Re: Amador Central?

Jul 02, 2003 1 Replies



> I was channel cruising yesterday when I hit upon RFDTV - an obscure
> (at least to me) station targeted to rural America. They were running
> a program on the last days of the Amador Central Railway. Not much
> narration and a lot of footage of their diesel loco #11 hauling what
> appeared to be the same cars from point to point. It was actually
> fascinating and mesmerizing. Anyone else catch this show?

The good news is that the Amador Central was resurrected a few years ago as as the Amador Foothills. It was only out of operation for about 3 years. I've always liked this appealing little railroad. There are some good picture at the Central California Rails web site:

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Mark Alan Miller

Good News! RFD-TV runs the show several times a week. They usually change subjects on Saturday or Sunday (here in Iowa). This week they are running a show called "China Adventure" which features a lot of steam and -20 degree temps. The tapes are produced by Machines of Iron.

Jim James F. Westphal

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