The Road to Winterail - a photo on Flickriver

            After I moved to Portland, Oregon in fall 1989, I quickly immersed myself in the local railfan community. It was a dedicated group of fans that got together at a bar in the Northwest part of town every Friday night. Some of the bunch would join up for day photography trips. Being new in the area, it was nice to be plugged in with a group of kindred spirits.

Each year, some of us would go to Winterail in Stockton, California. Many of the trips were hosted by Scott O'Dell of Shelton, Washington, since he had a Dodge Caravan that could hold three or four of us comfortably. A typical trip would be to meet somewhere in Portland late on Thursday afternoon, and drive to the Southern Oregon area that evening. Friday would be spent railfanning the Shasta Route as we gradually worked our way south to Stockton. On Saturday we would attend Winterail. After a short night, we would be on the road Sunday morning by 7:00 for the long drive home.  

During one of those trips, we caught Southern Pacific's PTLAT closing in on the lap switches at Mott/Azalea on a Friday morning in March 1991. The old California Inspection Station on Interstate 5 is just behind us. The trio of tired-looking EMDs pulling this train were typical for the era.

Taken on: March 15, 1991

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