Yreka Western Railroad's Blue Goose Excursion Train

03/08/2017

Number 19 made one last trip to Montague yesterday. From here she will be loaded onto a flatcar and shipped to Ohio. She is sitting at the crossing at E. Webb St. in the meantime.

10/07/2016

Siskiyou County will soon bid farewell to the steam engine that has called the north state home for 92 years through decades of work, legal battles and

10/07/2016

Yreka, Ca -- The residents of Siskiyou County are saying goodbye to one of their oldest and most famous, figures all 90 tons of it. "In the 70's and 80's went to Cottage Grove Oregon, and starred in 2 movies, Emperor of the North and the Stand By Me movie as well," said Matt Starman. Despite...

10/06/2016

UPDATE: Yreka Western Railroad 19 has been sold to Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugar Creek, Ohio for $400,000.

10/05/2016

Unfortunately, almost 3 years to the day Yreka Western #19 will again go up for auction. One of the admins of this page will be present at the sale tomorrow and we will keep this page updated on what ends up happening to the 19.

The historic No. 19 steam engine at Yreka Western Railroad is once again slated to be at the center of an auction following years of questions about who

05/12/2015

One more reminder! TONIGHT! A history of the Yreka Western Railroad. A short informational meeting followed by the presentation and a chance to ask questions to conclude the evening. Refreshments will be served. This event is FREE! We hope to see you there!

For those of you who are in the area... this is free and open to all interested! Save the date: May 12, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at Yreka Preservation.

04/27/2015

If you are in the area on Tuesday May 12th, stop by the Yreka Preservation Center for a presentation on the Yreka Western Railroad by 2 former YWRR employees. The presentation will be filled with many historical facts and photographs, as well as a good time to ask any questions you may have about the Yreka Western or the 19. And best of all this event is FREE! We hope to see you there!

For those of you who are in the area... this is free and open to all interested! Save the date: May 12, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at Yreka Preservation.

04/22/2015

Channel 12 KDRV in Medford picked up on Yreka Western #19 turning 100 this month and produced this story last week on their Oregon Trails segment.

Steam engine that has pulled thousands of tourists turns 100 years old.

04/06/2015

Yreka Western #19 turns 100 years old this month!

Old No. 19 will turn 100 this month with no fanfare to celebrate, no passengers to usher across the hills and valleys from Yreka to Montague and back

04/01/2014

Montague, CA, the location of the Yreka Western's interchange with the Southern Pacific. In this scene the 1st section of train No.16 the eastbound (north) "Oregon & California Express" is stopped at the SP's depot in Montague. Making the connection behind the depot is Yreka Railroad's Hall-Scott motorcar No.5 sometime in the late 1910's.

11/18/2013

In an attempt to keep this page going, and show some support for "The Little Railroad that Refuses to Die" the admins will continue to try and post historical photos/information, as well as any updates that are happening regarding the current situation at the Yreka Western. To date, no new public information has surfaced since the cancellation of the sheriff's sale for Yreka Western #19, so today on this Monday morning we are going to share with you a recently scanned slide.

This photo depicts Yreka Western #19 in 1957 leaving the Yreka yard bound for the Southern Pacific interchange in Montague, CA. Pancho is pulling a healthy cut of loads from the various mills around the Sharps and Oberlin Road areas of Yreka. Long trains of freshly cut lumber and sometimes outbound logs heading east were a common sight during this period of Yreka Western history.

Date: 1957
Photographer: Unknown
Matt Starman Collection

10/25/2013

NEWS UPDATE: The sheriff's sale that was supposed to happen to day was cancelled yesterday at the last minute. Here is the Siskiyou Daily News article on the latest happenings.

http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/article/20131025/NEWS/131029783