Boulder Creek News Volume 2 Issue 3

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Boulder Creek News
Volume 2 Issue 3

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Flooding Takes It's Toll On Town and Railroad

By: Jim Scholvich

As most most residents know, the north state was drenched with rain this past week, making some roadways impassible, homes to be evacuated, and also bringing the re-construction of the Boulder Creek & Western Railroad to a grinding halt. Out of all this, the railroad was the most affected. The roadbed area in which they prepared 2 weeks ago for the new rock or ballast in railroad terms to be put in was damaged. Matt Starman, president of the railroad, had this to say "Our ballast trench turned into out own personal creek!" he said chuckling "This was not a good thing, the land was eroded so on some parts of the railroad down to ground level, so unforunatly that will have to be dug out again. This weather has seriously put us behind schedule on track laying, but we are still shooting for the May 15th opening day as set by commisioner Capt.Carrales. Track laying ahould begin on Monday when the weather should warm up. He also went on to say that the construction towards the town of Boulder Creek will begin in June and that they were lucky that the actual Boulder Creek itself did not flood to bad.


Overall, the rain was really no good for anyone. Resident Rodger Fisher commented "Just more weeds to grow and cause another fire up here". It would not have been to bad, except no one was prepared for the terencial rains of last week. Stay tuned to the paper for more information on upcoming weather!



Railroad Buys New Locomotive and Cars

By: Austin Lewis


On February 22nd, 2006 the Boulder Creek & Western Railroad purchased something new. A locomotive, #7 a ten wheeler built in 1907 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philidelphia, Pennsylvania. It originally ran on a narrow gauge railroad in New York, then brought to Montana to work on lumber railroad in 1947. It owrked there for about 12 years until being sold to Warner Brothers in 1959. It was then sold to a park in the small town of San Marco. It sat there for years with no maintence what-so-ever until Februaury when railroad president Matt Starman saw it on a vaction trip in the area. He talked to the park owners and was told they had been trying to get rid of it for years, but no one wanted it. It was rusting from all the salt from the nearby Pacific Ocean and vanlized. It was bought and loaded onto a trailer back to Oak Grove. It arrived on February 28th and was put int the shops for imediate restoration. It will be a couple months beofre it is seen on the rails.


Railroad Extension Proposition Approved!

By: Amber West

Thursday night at the Oak Grove town meeting, people from both Oak Grove and Boulder Creek attended waiting to here if the extension to Boulder Creek would become a reality. Their wish came true. At 7:28 p.m. John Smith, council member said "By desicions made by the coucil and approval from the United Sates government, the extension for the Boulder Creek & Western Railroad to the town of Boulder Creek is here by approved, construction may take place after June 2nd." The crowed cheered. The feeling of excitment was in the air. Stay tuned to this paper for more information about the expansion


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FOR SALE (still): 2003 Tundra See Bob 2347 Apple Street Boulder Creek, CA 673-2345 (Note to Bob: if you do not sell your darn truck eventually, put it in another paer! Thanks ~ Managment)

Wanted: The Boulder Creek & Western is currently looking for people to fill the floowing postions : Ticket clerk, Sation Master, and Tracklayer. Any partrons who are interested should apply at the railroad office in Oak Grove on Railroad Ave.



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[Anonymous]

Cool, great job.

I hope to have some Two Tree's Times Papers going as soon as more pics come in.

The GRAPE vine groweth!!!

Major Carrales

[Ray Dunakin]

Sorry to hear about the erosion damage. I've been very fortunate -- the rain here has only slowed the progress of the In-ko-pah Railroad construction a little bit. There's been no erosion of the newly exposed soil. The loose stuff is so sandy it doesn't even turn to mud, and the rest is nearly as hard and solid as a rock.