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Re: What once was the Yreka Western
Author: Jeff Moore
Date: 10-16-2012 - 21:28

Hutch 7.62 Wrote:
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> Yreka Western a railroad forever known as the
> railroad Court Hammond killed.

This is just way too simplistic...

Regardless of where you stand on Mr. Hammond...fact is, he and his group did keep it running for as long as they had a cash flow from which to work. I don't know if he ever made any money on the passenger excursions- but I have my doubts. Freight is where the money was in that operation. What killed the railroad had more to do with the greater economics of trying to maintain a viable railroad across Siskiyou Summit- once CORP figured out they couldn't do it, the YW was as good as dead no matter who owned it.

Remember also that Court and his group bought the railroad after it had received permission to abandon the line, and they did bring it back to life. On my one visit to the railroad (while it was running) under Court's ownership, I saw more maintenance of track and equipment being done than in the last dozen or so years of the Kyle years.

Quite a lot has been written and debated here and elsewhere about business practices, ethics, and the like on this railroad. All things aside, pinning the blame on one man for killing this railroad is a bridge too far.

Jeff Moore
Elko, NV

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  What once was the Yreka Western Photobob 10-15-2012 - 22:55
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  Re: What once was the Yreka Western bystander 10-16-2012 - 11:51
  Re: What once was the Yreka Western theconductor 10-16-2012 - 12:04
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  Re: What once was the Yreka Western Howard 10-16-2012 - 10:42
  Re: What once was the Yreka Western jbbane 10-16-2012 - 19:32
  Re: What once was the Yreka Western Hutch 7.62 10-16-2012 - 21:14
  Re: What once was the Yreka Western Jeff Moore 10-16-2012 - 21:28
  Re: What once was the Yreka Western Drew Jacksich 10-16-2012 - 23:17
  Re: What once was the Yreka Western Mikado 10-17-2012 - 09:42
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