 Quincy 3 was the first diesel locomotive used by this little line
that connected with the Western Pacific just east of Keddie,
California. The Quincy was built in response to the WP bypassing the
town of Quincy when the mainline was built. Quincy is the seat of
Plumas County and was the home of Arthur Keddie, the man who first
surveyed the route of the WP and advocated its construction.
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tonner 3 relegated
Alco 2-6-2T #2 to stand-by service when it
arrived, but the steamer did not leave until 1970, seeing occasional
use on excursion trains. Today, QRR 2 is operational at the
Niles
Canyon Ry. The 3 served as the main motive power until S-1 4, ex-WP
504, arrived in 1973. It was eventually retired and donated by the
QRR's owner,
Sierra Pacific Industries (as was QRR 4).
The current day Quincy Railroad handles over
1,000 cars per year of outbound lumber and forest products.
The Quincy #3 now sports fresh paint, and is
close to being returned to full operation. An interesting fact about the
Quincy is that, except for steamer 1, every locomotive the railroad
has ever owned still exists. Three of its locomotives (#3, #4 and
TR6A #1100) are owned by the FRRS. |
