FRUIT SHED ON THE RIGHT

MIXED FREIGHT MOVES ALONG HWY 174 TOWARDS NEVADA CITY

AFTER SWITCHING CARS,#9 PULLS OUT OF BUENA VISTA STATION AND IS ABOUT TO CROSS YOU BET ROAD HEADED TO GRASS VALLEY

RAILFANS CHASING #9 ALONG HWY 174.
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8 AND 16mm MOVIE CAMERAS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY VIDEO CAMS BUT EVEN IN THE 1930s, RAILFANS RACED ALONG SIDE TRAINS HANGING OUT THE CAR WINDOW JUST AS WE DO TODAY

APPROACHING BENNETT STREET FROM CEDAR RIDGE

#9 EASES OFF OF THE GRASS VALLEY TURNTABLE

A VIEW OF THE GRASS VALLEY YARD FROM THE TURNTABLE, LOOKING SOUTH TOWARDS COLFAX

#9 PUSHING TANK CARS FROM THE GRASS VALLEY YARD, THRU HILLS FLAT, TO TOWN TALK WHERE THE SHELL AND STANDARD OIL PLANTS ARE LOCATED

APPROACHING THE GRASS VALLEY POWER PLANT IN HILLS FLAT

HEADED OUT OF THE GRASS VALLEY AND APPROACHING THE IDAHO-MARYLAND MINE

#9 EXITS TOWN TALK TUNNEL TOWARDS NEVADA CITY

ALL OF THE PICTURES ON THIS PAGE [INCLUDING THOSE IN COLOR] ARE FROM THE NEVADA COUNTY NARROW GAUGE VIDEO TAPE . WE WISH TO THANK RON STURGELL FOR ALLOWING US TO USE THEM. RON IS IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING THE FILM ON DVD AND HE HOPES TO OFFER IT FOR SALE IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

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