In April, we installed Trish Tripp’s rail scene mural, previously a garage door in Minneapolis, into our boxcar where it greatly adds to the ambiance.Flyer for Spring 2012 Work and Music Party (artwork by Kris L.)Eclipse watching from the boxcar — the combo of an art show opening, a line-up of well-known bands, and a rare solar eclipse led to a larger than expected number of people showing up.Banjo picking in the boxcar.Mikey in a 1958 Ford tractor borrowed from some friends down the road. We accomplished a number of earth moving projects before it went bust!Long time friend of the BBCRC, Pokey, now a neighbor living in Dunsmuir, with one of her screenprints on display at our Spring Art Opening.Totems by Emily True in our PFE Reefer Gallery. Emily and Pokey had a joint art opening at our Spring 2012 Work Party.In addition to Emily and Pokey’s work the show featured some work by other artists including this drawing of a Bristlecone Pine by Joey Alone as well as artwork by Holly Bradford.Pokey released a new set of screenprints at the opening.RVIVROld school punkers Kicker performing in our boxcar.Dancing during the Kicker show.Despite the chaos, many work projects were accomplished. T-Bone welding the railbike trailer.The library/resource center in our PFE reefer continues to grow with many books, zines, and other materials being added all the time.Interior restoration work continues on the ATSF caboose at Black Butte. (above & below)
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.
