This is our little tribute to one of the greatest places on earth.
We have been to the Canyon 3 times, and are still awed by its beauty & the obstacles nature has thrown at the railroad. Every time we drive through it, it is like the first time. Our necks get sore from trying to look at everything there is to see. Each time we discover new things we overlooked before. This is one of the greatest marriages of Nature & Man, they seem to fight at times, but it is usaully a spectacular display of harmony. I think those of you who have been here will agree, and those who have not had the pleasure should plan your next vacation with at least a drive threw the Feather River Canyon.
The following table displays a quick reference guide of locations along the Feather River Canyon. These were greatly added upon by the chart provided by the Portola Railroad Museum. I do not promise them to be fully accurate, just a quick reference guide.
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RR MP Station Miles Description 341.8 Reno Jct. 19.7 Dirt access road on north to Reno Jct. & Chilcoot tunnel . Beckwourth Pass 19.2 Dirt area on north for overview of Reno Jct., Elev. 5212 339.1 Chilcoot 17.2 Paved road on south to the siding 327.5 Hawley 5.6 Dirt road to siding 321.4 Portola -.- Gulling street to Museum & UP yard . Delleker 1.8 Delleker road to RR bridge . Clio . Tressle - Take road "C" 310.4 Blairsden 9.4 Highway 89 underpass . . 10.1 Forest Service Office - Mohawk Road . Two Rivers 14.3 Camp Layman Road to south 301.9 Sloat 17.6 Road to south to siding (and old mill) . . 23.1 Road to south on Spring Garden Tunnel 296.4 Spring Garden 23.7 Road on South to Siding . Williams Loop 25.5 Trains run "wrong" direction along highway
Dirt road to loop accross from "narrow bridge" sign. . 25.7 Highway Overpass view of Williams Loop . . 27.9 Chandler Road goes to Quincy Jct. . . 30.8 Lee Road goes to Quincy Jct. 287.9 Quincy Jct. 33.2 Quincy Jct. road at School 281.5 Keddie 39.9 Road on north to Keddie station & Wye (UP Property) . . 40.6 Keddie Wye Overlook - Park on side of road . . 43.4 Greenville Highway - Follows the Bieber Line 277.3 Paxton 44.2 Road to Paxton - Former Indian Valley RR Terminal . Twain 49.6 Road to Grays Flat & Twain Siding 270.5 Virgilia 51.7 Across the bridge to the tracks . . . Great Photos most of the way between Virgilia & Belden 270.5 Belden 61.6 Across the bridge to the tracks 255.6 Camp Rodgers 66.6 PG&E storage area . Tobin 69.4 Double Bridge 247.6 Merlin 75.4 highway tunnels 239.5 Pulga 83.6 Sharp turn after bridge - very narrow to siding . . 84.1 Parking areas for Famous "Bridge over Bridge". 234.9 Poe 87.5 Tracks way below highway in canyon . . 90.6 Big Bend Road to North Fork Bridge . . 97.0 East end of James Siding under Bridge 220.0 Elsey . . 213.9 Kramm 105.9 Road on east follows track to Oroville . Oroville Depot 111.3 Montgomey St. to Meyers 204.7 Oroville Yard 111.6 Take Oroville Dam Road to Lincoln
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Last updated 01/13/03
This page is dedicated to the memory of Todd Allen Lamp, who was taken from this
world at an early age. One of his greatest loves was photography, and I can
think of no other place on earth that is more beautiful to me. I only wish that
Todd could have made it here to capture its beauty.
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