Re: Fred Kepner and McCloud
Author: Jeff Moore
Date: 06-17-2015 - 22:21
I have the following pieces of the Great Western Railway Museum collection as still being in McCloud:
MR 1767 (snowplow, reportedly conveyed to Oregon Coast Scenic several years ago)
Two BNMW heavyweight baggage cars
Two BNMW heavyweight passenger cars, converted from coaches or sleepers
One Great Northern steam locomotive tender converted to water car
One UP coach
One SP&S baggage car
One SP&S R-P-O
One ex-SP/McCloud "Harriman" Coach
Ownership of the above cars except for the snowplow is an open question...Jeff Forbis is the most likely party, as he was well on his way to gaining title to them for non-payment of storage fees, and my understanding is they were not included in the sale of all other operating assetts to the Mike Williams Group. Everything else the museum had in McCloud has either been conveyed to other parties (such as the old NP wood outfit car, now at Shasta-Cascade Rail Preservation Society), moved to Merrill, or scrapped in McCloud.
Jeff Moore
Elko, NV