Re: Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine *LINK*

Did part of two days there in the spring of 1995 with Les Jarrett. We put a segment in our "America By Rail-The West Coast"(2nd ABR).
Max was still there, and gave us the royal treatment. Les did a cab ride in Shay 15, and we rode the rail cars. When Les rode the cab, we used a rail car with a trailer, and I mounted my camera and tripod on the trailer, while using a milk case for a seat. We then ran ahead of the 15 and got some nice action shots which we used. This of course is not far from Yosemite National Park. Train goes downgrade and makes a loop at the end then goes back the same tracks upgrade.
Worth the stop and ride! We used a Pat Barry shot of 15 on our video cover as well!! That was another monstrosity trip....wow 12 years ago!!
Greg Scholl
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[www.gregschollvideo.com]
PS. Other side trips on that program are the Spirit of Oregon Dinner train(now defunct), Mt. Hood Railroad(recommended), and the California Western(no steam running). We also drove through Oklahoma City a day or two before the bombing there of the federal building.