Following is as I understand it, and I'm not privy to many details.
The entire RR is up for sale, the steamer is not needed for the dinner train, and is being sold seperately. Jeff wants to retire.
Locals are very upset about the seperation of the 18 from McCloud, after all the years of it being at the Yreka Western, returns home, and now might be leaving again, and this time completely out of the area. There is fear the entire RR could be sold piecemeal, after all, with the high cost of used rail, there's a lot of it out there on the McCloud. If you want to ride to Burney, get your tickets now, Oct 10 and 17. The farewell runs.
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David D.