| Preface | 8
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| Acknowledgements | 9
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| Introduction to the Shasta Division | 11
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| Section I, by Dick Murdock
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| 1. Early Days Around the Depot | 31
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| 2. The Trade Goes Through | 79
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| 3. A Matter of Acceptance | 85
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| 4. Short Stint on the Siskiyou Line | 91
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| 5. Going South for Steam | 99
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| 6. From Hostler to Passenger Fireman | 107
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| 7. And Then There Was Humor | 117
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| 8. Big Boulders and Other Stories | 123
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| 9. How About Trout and Bass | 129
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| 10. Notes and Quotes | 137
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| 11. News and Views of '54 | 147
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| 12. Out of Steam | 157
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| Chronology of Events | 167
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| Glossary of Railroad Terms | 168
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| Section II, by Don Olsen
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| 13. The Lefthand Seatbox | 173
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| Section III, by Bob Church
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| 14. Braking on the Shasta | 193
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| Incident at Morley, by Bill Reid | 213
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| 15. Dunsmuir Yards, A Photographic Album | 235
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| Locomotive Assignments | 254
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| Bibliography | 257
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| Index | 259
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