Summer/Fall 2012

Southbound manifest on the main at Black Butte (photo by Benny Daniels)

An ex-SP SD9 in transit off the Yreka Western and headed for Washington State parked at Black Butte for a couple of weeks (photo by Benny Daniels)

For Dunsmuir's Railroad Days the BBCRC had our rail bike and a large group of musicians and friends in the parade. From the reaction of parade watchers, ours was one of the most popular entries.

Author and hobo celebrity "Guitar Whitey", featured in the PBS documentary Riding the Rails paid a surprise visit to Black Butte during RR days, even marching with us in the parade.

A billiards table has found a new home in the BBCRC shop. Call your shots!

Deuce 7 starts work on a huge new mural at Black Butte.

Lettering and the GN "billy goat" herald being applied by Ken Davis.

Summer day in the PFE reefer.

Southbound at Black Butte.

Taking a rest in the boxcar.

Fall Work Party: Nighttime pool game in the shop.

Fall Work Party: Music in the boxcar — now we even have a piano in there!

Black Butte Department of Forestry crew relaxing after another day of tree thinning and fuels reduction work.

Volunteers at our Fall Work Party applying preservative oil to our Sacramento Northern boxcar to help protect it from the upcoming winter.

Sangre de Muerdago playing a boxcar music show shortly after our Fall 2012 work party.

2012 ended with one of the largest snowfalls we've seen at Black Butte. Maxx, Chessie and Larry take in the scene.